Question about blighted ovum!

[Kristy Nicky]

I actually have a question... has anybody ever had a misdiagnosed blighted ovum? I haven't had any kind of cramping nor bleeding and my OB claims it is a blighted ovum, and I am kind of worried. I did decide to pass it myself, but I am worried that my doctor was wrong.

[Cheti]

I was diagnosed with a blighted ovum with my first pregnancy. Although the embryo never developed, I had many pregnancy symptoms until my D&C (eg: sore, enlarged breasts, frequent urination, sensitivity to smells, etc). Unfortunately, it is possible to have pregnancy symptoms without any cramping &/or bleeding and still not have a viable pregnancy. I'm sorry that you're going through this.

[littlewadsworth]

How far along did your doctor think you were? My doctor said that they like to see a heartbeat by 6-8 weeks, which I thought was a bit aggressive. Once they see the heartbeat, your change of m/c drops by about 85% or something like that.  My sac did not change at all in measurement from the 6th week (1st u/s) to the second u/s a week later. That is a good indicator that it is not going well.  I am so sorry for you. I will think good thoughts for you and hope that the doctor is wrong.  I decided against a d&c (my doctor said give it 2 weeks and then do a d&c if nothing happened). I couldn't stand the thought of another surgery (I had a laproscopy and was under general anesthesia for the egg retrieval for my 1st round of IVF).

[nuchis99]

I am experience the same thing I had a sac but not baby I still bleeding my doctor told me to wait until wenesday to see if the sac comes out by itself but I still waiting if by wenesday it still there they going to do a D&C but Im scare to death I want that thing to come out I dont want a D&C, I am scared the that procedure brings problems for me to be able to get pregnant again.
Please if anyone out there experienced something like this I need some Advice What should I do?

[Kristy Nicky]

On my first ultrasound, my doctor said by the size of my uterus, I looked 7 weeks. My second ultrasound, I looked on the monitor and it said 7 weeks and 3 days. They didn't tell me if my uterus had gotten any bigger or not. They didn't really tell me anything besides "the pergnancy would not go on, and I had the choice of passing it myself or getting a D and C" So I am just really confused! Thank you for the support, I appreciate it.

[Kristy Nicky]

I talked to my OB because I am worried about the same thing. I want to pass mine naturally myself as well, but she said that a D and C is completely safe and does not effect your chance of having problems with pregnancy later on. My advice to you would be look up information on D and C's, I think I am gonna do the same thing!!

[Still_AndiJ]

IN some instances a D&C is required, but usually it is a matter of preference. I have had 4 m/c and only had a d&c with one. I swore I would never have another as it affected the way I personally cope with things. I had a natural m/c with my blighted ovum and while it was long and painful I was much more at peace. I would have been 10 weeks when it completed, but the sac stopped growing at 5 or 6 weeks. I started spotting at about 7 weeks and 3 weeks later was finished.

It really is a personal preference in some cases. If there is an issue or concern about infection, definitely consider a D&C. Don't let anyone pressure you into a decision you aren't ready to make yet.

Good luck,
Andrea

[kittymommy]

I too had a blighted ovum with one of my miscarriages.  I went for my 7 week u/s and they found no heartbeat.  I never had any bleeding or cramping at all, and like you I doubted the accuracy of the diagnosis.  My pregnancy symptoms also continued, like some of the other ladies have said.  Finally after 2 more u/s, I had to accept the diagnosis that even though there was no bleeding at all, this was not a viable pregnancy.  I wanted to wait it out, and I waited for several weeks and still no bleeding or anything.  Finally more than one month later my doctor advised that it was becoming risky to my health to leave it in there this long and I did agree to have the D&C.  Like Andi, I would never choose that option again.  I know that to some it is the best choice but for me it was horrifying, terrifying and the most traumatic experience of my life.  The only good thing about it is that the miscarriage is over quickly, you'll bleed for a few days or a week and that's it, your body will probably recover faster.  I have also miscarried naturally twice, and though it takes weeks and is somewhat painful, it is much more peaceful and less traumatic.  It is really a personal decision, there is no right or wrong answer.  Good luck to you and keep us posted.

[Owell]

What did you decide.  I am in the same boat.  I want to wait as well and let it happen naturally.  I am already passing large "clots" or "stuff".  The doc scares me a bit with the hemmorhing (excuse my spelling).  But I think I should be fine.  I need to decide soon.  He would do the D&C today.  I think I won't but I have to decide and have not eatten in hours just in case.  Let me know what you decided please.

