Intro & Taking Misoprostol Tonight

NO2012 · December 2013

Hi ladies. First I want to say how sorry I am for all of your losses. This was my first pregnancy and my first loss and I have been devastated. Reading the posts on this board since I found out last Thursday that I had a blighted ovum has helped me tremendously. I'm sorry for all of your pain and grief, but your sharing is such a gift.

After having another ultrasound today to confirm what we discovered last week at 8w, we decided to take the Misoprostol to speed things along. It was a difficult decision but I think and hope this is the right choice. I'm very nervous and scared, but ready to get this over with and move on so we can try again.

I really wanted to post over the weekend when I was in throes of the devastation but I could only bring myself to read your posts over and over. I cried so much but with each day it has gotten a little bit easier. Today was hard since it opened the wound to see that empty sac on the ultrasound screen again, and it was very hard to take this medicine, but I'm trying to keep my faith and believe this is part of God's plan. I will keep all of you in my thoughts and will update tomorrow on my experience with the meds.

amandaautum · December 2013

I'm sorry

I just found out yesterday morning that I have a blighted ovum and they are making me pass naturally. Didn't even give me an option. It's devastating but we are all strong women here and we will all get through this with each others help. I am always here to talk

mrsyoo · December 2013

I'm so sorry for your loss. It was also my first pregnancy and first loss. I was so heartbroken and devastated. I took Misoprostol on the 6th and passed almost everything that night. The first week was really hard, but just want you to know that it does get better. I feel a little bit stronger every day. Hope everything goes smoothly.

PinkRoses · December 2013

I want to echo mrsyoo. I know it doesn't seem possible now, but it WILL get better. It really helped me to start moving forward once the process was over. It was incredibly difficult and I'm sad to have to say goodbye, but I'm feeling more back to myself. During the week when I was carrying him (I just had a feeling it was a him) after I found out he had passed, I just felt like an empty shell. I was afraid to move or climb stairs because I didn't want to start the process and pass things naturally. For me, I wanted the d&c. That week was very draining emotionally and psychologically.

Now that my d&c is over, I feel like myself again. And even though I'd do anything to have my baby back, I just repeat to myself again and again that this little one wasn't meant to be. Not in this life. I take comfort in knowing that he's in heaven, being rocked in the arms of all of his great grandparents. They'll keep him so warm and loved until I get to see him.

You will get through this. As someone else said recently, you may not ever really get over it, but you will be able to accept that it happened and start to find the joy in life again. I promise.

smcniff · December 2013

I found out about my blighted ovum last Thursday as well at 9w5d. My empty gestational sac measured 6w5d so we didn't wait for a second test. I was glad that I took the misoprostol to speed things along. I did have a second episode of heavy bleeding 5 days after I took the drug where I passed a small piece of tissue that got left behind.

My mood this week has fluctuated rapidly between depression and optimism. It makes me feel better that a blighted ovum generally has to do with a chromosome defect and not a woman's fertility. Right now I am optimistic that I will get pregnant again soon.

Thanks for sharing your story. Makes me feel so much less alone.

NO2012 · December 2013

Thanks to everyone for your kind replies. I have now passed everything with the help of the medicine and had a follow up ultrasound today to confirm I passed everything except a clot or two. It's amazing how much better I feel emotionally now that the physical part is over. I didn't realize how much the waiting and limbo part was affecting me. I am still sad and grieving, but now I can say the healing process has really started.

I will write a separate post about my experience with the Misoprostol. Although it was really rough for a few hours, I'm glad I made the choice I did.

T&P for everyone here.

IfMamaAintHappy · December 2013

Ladies- I am OP for this thread....for anyone reading this thread I am just realizing that I somehow logged into my old account with TK when I posted this. I guess in my initial shock and grief I wasn't paying attention. This is my regular TB screen name that I will continue posting with. Just wanted to clarify and make full disclosure!

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