Blighted Ovum vs Pregnant

[jifnif]

I don't know if anyone has read my previous posts but I had an ultrasound after a positive preg test and hcg level of 10k.  My ultrasound showed a sac measuring 5wks 5days.  nothing else.  the report suggested a follow up in 4 days to a week.  a stand in dr told me to schedule my 8 week appt and hold tight.  I just cant do that so I called back and am waiting on a call from my normal dr to get the ultrasound done again.  I am so scared it will be a blighted ovum.  Please tell me stories of encouragement.  I know I can't change it if it is but after 3 previous pregnancy losses I am finding it hard to stay positive.  :(  Thanks.  

[AshleysMom]

Well, if it is the worst, which I sure hope it's not, please don't give up hope.  As you may know I had 10 mcs after DD and am now finally 20 weeks.  Best of luck to you.

[jifnif]

so sorry for your losses.  i dont know about my numbers b/c they are not following them.  will just have to wait for the follow up. i am preparing myself for the worst but will hope for the best.  :)

[AshleysMom]

Sorry you have to go through all this stress.  I have had 3 true blighted ova myself (in a row), where there was absolutely nothing but an empty sac.   My OB would not rule anything out until 8 weeks.  My RE at Stanford 7 weeks.  Your levels seem nice and high, though.  Are they rising nicely?

I'll be praying and keeping my fingers crossed.

[jifnif]

i did get another ultrasound for next wednesday.  i can only pray now.  :)

[Tanker Chic]

I'm sorry you are having to go through something like this again.  I know sometimes it feels like you can't get a break.  I think you are doing the right thing but pushing for another u/s.  Making a woman wait that long is cruel.  I'd wait long enough that it isn't borderline on the timing but not so long that it is being drug out.  

I haven't been through this myself but I have read lots of stories of women in similar situation who turn out to have viable pg.  

Hang in there. Hannah 31wk2d

[montie]

My only advice is to not be in a hurry.  I know that is hard but I had a blighted ovum and I should have waited it out to know for sure.  After I agreed to the D &C, I started reading about blighted ovums and found so many stories of women that hung in there and waited it out and everything turned out fine. I will always wonder if I jumped the gun.  I could have not been as far along as they thougtht.  Who knows.  But, now, I will never know.  I wish to God that I had given it a few more weeks but I had no idea even really what a blighted ovum was so I just trusted what was told to me.

Do a search on here, I know that I have read stories on this site about women who were told they had a blighted ovum and refused to give up and waited it out to see what happened and then boom, next sonogram, there was the heartbeat!  Good luck and don't give up.  It's too early in my opinion to know anything for sure.