Blighted Ovum? Should I wait to make a decision? Anybody have the same experience?

meandhim725 · April 2012

I wanted to know if anybody has experienced what I'm going through and what decision you made.

My last period was on 2/6/12. On 3/6 I took a HPT that read positive. It was then confirmed at my first doctor's appointment on 3/12. I went to what should have been my 8 week appointment on 4/2 and I was told they couldn't see the baby in the ultrasound. My doctor had my HCG Intact levels tested the first was 43684.00 and the two days later it was 38492.00. Which she said wasn't that bad. So she ordered another ultrasound from Radiology she said they had better machines there. My results came back that I was 5 1/2 weeks instead of 8. She then order another ultrasound for today(4/12) and she said it looked like there was no growth and I more than likely have a blighted ovum. She gave me three choices: miscarry naturally on my own, misoprostol treatment-take a pill that would induce miscarriage or a D&C.

My initial thought was to wait a week which I told her I would like to do. So we agreed to make a decision next Wednesday. I really want to get one more ultrasound to confirm that the baby isn't growing I really want to make sure it's a 100% before I make this decision.

Has anybody gone through anything similar and ended up with a healthy baby? Or has anybody made one of the three choices. I just really need some feedback. This is my first pregnancy and I'm such a nervous wreck right now. Thank You

Heather&Jesse · April 2012

I haven't had a BO but have had a few miscarriages. The fact that your hcg is going down is what concerns me. I had two d&cs and scheduled them right away because I just wanted to move on. My third was more of a chemical pregnancy and it passed on its own quickly. Good luck with whichever way you decide to go

mommyof2littleangels · April 2012

Im so sorry that you are having to go thru all of this. I had a similar situation when I went in for my first u/s. My babies should have been 7 weeks, but they were only measuring 6 weeks and no hb. The dr told me that I could mc naturally or opt for a D&C. I ended up deciding to mc naturally, it was to difficult for me to even think about the D&C at the time. I ended up waiting 3 weeks to mc naturally and it never happened so I opted for the D&C so that I could begin healing emotionally and physically. I told the dr I wanted one more u/s the day before the scheduled D&C just to make absolute sure that my babies were gone, they were and I had the procedure done. Physically the procedure is really quick and was relatively painless for me, although the emotional part of my m/c has been more difficult.

dgasu79 · April 2012

I am going through this right now. I went in at 6 weeks 4 days and there was just an empty sac. RE ordered me to come back in a week (this coming Tues) I really don't think my dates are off since I was doing fertility treatments etc. I was crushed.

I have very little hope, but I can't keep off the internet searching for miracle stories that I might see my baby in a few days. I am trying to prepare for the worst. I don't want another break down at the Dr's office.

I've been thinking of what to do if it comes down to it... natural MC or D&C.

This wait is torture. I wish you peace I know this is agonizing.

kristin7701 · April 2012

I am so sorry you are going through this. I had both a blighted ovum and a missed miscarriage. The blighted ovum was discovered at my 10w appointment and I waited to miscarry naturally. It took another 2 weeks for it to start. It was painful and pretty gory but I wanted to avoid surgery and it's attendant risks. The second time around, it was discovered at 8w. I tried to wait again but the holidays were coming up and I didn't want to deal with the uncertainty. So I opted to take the misoprostyl. I prepared myself for another horrible night but it was nothing like my first experience. I ended up having to go for many additional blood tests because my hormone levels came down really slowly but in the end, I was able to avoid surgery. Just a month or so later, I got another BFP and had an uncomplicated pg.

I wish you peace.

meandhim725 · April 2012

I just want to thank you four ladies for responding. I'm sorry that you all have been through this hardship. I pray nothing but the best for all of you. Each one of your stories is really helping me cope with what's going on. It's giving me somewhat of an idea of what could happen and I thank you for that. Best of luck to all of you.

mrs.gee · April 2012

I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. I had two missed m/c and opted for D&C each time. I wanted to move on mentally and physically as quickly as possible. Physically, the surgeries were very easily. Mentally is of course another story. My doctor also did chromosome testing on the embryos. The first came back chromosomally normal, so I have no explanation, and the second had a fluke chromosomal abnormality. Anyway, there is hope after what you're experiencing - I went on to have a beautiful boy 4 weeks ago. Best wishes to you.

emerlea · April 2012

I'm so sorry, sweetie! I found out I had a BO at my first u/s in October and my doctor did the exact same thing: had me wait a week and then gave me choices between miscarrying naturally, misoprostol, or the D&C.

The week wait was hard on me because I still had morning sickness and still felt pregnant, even though I knew there wasn't any hope (in my case) that I would see a baby on my u/s the following week. When they confirmed a week later that it was definitely a BO, I wanted to move on as soon as possible and chose to have the D&C. From what I could tell when talking about it with my doctor, that was going to be his recommendation. I went in the next morning for the surgery and was home by noon.

Physically, my recovery took no time; I joked with DH that my wisdom teeth surgery was more difficult than the D&C. Mentally and emotionally, I was up and down, but I think that would have been the case no matter which option I went for.

Let me know if you need anything! xo

grapeape73 · April 2012

I have had two BOs. The first one I m/c naturally, and had some moderate cramping.

The second one my levels were still going up or just staying the same at the end. My progesterone was still very elevated at 9 weeks, so I waited another week to see if I would m/c naturally, and when I didn't I used the MSP. It wasn't horrible. Lots of cramping overnight, and most of the "articles of conception" were gone by the morning.

I didn't want to have another D&C. That is why I chose the chemical m/c.

I'm so sorry you are going through all this.

mab3l · April 2012

i'm lurking from another board...i had blighted ovum for my first pregnancy with twin sacs. First noticed at "7 weeks" but was measuring at 5 weeks. They did blood work and the numbers were increasing so they assumed due date was wrong, etc. long story short at the "9 week" appointment we decided to schedule one more ultrasound (for my sanity) and the doctor was ok with that. and it's what i needed to see - the sac literally falling off the uterine walls - we had the d&c within the week - I was almost 11 weeks. Recovery physically was very simple. Emotional - sucked for a while but it does help you to move forward and focus on something else for a while. our dr. told us to wait 9 months before trying again. we tried 2 months later and got nothing. figured my body wasn't ready. 9 months later we tried and got BFP. she is now due in 2 months. hang in there. i know how tough this is. just know you didn't do this and take the all the time you need to make your decision. i hope this helps in some way. praying for you.

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