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I'm sorry to hear about your loss.... I had two miscarriages before I did IVF to find out if there was something wrong with my eggs, his sperm or anything we were doing to prevent a healthy pregnacy... Mfirst one was a chemical, which sounds a lot like yours.. That where the egg starts to implant, but doesn't quite take root... There's many causes, but I was told that 50% of the eggs that are fertilized, don't make it to a fetus stage. Then my second was a Blightened Ovum... Broke my heart. All we could see was a gestational sack... I kept hoping for the fetal pole to form, but it never did. 10 weeks and it pa__sed on it's own. I refused to do an D&C cause it can actually create more of a problem for your body. It thins the uterine lining and prevent a good implantation later.... I wish you luck... Just know, that if you got pregnant once, then you will definately get pregnant again.. It's just a matter of when...

I also had to have a D&C done at 8 weeks. i had the same thing happen. i was 8 weeks and went in for the u/s on monday 2 weeks ago and they had to do a v____al u/s and we still could not see the baby. my doc couldnt tell me what had happened bacause he had not seen this happen but he had heard of it. he gave me the options of either fullfledge miscarrige on my own or a D&C to prevent major pain. its so hard now. i find out tomorrow why it happened and what to do for the future when we decide to try again. best of luck to you girls and i hope all goes well

HEy everyone.. my last period was 6/29/10 and went for 2 pregnancy tests before aug 2nd..both came back negative..went back on aug 12 for my yearly pap test.. and decided to take a pregnancy test because i was still without period. found out i was pregnant with 2 positives and the following sunday a positive blood test..well today the doc said on my untrasound there is no sign of a fetus or heartbeat..i am really worried but still keeping hope..it just doesnt feel right.. saying its not in there. because i strongly feel that it is.. God has done wonderful miricles for me.. and the docs were wrong once.. i am waiting to go in for more HCG tests to see if they aree increasing.. i think they will.. no signs of miscarrage..i think my body would be able to detect it by now..so i am keeping faith :) i know my pregnancy will turn out just fine :D will post back

I've had two blighted ovums... That's when the gestational sack forms, but no baby or yolk sack.... You still feel very pregnant and your beta still goes up (just slows down and doesn't double every 48-72 hours like it's supposed to). It;s very frustrating and discuraging o wait for your body to finally recognise that it's not viable and to expell it. Mine happened at 10 weeks the first time, and again at 8weeks when I opted a D&C because it was extreemly painful to expell the first one. Feels just like a real labor. Mine took over 12 hours to expell. There are those very rare cases that a baby develops after the time frame, but by 8 weeks.... No fetus means no baby, and I think that is one of the hardest early miscarriages there are... There's never an explanation of what causes it or how it happnes other then chromosomes not comming together properly. I've also had a chemical pregnancy where your get beta levels because the egg implants, but with in day the betas drop and the body sheds it's lining...

I just wanted to post for all of the ladies who are dealing with a blighted ovum. My posts are included in here, from all the way back in April of 2006. I was told I had a blighted ovum, I was told to get a D&C, and I even thought I was beginning to miscarry when I started bleeding, but at 13 weeks, (which I was POSITIVE was only 7 weeks) I saw my son's heartbeat for the first time. He will be 4 in November and since then, I got pregnant one more time, in September of 2007 with twins who were born in April of 2008. So please, don't give up hope, they are NOT always right and even though we THINK we are positive about our conception dates, have faith that there is a higher power at work. Best of luck to you all!

In my case, we were certain when we did the D&C. The sack had grown smaller.... We only had s_x once that whole month due to the baby being at the hospital for surgery and we did a mojor move. So, in probably 50+ days, we only had s_x once. I tested positive 5 days before my period even was due. We were absolutely sure. The D&C decision was not easy. But I gave my baby 10 weeks to develop, and instead the sack grew smaller and smaller and no baby grew with in. I was devistated that my surprise BFP was not going to result in a pregnancy. But, we did an FET about 1 1/2 months later with our left over embryos from my sucessful IVF (was another boy, resulting in three boys). We are happy to report that I am pregnant with a healthy baby girl due in December 2, 2010. Found out that my husband actually has a spermal issue due to high bloodpressure and other issues that infulence his sperm health which may have been the reason why we had two blighted ovums and a chemical pregnancy one on top of the other when ever we concieved naturally. We still got to have babies together, but we just had to work a little harder and spend a little more money on it then some people... We are still thrilled to have my two boys from myprevious relationship and these two babies from this one to bring our family together as a whole...

