Blighted Ovum

[Audra]

Has anyone ever had one? What happened? I think this might be happening but not sure. Drs not much help so making my own diagnosis.

Hi loulou. No progress with me, I'm afraid. Decided to wait to miscarry naturally but still nothing. It was 4 weeks ago today that I first started bleeding, but even that has stopped now. I had a second scan a week ago, which confirmed blighted ovum diagnosis, but the sac was still intact and hadn't moved down at all. They can't predict how long it will take. I'm begining to lean towards a D&C because I really don't want this hanging over me much longer, it has been a month now! And still doesn't feel like anything is imminent.

Thanks so much for checking in with me, really kind of you to remember. How has your recovery been?

jm 54 i am sorry you are having to go through this
have you thought about the medical alternative?
i took a tablet after long drawn out diagnosis of b ovum
two days later i went in to the epu where they inserted a pessary
an hour or so later i started -quite painful- contractions ..i was given strong pain relief and allowed home
i do admit to a LOT of pain over the afternoon ane evening but slept a lot with painkillers
the next morning i passed some pregnancy - but like the others said it was not that bad - by then i just wanted it over. i was home - come to terms with the loss and doing it relatively 'naturally'
i suffered no ill effects and conceived again soon after trying again.
good luck - feel free to ask if you want to know more x

HI Jm54
I have recovered physically but psychologically I just feel really vulnerable. crying at the drop of a hat,getting angry,all kinds of emotions, but most of all just sad,I even bought a new pregnancy book and bra from mothercare. just the little things set me off. Im sure It will get better but im a little older than the average Mum trying for a baby so i dont have all the time in the world, which worries me.
You are right in considering a D&C as it is taking so long .It must be terrible for you, just make sure there is support around you in what ever decision you make.

Keep the faith, loulou - I'm no spring chicken either so I know what you mean. My sister had her first baby at the age of 41 and recently got pregnant with her second at the age of 43, so it can and does happen!

Just today I called the hospital and asked them to book me in for a d&c asap - need resolution.

Hey girls

I hav suffered from blighted ovum pregnancies twice in the past year. Its not a nice feeling. I knew something was "wrong" wen my usually sensitive breasts were no longer sensitive. Also, i gained more energy and as prenancy hormones began to drop, i no longer "felt pregnant".

Then the party started(!). I was not told at the scan that i had a blighted ovum. I only managed to find out by sneaking a peek at my medical notes. I was only told by my nurse that the pregnancy was not viable, so continuing it was not an option. The next day i was given a tablet to detach the pregnancy from the uterus (the first of the RU486 tabs). Because my hormone levels had already begun to drop, this tablet caused me to start bleeding that night. Thats wen the horror started.

I experienced labour-pain style cramps which were horrendous. I was due to take the remaining tablets the next day. Because the pain was so horrific, I went to see the emergency doctor, who prescribed synthetic morphine. This just took a bit of the edge off the pain. The next day i was given four tablets vaginally. I couldn't imagine myself to be in any more pain that i was already in, but boy was i mistaken. It took me four hours to pass the pregnancy. The contractions intensified until everything was out. I had to collect it in a cardboard bowl so that the nurse could ensure that i had passed everything. To my horror, i had passed TWO fetal sacs. The nurse quickly took the bowl away, hoping that i hadnt noticed. I overheard the nurse saying "there are two in there". My heart sank.

The pain continued for a while, but nowhere near as intense. i found that if i walked about more, the bleeding became heavier. If you are prone to heavy bleeding, i'd advise you to stay in bed for a while.

Not all women will experience this level of pain. My first pregnancy was also a B/O, but that just felt like a bad period pain.

It depends on how far you are in ur preg. With the first preg i was just 3 weeks gone. The last one i was almost nine weeks gone, which is the absolute maximum eligibility for a medical abortion.

The further along u are, the more ur cervix needs to dilate in order to let the pregnancy out.

Last but not least - DON'T be hard on urself girl.. this is not ur fault. This is nature's way of doing things for the best.

May you all have lovely happy healthy babies. HUGSSSSS x x x

I’ve just had a miscarriage, I was 13 weeks two days before my first scan I started spotting , pregnancy was not planned, but we was looking forward to baby, anyway went for my scan yesterday and they couldn’t see a baby I was then told that I had a blighted ovum which I didn’t have a clue about, I’m still spotting no pain or a lot of blood I guess I have to wait until nature takes its cause, I will say it’s a horrible experience, sitting here wondering why it happened and then it came to me I had my second dose of AstraZeneca when I was 4 week’s pregnant which I didn’t know at the time and I think that had something to do with it as my symptoms of the vaccine were really bad I threw up a lot I felt horrible anyway two weeks later I found out I was pregnant and now this ?? Can anyone relate