Blighted ovum at 5/6 weeks. Still not miscarried at 11 weeks naturally?!

[CE1992]

Hi! I wanted to get some experiences of others who have had a blighted ovum (sac but no fetal pole).
At a 7 week scan it was a suspected blighted ovum. I have had 3 miscarriages before and have always just managed them naturally at home. I decided to just wait and see for a few weeks if my body would catch on and miscarry. Usually they have within a couple of weeks of discovering it isn't a viable pregnancy by a scan (although all have had a baby in before and not empty).

anyway it is now 11 weeks and I went back in for another scan to check what was going on. Still an empty sac and a suspected ovarian cyst seen so couldn't entirely rule out eptopic. Anyway today I had my hcg levels taken and they are 30,000 which is seemingly pretty high. Brown discharge has happened all day too. I have to go back in 48 hours to check if my hcg levels are decreasing.

has anyone else had a blighted ovum which has taken a long while for their body to realise?! I'm terrified of having a D&C 😅 Just hoping it's not an ectopic with these high HCG levels.

[Mangotango39]

So sorry you are going through this.

My last pregnancy was a blighted ovum (now 19 weeks)

my body showed no signs . No bleeding etc and I opted for d&c .
understand the whole thing sounds scary but honestly, I would always pick this route.
My hcg continued to rise even on the day of d&c they made me scan again just incase!

the procedure itself was fine and I had no pain afterwards, little bleeding and therefore recovered very quickly which helped me move on.
Pregnant again now with no issues.

[CE1992]

Thank you so much for your reply! I've actually been looking into this option since posting and it seems everyone's experience of a D&C is less scary than it initially sounded. It's my fourth miscarriage (although have 3 healthy children too!) and they've all passed naturally pretty quickly and easily so this has been a new situation for me.

great to know your recovery was OK!

[SareBear87]

I had similar, last pregnancy was labelled a mmc. Discovered at 11 weeks, baby died (or just didn't develop at all - sonographer wasn't sure) at 5/6 weeks, opted for natural mc but by 16 weeks nothing had happened so had a D&C.
I opted for a general anaesthetic, was in and out within 30 mins. The worst part was waiting to go in, the ward was freezing cold! Went home the same day with minimal pain and bleeding.
Had a totally normal bleed the following month so I'd definitely opt for surgery again should I mc again.

[Ttcmumma]

If you are scared of d&c (I tried to avoid this due to risk of scarring affecting future pregnancies) can you not have the medicated management? This is what I had when I found out at 14 weeks that my baby had died at 10+6. It worked very quickly, was abit like a quick labour but I managed to be around my son and hide the pain so it wasn't awful, just helped my body flush everything out when it was struggling on its own x

[BellaNutella88]

I’ve had surgical management twice now. The most recent for a blighted ovum. I was absolutely terrified of GA the first time although I had to take that option on that occasion. It was fine though and meant it was over and done with that day and had minimal bleeding after that for a few weeks. So for that reason with the blighted ovum I chose that option straight away. I wouldn’t rule out medical management though depending on my circumstances. Sending love to you, take care of yourself xx

[hellohelp]

Same as Mangotango39 my body didn't show any signs so I found out at my 12 week scan about the blighted ovum. It was a mindfuck

[hellohelp]

@hellohelp

Same as Mangotango39 my body didn't show any signs so I found out at my 12 week scan about the blighted ovum. It was a mindfuck

Sorry pressed send too soon!

It was a mindfuck for me. My hormones kept rising and the hospital phoned me to book me into a d&c around 10 days later when still i wasn't miscarrying naturally
I bled from the surgery for 5 days and had cramps for a week. I stayed in bed as my head was all over the place I just needed to stay there and cry. I had my period around 3 weeks after the d&c and then fell pregnant with ds 😁

[Herbusyness]

I discovered I had a blighted ovum at my 12-week scan, which was an upsetting experience (I felt a fraud). I went away to miscarry naturally. I ended up haemorrhaging and then blend constantly for about 10 weeks. A scan showed retained products of conception so I ended up with a D&C (under GA), which I wished I’d had straight away. After one natural period I fell pregnant with my first child. Sending best wishes xx

[CE1992]

So sorry you went through this 😓 yes everyone's comments make me feel like hospital intervention is safer than at home at this stage.

[Passthecake30]

I also had one around 6.4 and opted for a D&C around 8-9 weeks. It was fine and allowed me to draw a line under it all.

[Billyhargrovesmullet]

Sorry you are going through this. I had a d&c after missed miscarriage & I was fine straight away after the procedure

[Flowersinbloom87]

Hi All,
I was getting some cramping and bleeding, went to EPAC on Saturday, sadly I was told that there was no baby, just a gestational sack 😢, I'm now 11w+2d. I'm due to go back it on Tuesday to double check, although myself and my husband already know it's a blighted ovum, I'm beyond heart broken. I'm feeling all the emotions right now. I'm angry that my body didn't know! Anyway, I'm unsure what route to go down, whether to go for D&C or medical. I had an operation years ago to remove abnormal cells and I'm worried that having had this done and going for a D&C isn't a good idea and will affect my future fertility. Thinking about going for medical. I can't work atm as I can't stop crying and am just feeling so down, can't seem to eat anything. I've started getting a slight but of cramping today and bit of lower back pain, I'm wondering if this could be the start of it passing naturally. My pregnancy symptoms have gradually stopped. I just want this all over with!!! Beyond heartbroken, apologies for the rant!!!

[CE1992]

@Flowersinbloom87 I'm so sorry to hear of this. After posting, I think I miscarried maybe 2 weeks later naturally. It ended up being a bit of a strange miscarriage over a few days (usually mine have been much more within a few hours!), but it passed naturally and then several weeks after that I got a negative pregnancy test, so I knew everything had passed successfully.

I am now 15 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby girl! I've suffered 5 miscarriages (all managed naturally) and I'm currently pregnant with my fourth child. It's so hard but miscarriage shouldn't effect your fertility ❤️❤️ I do hope that your body is able to pass this and that you can conceive again when you're ready to. If you have any concerns do get in contact with your hospital. Mine have all started with cramping like you've described though so it sounds like your body is recognising the MMC Xx

[Flowersinbloom87]

Thankyou @CE1992, I went don't the medical management route in the end. Have taken the 2nd lot of 4 tablets this morning but no pain or bleeding. The 1st lot that i took on Thursday was horrendous!! The pain was so bad but not much bleeding and i only passed a small clot. Not sure whats going on tbh.
I'm do happy you have a healthy girl on the way. Take care of yourself 🥰