Scared...Blighted Ovum??

[BubblyMum]

Hello, I posted a question on monday after a scan showed i was only 4 weeks pregnant when my dates say im 5.4 weeks pregnant. i had another scan today and it showed a sac still with no baby or yolk sack. and it had grown to say i am 6 weeks pregnant. i am very confused? has anyone had this happen to them? was t a blighted ovum or did u have a normal baby after that? I am very scared and cant stop thinking about it. I had a bit of very light bleeding last night which showed up on the scan but no pain and none since then. Please respond. i would like to know what others in the same situation have had happen... :confused:

[BubblyMum]

Why wont anyone reply???:crying:

[jazzyjules]

Hi Bubblymum,
I don't want to scare you as everyone and each pregnancy is different.
Last year I had a dating scan and although I had a sack and 'something' in there the scan showed I was only 6 weeks but I knew for a fact I was 8, I had to go back 2 weeks later and it still showed up as being 6 weeks and the sizing of the fetus hadn't grown since the last scan and I ended up having a D&C.

Hang in there, at least your sack is still growing, do you have a proper 28 day cycle, if not this can throw your ovulating dates out and make you think your further along that you really are, my radiologist wasn't too worried with my first scan as I have a 24 day cycle most months and I could have ovulated later than normal but in my case it wasn't to be, but as I said each pregnancy is different.

I know it's hard not to worry, let us know what happens with your next scan. Sending you lots of luck and good vibes :thumbsup: :goodvibes:

[BubblyMum]

:hugs:Thank you for your reply. I think a mothers intuition is true. i have a feeling something is not right and i had this feeling before the scan. i am just hoping i am wrong. thank you for your reply! i realyl appreicate it. i know im not alone!
Thanks

[jazzyjules]

Your welcome, I seriously hope everything goes ok for you, I stupidly never thought anything would go wrong with my pregnancy even after my 1st scan since I already have a 3 year old who's pregnancy was fantastic, it really knocked me back and was a horrible experience to go thru especially after family members told me afterwards that they thought something was not right but didn't want to say anything.

But after a D&C on xmas eve last year we are pregnant again! yeah!!! :yelclap: although it now scares the hell out of me knowing what can go wrong. As my Dr said today, nature will take it's course no matter what you do, you just have to have a good long cry, dust yourself off and try again, 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage which makes giving birth all that more special. It's amazing after having one yourself how many other people have had one that you didn't know about.

However, it may not come to that for you, take it easy and just see how you go, your definately not alone and it's great to have a forum like this to talk about these things.

:fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed:

[chans027]

I had the same thing!!

By my dates it put me at 6 weeks so went for a scan and only an egg sac was there( they put me at 4 weeks). Was told it could be a blighted ovum and to come back in 2 weeks time to check. Went back 2 weeks later and saw the little heart beat. Am now 36.5 weeks preg.
I did ovulation kits to concieve and knew I ovulated at day 23/24 in my cycle as had come off of the pill and had long cycles thus making my dates all different.

Just hang in there sweet. I was rather upset as my GP more or less told me not to get my hopes up as I would most likely spontaneouly misscarry. I cant begin to explain what it was like to see that little heart beat.. such a relief.

A simmilar thing happened to a friend and they wanted her to go for a D&C but she made them put it off for a week and went for another ultrasound the day before booked procedure and has now got a healthy 8 month old!!

Best of Luck :hugs:

[SixtiesChild]

It's a nasty sounding thing isn't it.:hugs:to you!
My first pregnancy was one of these, which gave me a lot of uncertainty about how fertile I was.
I felt cheated I guess you could say, because my body acted like it was still pregnant to some extent.
I think another medical name for it is a missed miscarriage.
It's just a random thing and you're not likely to have another blighted ovum.
I conceived again three months after the d&c that the dr ordered.

I think you'll be alright, give yourself some time to grieve the loss if you need to and then look forward to a better pregnancy next time.

Just editing my post to add that it isn't until about 7 weeks in many cases that a heart beat is detected.
Has there been a confirmation that the ovum is blighted? I hope you find that all is well after all, since it is still early days.
Anyhow please keep us posted so that you can recieve support if you need it.