[lovinmom]

Go to this web-site and you will see LOTS of cases of misdiagnosed blighted ovums.  There will also be some research articles and some women there that can help you.  I hope that this all works out and hopefully you do have a misdiagnosed blighted ovum.  


http://www.misdiagnosedmiscarriage.com/forums

[kayandy]

To all who have been diagnosed as having a blighted ovum. WAIT FOR NATURE!!! Here is my story:
...I have been doing a lot of research on the net and have come to the conclusion that I killed my unborn child. Last year in May I found out I was pregnant. I went in for an ultrasound and there was my baby. He/she had a strong heartbeat and was moving around like a little jumping bean. I was sooooo happy. After trying for 4 years this was my miracle baby. I was schedule for another appointment at 10 weeks (4 weeks) later for my 4 week checkup. The nurse took out her little fetal heartbeat doppler and placed it on my stomach. She did not find the heartbeat so I was sent over for another ultrasound. It was then that my world came tumbling down. I was told there was no heartbeat and that there was a sac but no baby. HOW COULD THIS BE? I had just seen my little miracle 4 weeks earlier. My doctor told me that the baby had died during those 4 weeks and had dissolved. I was scheduled for a D&C. I was in denial so I went for a second opinion. The second doctor concurred with the first doctor. He said there was a gestational sac and the yolk sac but no baby and that the baby had dissolved. So, I went ahead and had the D&C. Now, after doing all of the research I have been doing, I have seen that if you have a tilted uterus, it is sometimes hard to see the baby. How can a baby just dissappear?
That was one year ago and I hate that I did not wait & see.

[so unsure...]

I am sorry for you that you are having these feelings. I am no doctor, but I do doubt that you killed your baby. Please do not be so hard on yourself. Wishing you the best.

[jam65]

I doubt anyone kills their baby via D&C if a yolk sac and gestational sac are shown on an ultrasound but not with a fetal pole.  If you see a yolk sac and gest. sac, you should see the fetal pole.  I have a hard time believing a tilted uterus would obstruct so selectively, especially when two different doctors have tested and diagnosed.  Sounds like an unfortunate case of denial to me.  

I am a DES daughter.  I have just been diagnosed with my second miscarriage.  My first one happened very early and on its own before the 6th week.  This pregnancy is in its 9th week.  I have had problems from the beginning.  It started with brownish spotting and cramping.  That went away and my breasts got sore and I became nautious.  Smells bothered me.  I had a hormone level test done which showed my hormones were rising but not the way they were supposed to (they weren't doubling).  I went in for my first ultrasound at 7 weeks.  Only the gestational sac showed up.  No yolk sac.  No fetal pole.  No heartbeat.   My doctor scheduled me for another ultrasound 10 days later.  I had more spotting and cramping.  The second ultrasound (at the beginning of my 9th week) showed the gestational sac had grown marginally, but still no yolk sac, no fetal pole, and (most upsetting) no heartbeat.  My breasts are still sore and I feel tired, but no more sickness.  My body thinks it's still pregnant.  Even a pregancy test shows positive.  I want to deny that there is no baby.  It is disturbing to think there is nothing inside the gestational sac, but it's pretty clear the baby has died already.  And my history with DES only stacks the odds against me.

I'm nervous about the D&C I scheduled, one because I can't stop asking "what if," and two, because I've never had one before.  I opted for a D&C over drugs because I do not like taking medications and I was told that medically triggered miscarriages are more intense than natural ones and can bleed accessively (dangerous).

I'm 39 years old so I view this as my last chance to have a baby.  Guess it wasn't meant to be.

Take care all and thanks for being out there and sharing.

Jennie

[mll5872]

I just received the same diagnosis. I am finding it hard to believe seeing as I just had a transvaginal ultrasound on April 14 and the gestational sac revealed a fetal pole, yolk sac and a heartbeat. My husband and I went in 10 days later on April 24 and I had another transvaginal ultrasound and I was told that I had an empty gestational sac. How can this be? Just 10 days later? After seeing the fetal pole, seeing the heart actually beating and obtain a CRL? I'm I going crazy?  How can a baby just disappear?  I was told that I had a tilted uterus when I was 17 whenever I had my first pelvic exam. I am 36 now, two weeks away from being 37. Can it be that they just can not see the baby?  I am going to pray about this and also seek a 2nd opinion.  Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. Has anyone else had this diagnosis after seeing a heartbeat?