Blighted Ovum...?

Question

I was supposed to be 10 weeks. I was supposed to be able to see baby at the ultrasound. Instead there was just an empty sac and I was only measuring 5 weeks. 
"Are you sure you have your dates correct?"
Well, yes. If I had a positive pregnancy test 6 weeks ago then my dates are correct...

It is called a blighted ovum. Apparently there was never a baby. My body sensed that there was something wrong and terminated the pregnancy before the embryo developed. It is so heartbreaking and I am so unsure what to think and how to process this! The fact that there was never a baby is disappointing.

I have a follow up ultrasound tomorrow because they still think I have my dates wrong and they want to make sure I am not progressing...

I have started to bleed again. Nothing heavy yet. No clots. It is a roller coaster of emotions everyday.

Has anyone else experienced this type of miscarriage?

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I had what my doctor called a missed miscarriage. I found out I was pregnant at 4 weeks along and spent the next 6 weeks believing I had a little human growing inside me. I had some slight bleeding pretty much the whole time but my dr said if it wasn't a lot it was nothing to worry about. Then on Father's Day the bleeding picked up a little bit so I decided to go to the ER. No cramping and I still felt pregnant. They did a vaginal ultrasound and told me the sac was empty and that I was either off on my dates or I was going to miscarry. The next day at the end of my shift at work I started cramping and then came the bleeding. Back to the ER and they said I miscarried. After doing some research I came to the conclusion that it was a blighted ovum though none of the doctors ever referred to it as that, they just called it a missed miscarriage. Thankfully I was able to get pregnant again 2 months later. I spent the entire pregnant thinking something bad was gonna happen. It didn't though and I now have a healthy happy baby girl. I know the heartache sucks right now but don't give up on your baby dreams ☺️☺️

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I am sorry or your loss. I know how confusing and upsetting this time can be. I have had both a MMC and a blighted ovum. I Have been reading Miscarriage: What Every Woman Needs to Know and it explains new insights into this type of MC

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I'm 9 weeks and was told 2 days ago that there's nothing there :-( so I'm basically waiting for a mc. Horrible feeling. I have to say I find it a tad 'comforting' to know that a baby never really developed. We will get through this. Slowly but surely. Stay strong

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I had a blighted ovum, discovered at 8.5 weeks. I miscarried at 9.5 weeks. I never felt pregnant and worried something wasn't right but I tried to assure myself that since I wasn't experiencing any bleeding it must be going well. I am so so sorry this is happening to you. There is nothing to prepare you for that ultrasound. It feels like someone has just ripped your world apart. Give yourself space to be angry and sad. It absolutely sucks that you have to experience this. Sending love and healing!

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Yes. I was 10 weeks on Monday and had a D&C. But I never had any bleeding. My body had no idea the baby didn't finish developing and my hcg was 125000 still. I found out during ultrasound too. So hard

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Yes I had went to the er because I was having bad morning sickness and couldn't keep anything down. I was vomiting so much that blood was coming up and of course I was scared and told the dr I was pregnant 5 weeks along. Did a ultrasound and the tech was taking a long time looking at the screen. I ask if he could see the baby but he didn't say a word just kept his eyes on the screen so I got worried. I was thinking it's enough thst I had a MC 5 months ago and I don't need thst happening again. So the dr came in and said that your sac shows to be 5 weeks but there is no baby. I bust into tears and he told me it's only a matter of time before I Mc a few weeks later I did and also had a dc done. I still don't understand it either  sorry for your loss darling

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I have. It's just awful. I'm so sorry you're going through this. I finally took misoprostal at 9 weeks, after going in after 7 weeks every week for ultrasound to make sure I had my dates right.

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Thank you all for the comfort and thoughts. I finally passed the sac and completed my miscarriage last Friday. It was a heck of an experience. And it has been a crazy emotional roller coaster ever since. I thought I was okay but I'm trying to find the best coping method for myself. My husband doesn't understand this whatsoever.

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