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First I want to thank everyone who has contributed and shared. It has made me feel more peaceful, which is pretty amazing. I have had 2 u/s one week apart, both showing 2 empty sacs. I have been spotting on & off almost the entire time (with no pain) so I was hopeful maybe my dates were off. I thought I was 8 weeks, but maybe could be only 5 (as measured in first u/s). I was ready to accept the inevitable, and still am, but now I know I want more information. I was never told my HCG counts, just that they were increasing too slowly. I had to wait for 3 days for my HCG test results, and it was only after I called and begged for info and explained my fears did they finally get them for me. The 2nd u/c appt, they were running over an hour late. I asked them to call my Dr. to get the HCG results, they did not. During the u/c, they took about 5 mins, told me nothing (size, expected dates, etc.), seem to know nothing, and for my HCG's, confirming they hadn't bothered. but that is not the worst part ( I know - hard to believe). Then the Dr. said, essentially, I have old eggs, and this happens with old eggs. I know I am 36, but really... Then he said this could keep happening with my old eggs, and the odds will never improve. He said it is a 1 in 6 chance that the pregnancy will end this way, and that next time, my odds are no better. God forbid he give me the slightest hope! Thank I called my OB, and asked what to do next. She said didn't the u/s Dr. tell me? I told her he only told me I could wait for mc or have D&C. This was Friday. She said come in Monday to schedule D&C. I said no, I want to wait for natural. She said if it did not happen over the weekend I should come in Tuesday. Very pushy for giving my no info. 2 final points: 1) The good news: my husband and I only just started trying in March, so we are grateful we got pregant so fast, and only hope we will again. 2) I asked my Dr. for my prenatal test results (which they only said were "fine") and asked specifically about chicken pox. I discovered that I was NOT immune to Chicken Pox. Whatever the outcome of this pregancy, I will be getting my Chicken Pox vaccine before I try again. The bad news is I have to wait 6 Months after the vaccine to try again or there could be a problem. I suppose this discovery could also be looked at as good news, except I really really do not want to wait that long. :) Sorry for the long post - it is quite cathartic. I guess I just wanted to pa__s along the chicken pox info for anyone who may be in between and in the same situation.

Its not a viable pregnancy. I am really really sorry. If it makes you feel any better, this was never developing normally. never. thats what an empty sac is. Women can go a very long time with a nonviable pregnancy without experiencing any kind of spotting. I am so so sorry, But please be aware your chances for a successful pregnancy after this are EXCELLENT.

Last week I called my doctor to inform him that I was spotting brown blood. He had me come in for a blood test. The results showed that my levels were not where they should be. The next day I was scheduled for an ultrasound that showed an empty sac. I was 7 weeks and 3 days pregant. I began to bleed bright red blood that day and pa__sed a few clots, nothing that looked more like any period that I have had. I have now stopped bleeding and still have not had any cramping. I was asked if I wanted a D&C and I declined. I want things to happen naturally. I have to go back in for bloodwork until my levels return to normal.

Hi! my last posting was on may 26 and I am happy to say I am pregnant. I went to an appt about 3 weeks ago and was supposed to get a d&c scheduled but during what was supposed to be last of 3 u/s's out came the little one. I too had my hcg's #'s drop and was convinced I was not pg, but now I am. And to add more to my surprise today we found out we are having twins. My doctor has been taking really good care of me. So do not give up hope ladies. Prayer is power. Look at me I prayed so much God has blessed me with twins.

Hi everyone. I'm new here. Two weeks ago, I had my first u/s and was told I was 7W, but the sac was empty. I was told by the tech and my PMD that this doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong, that it may be too early, and to do a f/u. Since that time, other women have been sharing stories of their blighted ovum, which led me to do some online research. I don't know whether it's psychosomatic or real, but yesterday was the day I found this website and so many sad endings, AND my b___sts are no longer swollen or tender. No bleeding, occasional cramping. I don't really have to go to the bathroom much anymore, and although I was never too queasy, I have NO morning sickness. My f/u u/s is Thursday--they can't fit me in earlier, and told me it's OK to wait unless I bleed/cramp. I have been optimistic until my body started to tell me otherwise. Anyone out there with a happy ending to loss of pregnancy sx and empty sac??? At what point is the pregnancy so far along that there absolutely should be something in the sac? Thanks for listening...

Hi, I am in the same boat and really devastated. Yesterday I went for an u/s, it showed 7 weeks 2 days and all dr could see was an empty sac. According to her (she is a high risk ob) at 7 weeks and 2 days she should have seen somthing. The sac was measuring 2.3cm and I had all pregnancy symptoms. After reading everybodies exp, I scheduled for another u/s, but suddenly since today I lost all preg symptoms, so I changed my mind and scheduled for D&C this friday. I just want to get over with it and start fresh ASAP. Knowing that there is no baby and waiting even after 7.2 weeks, I didnt think I could go thru that. Anyway, at 5 weeks I lost preg symptoms the only one I had was b___st soreness and I lost that too, but later at the end of 6th week I started feeling nausea and fatigue. I just feel, I am really unlucky. I soo much wanted this baby, I waited to have this baby for soo long, I have other health problems which I wanted to sort out fisrt. I just cant find an answer for "Why Me? Why always me?", the only ans I can find is.. I am really unlucky. I am trying my best to overcome this. I wish you ladies good luck. Every cloud has a silver lining.

gsonap - I am very sorry for your situation. I am waiting for my mc now. I met with my Dr. this morning, and she said even though I count 10 weeks, the babies stopped developing at 5 weeks, and the biggest sac is only 9 mm. We discussed the D&C, but she said I could wait for it naturally, and since I am only pa__sing 5 week old empty sacs, it should be fairly easy, like a heavy period. Please take the time to mourn, and to read the other posts in this, and similar, groups. You will see that many of the people have gone on to have wonderful healthy pregnancies! I am 36, so I worry about my age, and can hear that clock ticking, but I am comforted by the fact that things happen as they are supposed to, and that if my babies can't survive in the world, at least I can mourn them, and know I can try again. And, as soon as the mc, and I get past the chicken pox vaccine waiting period (which in my earlier post I said my Dr. said I had to wait 6 months, but now it is 3 months), I will be trying again. And I can get the vaccine now, so my vaccine waiting period can start while I am waiting to mc. Hang in there, each day that pa__ses gets a little easier. Take care.

