Nichollette4
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I wanted to share my story with all those suffering the grief of a blighted ovum. Please, Please DO NOT have a D&C unless you have had several sonograms and or blood tests and you and your doctor are absolutely sure the pregnancy is not viable.
2 weeks ago (Thursday) I took a pregnancy test and to my surprise, I was pregnant. This was a big surprise as my husband and I were not trying to have a baby. We just had our third son ten months ago and had no intentions on getting pregnant. But our trust in God is immense, and we know this is what he wanted for us. I scheduled an appoiment to see my OB (Friday), he examined me and said that my uterus felt larger than 4 weeks (which based on my LMP was how far along I should have been). He sent me for a sono the same day. The minute I saw the sac, I asked the sono tech why it looked empty. She said that she was sorry to tell me that the sac was empty and miss-shaped which meant I had a blighted ovum. At the time I was measuring 6 weeks.
I had mixed emotions, but trusted that this is what God wanted for us. The next week (Wednesday) I went back to see my doctor. He explained that the pregnancy was not viable, and that I could wait to have a miscarriage or I could have D&C. I weighed my options, and felt that a D&C would be the best for me and my family. I felt it would be very difficult to carry on with the pregnancy waiting for a miscarriage. I asked if I could have another sono just to make sure that the pregnancy was not viable, and he agreed. He went ahead and scheduled the D&C for one week (Wednesday) and my follow up sono for 5 days (Monday).
When Monday came around, I really didn't think anything would change, but to my surprise, there was a perfect little embryo, with a perfect little heart beat. They had been WRONG!!! There was no blighted ovum!!! There was a perfectly viable pregnancy!! Although my situation is very rare, I feel that EVERYONE who is told they have a blighted ovum should make absolutely sure that is the case before scheduling a D&C.
Needless to say, I am 6 weeks 4 days pregnant with a healthy baby!
Please listen to your body!!
2 weeks ago (Thursday) I took a pregnancy test and to my surprise, I was pregnant. This was a big surprise as my husband and I were not trying to have a baby. We just had our third son ten months ago and had no intentions on getting pregnant. But our trust in God is immense, and we know this is what he wanted for us. I scheduled an appoiment to see my OB (Friday), he examined me and said that my uterus felt larger than 4 weeks (which based on my LMP was how far along I should have been). He sent me for a sono the same day. The minute I saw the sac, I asked the sono tech why it looked empty. She said that she was sorry to tell me that the sac was empty and miss-shaped which meant I had a blighted ovum. At the time I was measuring 6 weeks.
I had mixed emotions, but trusted that this is what God wanted for us. The next week (Wednesday) I went back to see my doctor. He explained that the pregnancy was not viable, and that I could wait to have a miscarriage or I could have D&C. I weighed my options, and felt that a D&C would be the best for me and my family. I felt it would be very difficult to carry on with the pregnancy waiting for a miscarriage. I asked if I could have another sono just to make sure that the pregnancy was not viable, and he agreed. He went ahead and scheduled the D&C for one week (Wednesday) and my follow up sono for 5 days (Monday).
When Monday came around, I really didn't think anything would change, but to my surprise, there was a perfect little embryo, with a perfect little heart beat. They had been WRONG!!! There was no blighted ovum!!! There was a perfectly viable pregnancy!! Although my situation is very rare, I feel that EVERYONE who is told they have a blighted ovum should make absolutely sure that is the case before scheduling a D&C.
Needless to say, I am 6 weeks 4 days pregnant with a healthy baby!
Please listen to your body!!
