worried that i will have a blighted ovum again

[Hillsey]

I am 27 and I had a miscarriage in january. I found out that the pregnancy had failed when I went for a dating scan at 14 weeks. The ultrasound showed only an empty sac, and they couldn't tell me what week the pregnancy had been lost.  They never told me it was a blighted ovum but this is what I have concluded since researching.  However, every where I read about a blighted ovum it says that you will know its happened because you will experience bleeding and/or abdominal cramps  but this was not the case with me.  Everything suggested that it was a normal pregnancy, I even started having morning sickness at 6 weeks it was very severe but I was told by my midwife that this was a sign of a strong pregnancy, this could not have been more wrong!

I have just found out I am pregnant again and i'm convinced that its happening again but have no reason to think that as everything seems normal (just like before).  I just wish there was a sure sign as early as possible if this is going to happen and how likely is it really to happen twice consecutively?

[mari9perez]

im 21 and was diagnosed with a blighted ovum last week. i wanted this baby so bad, but god needed him up there. now i worry about having a second blighted ovum. does anyone here know if waiting a couple of years to ttc gives you better chances of having a healthy baby, than having it a couple of months later?

[Hillsey]

I had a scan at 7 weeks and everything looked good, I also had a blood test for thyroid as my consultant thought I had that look about me and it turns out that I am producing 3 times as much thyroid as is normal. I have been to my GP over the last few years for various different symptoms none of which I thought were related but they are all because of thyroid. These include: having swollen glands, tiredness, fast beating heart, itching all over, feeling depressed, grumpy and anxious, shaking, always dropping things, feeling hungry all the time, inablility to gain weight, feeling sick and dizzy esp in the mornings, painful bulging eyes which are sensitive to light.

My consultant said that it is almost certain that this condition caused me to miscarry and could do so again this time, i am be treated with drugs which could also cause me to miscarry. I urge anyone with any off these symptoms who have suffered a miscarriage to check it out.

[Hillsey]

yes i was 5 weeks on sat. could not get an appointment with my doctor this week but I have booked to see midwife next tues.
Good Luck

[cal03]

Thanks

So when are you going to see your dr again? Your 5 weeks right, see Tues I will se 7 weeks so i am praying I will see something

[Hillsey]

every woman has different symptoms from pregnancy to pregnancy so I'm sure that your  feeling very different this time must mean something. I had morning sickness with my girls from about 7-13 weeks, just felt sick in the morning and if I got too hungry. but last time it started in week 6 it lasted all day and sometimes through the night, I had lost over 2 stone by the time I had ultrasound at 14 weeks. I now think that my hormones must have been going crazy because there was no fetus.

Although it doesn't guarentee that you will carry a healthy baby to term, if everything is normal at your ultrasound then I'm sure it will continue to be a normal pregnancy.

[cal03]

Tues I will be 7 weeks. I go for my first ultra sound Wed. My doctor is just concerned b/c my hcg levels look good at 3,240 then 4 days later 3,600. he said they are suppose to double and he has scheduled an ultra sound to look at things from the inside to see what everythings looks like... Hopefully I will see a little something..I am so nervous but trying to stay calm. I feel so much more pregnant this time around. I feel so sick and when I eat I feel like I am going to get sick, haven't yet but my stomach feels so crazy. So hopefully thats a good sign that my levels my be doubling now and everything is okay. I just can't shake the feeling of I may have a blighted ovum again. It was awful being 23 and my first pregnancy...

[Hillsey]

They said I had a missed miscarriage which I think is the same thing? From early on in the pregnancy I couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong, but just ignored it because I had no bleeding or cramps.  I have 2 children and never had any worries when I was carrying them. So I assumed that this time it would be easy for me to tell but I feel as though its 50/50.

I also told everyone last time when I got to 12 weeks, I told my daughters on Christmas day but will not be doing that again this time until I know.

How many weeks are you now? as I heard that if a heartbeat is seen or heard at around 8 weeks, then there is only a 1% chance of having a blighted ovum.

