Molar Pregnancy (posting for traffic sorry)

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Hello

I went for my 12 week scan today and they said they think I have had a molar pregnancy, I have to go in for a d and c tomorrow and then wait for the histology report which they said will take about 2 weeks.

I'm just all over the place between feeling OK about it and then getting really upset. I have been reading up about molar pregnancies and it none of it sounds very good so I was just wondering if anyone had had one if they could tell me what it was like please?

So sorry to hear this. I had a suspected molar pregnancy only on analysis of the baby were they able to rule it out. I guess what I am trying to say in terms of the longer term outcomes of molar pregnancies you can only deal with where you are right now and it might not be the worst case scenario. Sending you lots of strength.

OP, you might want to get this moved to a pregnancy section rather than AIBU.

I’m so sorry that this is happening to you, unfortunately a Molar pregnancy does need to be totally removed and you will need to be followed up for quite a long time.

I haven’t had a molar pregnancy, but I’m a HCP and aware of them and the future implications.

Best of luck that everything goes as smoothly as it can, and that you go on to have a healthy baby in future.

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. I had a molar pregnancy about seven years ago. Is yours partial or complete?

I had a complete molar pregnancy. I had the D and C and then worked with Sheffield Hospital. They were excellent. I regularly had blood drawn and sent so they could test my HCG levels. I will be honest that mine took longer to return to normal than expected. I believe I had the D and C in October. My levels were still very elevated at Christmas, and they were considering starting me on methotrexate. Fortunately, the lovely nurse suggested we wait until after Christmas to see if anything changed. I had a restful break and by January my levels had dropped substantially. By April I was pregnant again (admittedly earlier than they had advised) and this time it was with twins. I went on to have a third child a few years later with no other complications.

Molar pregnancies are difficult because they are very rare, so people don’t really understand what’s happening. They can also potentially lead to serious illness, but it’s important to remember that is very very rare. What I found most difficult was that I was mourning the loss of a pregnancy, but there had never been a baby. It felt very strange and even now I struggle a bit to know how to relate to people who have suffered miscarriages.

Try to be patient with yourself and take it day by day. There is every chance that, after the D and C, your HCG will return to normal very quickly and you’ll require no further treatment. Wishing you all the best.

I'm sorry you are going though this. I had a molar pregnancy a long time ago. It was my first pregnancy and I was devastated. I remember very well how it felt.

I had follow up at Charing Cross for six months - you get a kit in the post, pee in the tube, and send it back. I called them for my hcg levels over the phone after each one so I could track my levels going down. I got the all clear, after 6 months and could ttc again, and I now have 3 dc. I hope you have a similarly straightforward time - it's extremely rare to have further complications and treatment, but even if you do, it always works.
It's a huge adjustment from thinking you're going to have a baby in 6 months, to having to process all this. Be very gentle with yourself.

Thank you everyone, its reassuring to hear from people who have had this have then gone to have normal pregnancies, I think it's just the unknown at the moment, I hate not knowing what's happening and being able to plan but I know I just have to try to be patient.

I had one as well. Spent the six months being monitored by Charing Cross. They were superb.

it is scary, but the likelihood of the serious complications happening are tiny. They monitor really well, and the proportion of women who have further complications is very very small.

i was told it would not have a bearing on future pregnancies, but you do need to wait a while before trying again.

best wishes to you.

Hi there, I'm currently waiting on my results for suspected molar pregnancy, it's heartbreaking not knowing especially as I ended up having two D&C after the first one didn't clean out everything.
wanted to check how are you now? And what was your outcome after your results ?

@Lovelyllb sorry you are going through this too, my results came back that it wasn't a molar pregnancy in the end so I guess that's good. The waiting is horrible though isn't it 😕. Good luck with your results.