I went for a U/S on Tuesday and by my workings I should be between 6+5 and 7+1 weeks as I only had s_x once. The doc would only give me a pelvic scan, not a v____al one and he saw only sac, yolk sac and thickened uterus, he said he thought it looked extremely healthy for 5.5 weeks but theres no way I could be wrong on my dates! I have had bloods done Wed and Fri and will get results on Tuesday to see if doubling, I am eva hopefull but fear the worst as had a blighted ovum in March and lost it at 7 weeks. I read a post that on pelvic scan it is not unusual to not see fetal pole as not as sensitive as internal U/s can anyone shed further light. I am booked in for anoth u/s on Friday but a week is a long wait and any advice in the meantime would be greatly welcomed.This will be my third m/c if its gone again! I am still taking my prenatals etc and hoping for the best!Has anyone had similar at 7 weeks not visable on pelvic scan, but was on internal. I am thinking of asking for one but doc says small % increase of bringing on a m/c!?

Please help!! I've never been more confused in my life. This is now my 3rd pregnancy last one ended this past sept in miscarriage. I had bleeding and minor cramping. However this time, I'm estimating to be at 9 weeks I conceived before I had a period. At least I think so. I went for an U/S on 12/08 and the technician refused to tell me anything that they needed to contact my Dr. I spoke to her and she said that there's no yolk sac or it's empty? I'm not entirely sure! i have no symptoms of a miscarriage and have several pregnancies symptoms (sore, heavy b___sts, lactating, frequent headaches, metalic taste, frequent urination, increase appet_te. fatigue, easily aggitated... need I go on?) So, as you can see I'm very lost here. My Dr has given me no rea__surance and is not available to me. I went for bloodwor today 12/09 but will not receive any results until tuesday 12/14 because my Dr won't be in the office. Anyone have any suggestions? has anyone heard a pregnancy turning for the better at 9 weeks? I've posted on a few sights and have had no response.. I hope to hear from someone soon! I can't sleep I have a hard time looking at my son because it's breaking my heart. I want another one so bad!

my first advice to you Amy is to find another Doctor. It does not sound like you are very happy with them and for them to keep you waiting is not right. Even if your doctor is not in, there "should" be someone there who can give you the info. is it the only doctor in the practice? I'm not really sure what to tell you about this pregnancy, I am not a doctor...I do have a friend who has had a couple of miscarriages and she was told to absolutely wait to try again until after she had a normal period again. Maybe your body is still running off the hormones from the miscarriage? I will cross my fingers for you and say a prayer...I really hope everything turns out well for you this time but if it doesn't...take a little time to let your body get back to normal before you try again...just a couple of months...if your body isn't ready to carry a baby...well...you know. best of luck to you :)

I was told by 2 different ER dr's that the only reason they request you wait for a period is for dating purposes. There are other OBGYNs here but their practice is full. She just graduated and opened her practic Sept. But, it was the hosp that did my U/S. I got my bloof work done today and see her on Tuesday. If after the I'm still not comfortable with what she tells me I'm going to get a second opinion. After my first miscarriage my last HCG level was at 24. About a month ago my level was 6000+ and was told I was a little under 5wks. I'm wondering if its possible that I was even earlier then that. This was all done at the ER. But, after my first miscarriage when I called my Dr's office and told her I didn't hear anything back. So I don't know. I have hope but at the same time don't wanna get hurt.

