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Cautiously preg with 2nd
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Sometimes a blighted ovum is not a blighted ovum.
This is longgg so I outlined the timing at the bottom for those who don't want to read through this.
It's been quite a week for us. At what was supposed to be 6W 3D, I had some mild cramping that became severe for a few minutes. I called my OB and she told me to go to the emergency room. I had an emergency scan (transvaginal) and they found an "abnormal collection of fluid". They told me it was a miscarriage, handed me some papers about miscarriage/threatened abortion/blighted ovum and said sorry. I also had a blood draw that showed my HCG at 8495 which is good for 6 weeks. I called my OB and she had me come in the next day to talk about my options. She told me it looked like it's an abnormal pregnancy (blighted ovum) and I need to wait another week for a scan to be sure.
So after spending the week googling and thinking I'm walking around with a blighted ovum (the few symptoms I had disappeared at this point), I went back to her office this morning (7w 3d). She did a transvaginal ultrasound and found nothing but 2 cyst like objects but again, no baby. She said she hadn't really seen anything like this before and said that it's an abnormal pregnancy. She wrote me a prescription for Cytotec to start the miscarriage but told me to wait a day before filling it. I read A LOT about misdiagnosed miscarriages this week so regardless of what she said, I planned to let the miscarriage happen naturally. She wanted me to get my blood drawn one more time and said she'd send me to a radiologist who specialized in women's health. I got a same day appointment and went in the afternoon.
The woman tried an abdominal ultrasound first and immediately saw a baby (measuring 5 w 5d) and a little flicker of a heartbeat (rate 101 bpm). I could not believe my eyes, since I've been walking around the last week thinking I had an empty sac in me. They also found another sac which they are calling a "collection of blood" which they said is normal and happens to some women.
So my confusion. I recently got my period back in May after having my 1st child and stopped breastfeeding in July so my period/ovulation is all over the place. I got my first positive pregnancy test on August 20, almost 3 weeks ago. By their estimated timing, I found out I was pregnant at 2W 6D. Isn't that impossible? It also puts my 4w 5d HCG levels at 8495 which is CRAZY high. Could that "collection of blood" be a lost twin? This all makes absolutely no sense to me.
LMP - July 19 (the 2 before that were June 12 and May 12) I was breastfeeding my daughter and didn't get my period back until May 12.
Positive test - Aug 20 faint positive
Scan #1 - Sept 2nd (6w 3d based on LMP) - No baby, just an "abnormal collection of fluid". HCG levels 8495
Scan #2 - September 9th (7w 3d based on LMP) - Baby found with heartbeat (101 bpm) measuring 5 w 5 d. Another sac also found being called "a collection of blood" That would put my positive pregnancy test at 2w 6d.
This is longgg so I outlined the timing at the bottom for those who don't want to read through this.
It's been quite a week for us. At what was supposed to be 6W 3D, I had some mild cramping that became severe for a few minutes. I called my OB and she told me to go to the emergency room. I had an emergency scan (transvaginal) and they found an "abnormal collection of fluid". They told me it was a miscarriage, handed me some papers about miscarriage/threatened abortion/blighted ovum and said sorry. I also had a blood draw that showed my HCG at 8495 which is good for 6 weeks. I called my OB and she had me come in the next day to talk about my options. She told me it looked like it's an abnormal pregnancy (blighted ovum) and I need to wait another week for a scan to be sure.
So after spending the week googling and thinking I'm walking around with a blighted ovum (the few symptoms I had disappeared at this point), I went back to her office this morning (7w 3d). She did a transvaginal ultrasound and found nothing but 2 cyst like objects but again, no baby. She said she hadn't really seen anything like this before and said that it's an abnormal pregnancy. She wrote me a prescription for Cytotec to start the miscarriage but told me to wait a day before filling it. I read A LOT about misdiagnosed miscarriages this week so regardless of what she said, I planned to let the miscarriage happen naturally. She wanted me to get my blood drawn one more time and said she'd send me to a radiologist who specialized in women's health. I got a same day appointment and went in the afternoon.
The woman tried an abdominal ultrasound first and immediately saw a baby (measuring 5 w 5d) and a little flicker of a heartbeat (rate 101 bpm). I could not believe my eyes, since I've been walking around the last week thinking I had an empty sac in me. They also found another sac which they are calling a "collection of blood" which they said is normal and happens to some women.
So my confusion. I recently got my period back in May after having my 1st child and stopped breastfeeding in July so my period/ovulation is all over the place. I got my first positive pregnancy test on August 20, almost 3 weeks ago. By their estimated timing, I found out I was pregnant at 2W 6D. Isn't that impossible? It also puts my 4w 5d HCG levels at 8495 which is CRAZY high. Could that "collection of blood" be a lost twin? This all makes absolutely no sense to me.
LMP - July 19 (the 2 before that were June 12 and May 12) I was breastfeeding my daughter and didn't get my period back until May 12.
Positive test - Aug 20 faint positive
Scan #1 - Sept 2nd (6w 3d based on LMP) - No baby, just an "abnormal collection of fluid". HCG levels 8495
Scan #2 - September 9th (7w 3d based on LMP) - Baby found with heartbeat (101 bpm) measuring 5 w 5 d. Another sac also found being called "a collection of blood" That would put my positive pregnancy test at 2w 6d.