Pregnant and scared of not being pregnant! sounds crazy right

ctissa

I am 40 and found out 6 weeks ago i am pregnant,because i am not sure of conception date i did a on nov 17 and saw an empty sac. My doc told me to  wait   another 2 weeks before doing another scan. But now am too nervous to go back because i really want this pregnancy. i was reading on line about something called a blighted ovum? i think thats the name. Has anyone ever experienced this? 

jbelle

My SIL had a blighted ovum several years ago. She went on to have a successful and healthy pregnancy a few months after. She was nearly 40 at the time all this happened.

However, there is an excellent chance all is good with your pregnancy and you're just quite early. I hope your scan in two weeks brings great news! Best wishes.

ctissa

jbelle, thank you!

marleybarne

I had this happen to me in between my daughter and son. It was tough to get through but I did go on to have my son and I am pregnant again with #3. Good luck-- hoping you're just earlier than you think and that there's someone in there next time.

stephzrn

I had this too, I then got pregnant the very next cycle afterwards. They say that it generally only happens once. Hope you are just early with your dates.

kelley72

I too have had a blighted ovum, then went on to become pg with this lo.  I hope you do go in for another ultrasound and find a healthy pregnancy progressing.  Ts and Ps

thecatsmeow1972

I can relate to this fear!  I had it too.  I am 41.  It wasn't enough that 3 pregnancy tests came up positive as I kept reading about blighted ovum too.  I also had some mild spotting early on and ended up in the ER.  They gave me an ultra sound where cardiac activity was observed as well as a fetal pole.  On my follow up with the OB I was given another tvus and the heart rate measured 116 bpm. 

I was happy that my fears were just that.  I was told that in early pregnancy sometimes it is just too early to tell--and maybe for you that is the case.  I know for me it is hard to remain positive especially when you're hit in the face with the statistics...I'll be praying for you hon.  HUGS

ctissa

  thanks guys, i feel so much better after reading your posts. I will keep you updated, scan is scheduled for 14 Dec.

rascus15

I had a blighted ovum dianosed in June.  I had a d& c on June 17th.  I got pregnant again in July.  I did a lot of research while I was waiting to see what was going on.  I found that there are a lot of situations where conception dates are off and the u/s was just performed too early.  A friend who had gone throught the same situation as me shared this link with me and it helped a lot.  https://www.misdiagnosedmiscarriage.com/blightedovum.html

Fingers crossed all is well with your ultrasound and your little one. 

raymerideth

I had this happen earlier this year. I went in at weeks 5 and 7 to find only the empty yolk sac. Now I am 16 weeks pregnant.

ctissa

rascus15, thanks so much that site really helped

rascus15

You are most welcome!  I am glad it helped .

ctissa

Well ladies, i did the scan on wednesday and a d and c today. Hopefully ill be back in the message boards again. Ill try again next year!  Thanks guys for yourkind words, thoughts and prayers

QOTR

I'm so sorry.  Best wishes for a smooth recovery and that you rejoin the board soon.

rascus15

So sorry (((HUGS)))

marleybarne

So sorry. I know how tough it is. Prayers going up for you.