Hi all. New to this forum but just wanted to tell my story about my recent loss as the internet was so helpful to me and i would like to be able to comfort others who are going through the same thing. I found out i was pregnant late October and was over the moon!! I am only 23 but my partner and i have been together 7 years and felt we were ready. From the start i new in the back of my head something wasn't right as i had cramps etc. This was my first pregnancy so i wasn't really sure what was normal and what wasn't. I went to the doctors at 7 weeks into my pregnancy as the midwife refused to see me until 10 weeks!! I told her about my pains but she just fobbed me off and says as long as i wasn't doubled up in pain i would be fine. On xmas day (11 weeks 4 days pregnant) i started to loose a brown discharge and i knew instantly something was not right. I called up the early pregnancy emergency number from my green forms and explained to them what was happening and they got me in for a scan the next morning. They said it could be a cut or something minor and not to worry, however later that night it turned to blood. I was already convinced by then that i was miscarrying and was petrified of what i had ahead of me. I went for my scan on boxing day where i was told i had a blighted ovum and that the baby failed to develop past 6 weeks and had been absorbed by the embryo. I just had a large empty sac which was continuing to grow. I was heartbroken, why was this happening to us? I was told this is more common than people realise and that 50% of miscarriages end this way. The lady told me that as i was already bleeding i was best to wait and let nature take it's course (miscarriage naturally) but was told i could change my mind at any time. The bleeding got worse over the next few days and the cramps more severe but nothing happened. I has decided i had gone through enough mentally and after much research (internet forums) i decided to book a d and c. I had it done yesterday and was very scared as i have never even been into hospital before let alone having a general anaesthetic!!! Anyway the point of my story is to hopefully calm other peoples worries as it really wasn't as bad as i thought. I was only under for 30mins and was eating a tuna sandwich after 10 mins of waking up!! I have very minimal pain now and am just so relieved it's over and i can move on, otherwise i would more than likely be still waiting to miscarry. I am sorry to all of you that are going through this loss or have done before, i wouldn't wish it upon anyone and if i can be of any more help to anyone please feel free to ask. My advice would be that if you think something is not right early on then request a scan (a transv____al scan should detect any problems early on). Everyone told me i would be fine because i am young and healthy but this was not the case. My partner are going to wait a few months before we try again just fingers crossed things will be ok second time round.

Firstly I would like to say sorry to everyone for their loss. Here's a little update on me. I had a D&C on Dec 14 it was the worse pain I ever felt :( I went in for a check up today and it turns out it was a molar pregnancy. I now have cancer and can't try for another baby for a while. I wish you out there that want to keep trying the best of luck in the New Year.

You poor thing Amy, so sad to hear your story. I have my fingers crossed for you that everything will eventually work out just the way you want it. x

I just entered my 9th week of pregnancy (or so I think it is) and just yesterday I went to the emergency room with just a tiny bit of spotting that lasted about an hour. I had blood drawn with my hcg levels being around 14,000. I had a pelvic exam followed by a v____al scan and a yolk sac was visible but nothing else and there was no heart beat. The Dr.'s said that the sac was too large and the pregnancy was most likely non viable. I have a tilted uterus also. This is my first pregnancy and I was devastated. A few hours after discharge I went to another hospitals ER and all they did was wait for the records to be transferred and gave me the same response without even checking me out (with the exception of taking vitals which were all fine).I have had no further spotting, never had a fever, no cramping. I am going for more blood testing tomorrow and possibly another scan to get more definitive information. I'm terrified. All I can see is the image of that empty sac on the screen and he Dr.'s faces when they told me "Sorry." Even if my HCG levels are on the rise, I'm still not in the clear. This doesn't look good and I'm hanging on to a thin thread of hope. Please pray for me as I will pray for you all.

thinking of you Leisa. Please keep us updated.

The doctor's took my hcg levels and they had gone down by from 14,000 to 13,000. They did another u/s and we actually saw the fetal pole but the sac was abnormal and the baby's growth was abnormal. It had died at 5 weeks and 6 days... I am 9.5 weeks. Tomorrow I am going in for the D and C surgery. I am extremely sad at our loss and a bit grossed out that the sac and contents are deceased inside me and have been for almost a month. The docs say the cause was chromosomal abnormality. I'm trying to stay positive and prepare for another attempt as soon as my doc's say it's alright. I have a better idea of what to expect now and will work as hard as possible to be as healthy as I can for the next conception. That's all I can do.