[cal03]

Well this is my second pregnancy and this time around I am going to a different doctor that is connected with a huge hospital. So I believe he is taking care of me so much better than my previous dr with the first pregnancy. I felt in my heart the first pregnancy I felt that everything was fine...yet my first dr never did any blood work to check my hcg levels until after my first unltra sound at 10 weeks when they saw nothing but a sac ( blighted ovum) I am also torn between fear and excitment.. Me and my husband have not told anyone about my current pregnancy b/c everyone knew about the first one and alot of hearts we broken. Just tell your dr you want to be checked regularly so you will not have any doubts about what is going on.

Hillsey did you have a blighted ovum with your last pregnancy?

What is everyones HCG levels looking like???

[krushing]

My personal experience, since my first pregnancy was a blighted ovum, my OB checked me regularly the second time to reassure everything was fine.  I'd talk to your doctor and see what can be done to check and give you some reassurance.

[Hillsey]

I am 5 weeks today but have not had any such tests offered by my doctor, and didn't even know they existed till joining this site. I am going to see the doc on monday to try and get reassurance.  
Did you feel as though you would know for sure in your heart, one way or another about your current pregnancy? I did, but i'm completely torn between fear and excitement and just want the waiting to be over.
I really hope you get the outcome you deserve and pls let me know how it goes. I will keep my fingers crossed for both of us.

[cal03]

I also had a blighted ovum, which lead to a d and c on July 25. I had a reagular period on Aug 19 and now I am  6 weeks pregnant. The doctor started by checking my hcg levels this time around. I was 5 weeks pregnant and it came back a good number 3,240! Yet 4 days later tested my hcg levels again and it was only 3,600. My levels are going up but my doctor is comcnered because they are not doubling. We have scheduled an ultra sound for this wed. I am so nervous I hope we see...something. Since my last pregnancy we saw nothing but a sac at 10 weeks due to a blighted ovum. I am praying everyday that this will be a healthy pregnancy. I am so nervous. Has anyone ever had their hcg levels rise but not double and have a healthy pregnancy? seeking early answers!

[justice6920]

I know that its not so easy to NOT WORRY.... but just try to stay calm and take it day by day..... Trust me i know how you feel.... My last pregnancy ended in a miscarriage and i am currently 17 weeks preggo and still worry everyday! So i know its hard not to worry but just put it in gods hands! Wishing you a Happy and Healthy 9 months this time around!

[krushing]

Like above poster said, the sites were wrong.  I was diagnosed with a blighted ovum in March, 2006.  I never had any cramping, spotting, bleeding or anything.  In fact, my OB said my body was not realizing it was not a viable pregnancy and I had to have a D&C because my body would not expell the empty sac.

I was scared to death it would happen again, even though my OB told me it was just a "fluke" and nothing set in stone that it would happen again.  I got pregnant again in January, 2008.  That pregnancy ended in a m/c as well, but not blighted ovum.

I am now pregnant for the third time.  I'm a day shy of being 7 weeks.  This pregnancy is going great.  I've seen my little bean twice now with a heartbeat and my levels are high and good.  After having a m/c you will always have the doubt and fear it will happen again.  I personally feel cheated that I can't enjoy a pregnancy because of the fear.

I wish you the best of luck!

[daniemarie21]

They were wrong... I didn't know i had a blighted ovum, until the doc told me. AFTER that visit is when I started to miscarry naturally. This was a couple of years ago, and I haven't shook that feeling since.
I am **Hoping** that i'm pregnant again... But still just as worried as you that it will happen again. I'm not sure what caused it, if anything at all, so i'm not sure what to do about preventing another one.... I wish you the best in this pregnancy... Remember to stay on top of your doctor, request several ultrasounds if you must. He/She is there to answer all of your questions, and to put you at ease... If this is the same doc, they shouldn't have a problem doing whatever is in their power to reassure you that this pregnancy will be fine...