First scan 6 + 5 days no heart beat - chance of blighted ovum =(

[tung]

I just got back from my first ultrasound... I posted 2 days ago that my HCG levels aren't as high as the doctor would like.

I'm very disappointed, worried and nervous. The lady that did my ultrasound couldn't find the sac. So she told me to pee and come back and we did the trans-vaginal.

She wouldn't tell me what she saw... I was laying down and couldn't see the screen properly. All i saw was that she found some sort of sac... and she started measuring it... I couldn't tell if there was a baby growing nor would she disclose anything to me...

The report will be sent to my doctor today.. and i have an appointment at 5:30 to see it... i'm so disappointed... frustrated.. scared..

I miscarried in May... i thought this could be it... I have lost every little hope now.... i feel like crying.

 

[NewMama2012]

Hun, I'll be thinking of you!!! Hoping for some great news at 530!

 

[MommaCC]

Oh hunni I'm sorry. I'll also be thinking and praying for you xxxx

 

[Geegees]

Thinking of you xxx

 

[wavescrash]

HUGS! I hope it all works out for you!


I do have a question though. You said she wouldn't disclose anything & you couldn't see the screen really so how do you know there's no heartbeat and a chance of the blighted ovum? Unless I missed it in your previous post, of course, I wouldn't get too worked up or upset over nothing. It's still really early and even waiting another 2 days could make all the difference in a scan.

 

[mrsbeanbump]

just wanted to say Hugs and thinking of you...

but I think, doesn't heartbeat show up from 6 weeks?? so if there is any chance your dating is wrong it might be nothing to worry about...
But I can't believe you have to wait for any news like that when the sonographer had the answers x

 

[Jaybug0115]

stay strong and i'm praying for you and your little bean!

 

[LisK]

Tung I'm so sorry to hear this Hopefully it is just early and your doctor can put your mind at ease. Thinking of you...

 

[tung]

HUGS! I hope it all works out for you!


I do have a question though. You said she wouldn't disclose anything & you couldn't see the screen really so how do you know there's no heartbeat and a chance of the blighted ovum? Unless I missed it in your previous post, of course, I wouldn't get too worked up or upset over nothing. It's still really early and even waiting another 2 days could make all the difference in a scan.

She only disclosed that she didn't find a heartbeat... but when I asked her if she found a fetus or any baby at all she wouldn't tell me. On the screen I saw something... like a sac... but I wasn't close enough to see anything else.

I was hoping there was something growing but the heartbeat wasn't detectable yet.


Anyway... it's a blighted ovum. I just got back from the doctors office.. and what i prepared myself for.. happened... There was a sac but no baby growing.... no heartbeat... I was devastated... this is my 2nd miscarriage in a row... Once in May... and now... I broke down in the office and walked out in tears.... Why again?? whyy?? with my son it went so smoothly....

The doctor said for me to go back tomorrow and do more blood work to make sure the hcg is dropping and to think about whether i want a D&C or not... he says that if by Monday I don't miscarry naturally I should get a D&C...

What do you ladies think? D&C or no? I think I read some where on this forum that one of the ladies decided to wait and ended up waiting 8 weeks before she bled.

 

[wavescrash]

I'm sorry to hear that I'm still perplexed how they were able to tell so early as it's hard to see a lot at that stage. If I were in your situation, I'd wait a little longer and see. But then again, if I were in that situation, I may have different feelings about it than I do as an outsider.

I'm sorry you're going through this though.

 

[tung]

I'm sorry to hear that I'm still perplexed how they were able to tell so early as it's hard to see a lot at that stage. If I were in your situation, I'd wait a little longer and see. But then again, if I were in that situation, I may have different feelings about it than I do as an outsider.

I'm sorry you're going through this though.

Yeah I was googling earlier today and I found a site where a lady was advised by her doctors that she had a blighted ovum as well at 6-7 weeks. They suggested a D&C. She refused it and asked for another ultrasound at 9 weeks... at that point they found a baby and heart beat... so that makes me think maybe I should just wait... Humans do make mistakes... or maybe I should get another ultrasound somewhere else next week...

here's the link to what I read:

https://www.squidoo.com/misdiagnosedblightedovum

How reliable this is.. i'm not sure... what do you ladies think?

 

[Xiaohuii]

I'll wait a week to see. I saw only a sac at my supposingly 6 weeks, nothing else. The doc just say, " can't see baby yet" and she wasn't concerned. I went for another scan the next week elsewhere and saw a little heartbeat. Dates may be wrong so at your stage it could be just normal. I really hope u can wait a while... Lotsa hugs..