I just thought I'd post my follow-up. I had my 2nd u/s today, which confirmed that the sac is indeed empty. I am at 9 weeks. I don' dispute that the pregnancy isn't viable--I've completely lost nearly every pregnancy symptom I had before. But, the dr is recommending d&c right away, saying he feels this is safer than waiting or taking medication to induce m/c--problems with infection, profuse bleeding requiring transfusions and admissions. I'm not sure if I agree. Does anyone have any thoughts?

millerdaly - The most common response I have seen in the posts is for you to make the best decision for you - not for your Dr. I am not sure how much specific info your Dr. gave you, but mine gave me little, until I pushed. I am 10 weeks, but since my eggs stopped growing at 5 weeks, that is what my mc will be like, as if I were 5 weeks. Explain to your Dr. that you need info so you can make a decision you can live with. Good Luck and Take Care.

Hello ladies, Julianb, I am very sorry for yr loss, I can understand how devastating it can be. I thot I will update on how my D&C went. Yesterday morning I had another u/s and result was same. Empty sac. Infact I didnt have any hopes either b'cas I lost all preg symptoms. So, I decided to go ahead with D&C as scheduled. I feel (from my view) I did the right decision. I was given local anesthesia and I dont rem anything. After an hour I wonk up and was sent home. I am now just resting.No pain, very light bleeding and I hardly feel I had any surgical procedure. The best thing here is, I didnt have to see all that blood, tissue etc and feel more bad about what happened. The whole 3 days all I did was cry. It did help me a bit. My og has suggested to wait until my next period and then I can try to get preg again. Good luck ladies.

hello when i was 7 weeks pragnant i went for an u/s and saw the baby,i am now 11 weeks i went for another u/s yesterday and ther was no baby just an empty sac. i have no pain and i haven't seen any blood,my doc told me to wait and see what happens.i'm realy scared.

I am approx 6 weeks pregnant and I had my 2nd u/s on Friday. There are 2 sacs--one with an embryo that has a strong heartbeat and one sac that appears to be empty. Has anyone had this experience? What was the outcome? The u/s technician seemed confident the 2nd sac is empty, but I'm reading comments here that seem to indicate that sometimes an embryo is visible later despite originally thinking the sac is empty...anyone have experience w/this in regard to twins specifically?

I am 8w/3d and I had a u/s 2 days ago. The sac was there measuring 7.5 weeks, but there was a yolk but no fetal pole. Thanks to this message board I know I am not alone. I was told to expect a miscarriage, but to also have another u/s in a week. I have always felt that something was not right and when I was 5w/4d I lost all my symptoms, but my HcG levels were rising and I experienced brown staining for 2-3 weeks prior. My doctor put me on progesterone suppositories that day and my symptoms returned and the staining has stopped. I have a feeling that I would have had a complete miscarriage if I did not start taking the progesterone. Now I have no fetus but a sac and all my pregnancy symptoms. Has anybody experienced this?

I am going through something similar. I am suppossed to be 12 weeks, and had my first U/S yesterday. The technician/radiologist said I only measured 6 wks, 4 days, and they couldn't find a fetal pole, only a gestational sac. They said it could be a blighted ovum. I have no symptoms of miscarriage, and feel fine, but am disheartened that by this time, they can't find a baby. I go in again on Thursday for more blood work to determine if HGC levels are going up or not. My husband and I are fearing the worst, but praying for it to work out. This is our third attempt- and so far no success.

I had the same thing happen and just went through and emergency D&C. My Nurse Pract_tioner did not warn me at all what to expect. I did not want to go to the Family Planning Clinic that she was going to refer me to so she said I could just wait for my body to end the pregnancy naturally. She did not tell me what to expect or when the bleeding would be too much. Finally when I almost pa__sed out putting my 2 year old to bed I realized something was wrong. I went to the ER and found out that I had lost way to much blood. I am mostly sad because I wanted to have my children closer together. It takes me about a year to get pregnant and I feel devastated by the loss of my little one.

hi all. I'm glad to have found this site. I went in for my 8 wk appointment expecting to see a heartbeat, like I had with #1, and there was just the empty sac. The doc toook a blood test and told me there was a 50% chance I was miscarrying and 50% chance I was just 5 wks pregnant. I feel pretty sure I'm miscarrying. My first pregnancy was really easy and unsurprising, and I had all the symptoms for the past 4 weeks I had the first time. My b___st are no longer sore and I'm not as tired and I began barely spotting this morning. We are going to Europe on vacation next week so I'm hoping to do the chemical abortion this weekend. I have a 2 year old and am scared I'll have a tough miscarriage in a strange country. I know this is very common but it's so very upsetting. I'm trying to be cheerful and upbeat but I am heartbroken and a little bit off my rocker. I liked reading others people's stories and it made me feel better about my doctor waiting and havin gme get more tests--I thought he was nuts. Last pregnancy I had a heartbeat at 6 weeks and all was well.. here it was 8 weeks and nothing. To me, it was over. But he is cautious and is getting more info. WIthout this site I was thinking my doctor was really just being cautious and making me wait.