 

[wavescrash]

Yeah, I was going to say that if your dates are off even by a couple days that could make such a huge difference in what they see. I'd wait and see... it's so early that anything could happen good or bad. I just feel like it's too early.

 

[tung]

Yeah I just feel like my doctor is so sure that it's a blighted ovum.... maybe if my blood work comes back and hcg is still going up... even if it's slowly.. he'll suggest another ultrasound...

So there is a little bit of hope....

 

[Sanibel]

Fingers crossed for you...i read a lot of stories with great endings at www.misdiagnosedmiscarriage.com

Good luck sweetie...hugs.

 

[amjon]

HUGS! I hope it all works out for you!


I do have a question though. You said she wouldn't disclose anything & you couldn't see the screen really so how do you know there's no heartbeat and a chance of the blighted ovum? Unless I missed it in your previous post, of course, I wouldn't get too worked up or upset over nothing. It's still really early and even waiting another 2 days could make all the difference in a scan.

She only disclosed that she didn't find a heartbeat... but when I asked her if she found a fetus or any baby at all she wouldn't tell me. On the screen I saw something... like a sac... but I wasn't close enough to see anything else.

I was hoping there was something growing but the heartbeat wasn't detectable yet.


Anyway... it's a blighted ovum. I just got back from the doctors office.. and what i prepared myself for.. happened... There was a sac but no baby growing.... no heartbeat... I was devastated... this is my 2nd miscarriage in a row... Once in May... and now... I broke down in the office and walked out in tears.... Why again?? whyy?? with my son it went so smoothly....

The doctor said for me to go back tomorrow and do more blood work to make sure the hcg is dropping and to think about whether i want a D&C or not... he says that if by Monday I don't miscarry naturally I should get a D&C...

What do you ladies think? D&C or no? I think I read some where on this forum that one of the ladies decided to wait and ended up waiting 8 weeks before she bled.

Personally I would wait for nature to take it's course. Doctors can be wrong and the LO may surprise you.

 

[amjon]

I'm sorry to hear that I'm still perplexed how they were able to tell so early as it's hard to see a lot at that stage. If I were in your situation, I'd wait a little longer and see. But then again, if I were in that situation, I may have different feelings about it than I do as an outsider.

I'm sorry you're going through this though.

Yeah I was googling earlier today and I found a site where a lady was advised by her doctors that she had a blighted ovum as well at 6-7 weeks. They suggested a D&C. She refused it and asked for another ultrasound at 9 weeks... at that point they found a baby and heart beat... so that makes me think maybe I should just wait... Humans do make mistakes... or maybe I should get another ultrasound somewhere else next week...

here's the link to what I read:

https://www.squidoo.com/misdiagnosedblightedovum

How reliable this is.. i'm not sure... what do you ladies think?

I was 7 1/2 weeks at my first U/S. Tech was very cold, didn't say anything to me or show me the screen. She asked if I could be 2 weeks earlier. I told her no. She then wiped me off and left the room. (She only did external.) Outside the room she told me she only saw a sac. I was devastated. I called Planned Parenthood and scheduled another scan for 3 days later (which also happened to be my birthday). They did both external and internal scans and told me I was 7 weeks 5 days (only a day off from what I thought). She said she doesn't understand what they other place did wrong as there was very clearly a baby. I was so relieved. The PP tech was SO much nicer. It was much more pleasant experience (except for the part where she asked if I was planning on keeping it).

 

[tung]

Fingers crossed for you...i read a lot of stories with great endings at www.misdiagnosedmiscarriage.com

Good luck sweetie...hugs.

Thank you so much for this link! It's giving me back some hope... Maybe I will ask the doctor for one more ultrasound at 7-9 weeks just to confirm (that is, if I don't miscarry naturally first)

 

[tung]

I was 7 1/2 weeks at my first U/S. Tech was very cold, didn't say anything to me or show me the screen. She asked if I could be 2 weeks earlier. I told her no. She then wiped me off and left the room. (She only did external.) Outside the room she told me she only saw a sac. I was devastated. I called Planned Parenthood and scheduled another scan for 3 days later (which also happened to be my birthday). They did both external and internal scans and told me I was 7 weeks 5 days (only a day off from what I thought). She said she doesn't understand what they other place did wrong as there was very clearly a baby. I was so relieved. The PP tech was SO much nicer. It was much more pleasant experience (except for the part where she asked if I was planning on keeping it).[/QUOTE]

Thank you so much for telling me your story! I will for sure ask for another ultrasound before I decide to get a D&C!

Thank you to all the ladies who have given me back some hope and support.

 

[Mon_n_john]

I would definately wait another week and request another internal ultrasound before having a D&C.