Last year around this time we found out we were pregnant. Everything was going smoothly. Baby had a great heartbeat and was growing on track. At a normal check in at 17 weeks I received the worst news. Our baby did not have a heartbeat. This was the appt we found out it was Boy. He stopped growing at 14 weeks. Having to decide if I’d delivery him or have a D&C at that moment was terrible. I decided a D&C was best choice for me. I don’t think mentally I could have made it through labor. We did genetic testing and everything came back normal. Only answer I got from the doctor was these things just happen. I’m healthy and no reason we wouldn’t get pregnant again and have a healthy baby.

Fast forward 6 months later and we are pregnant again. Sadly my first thought was fear. What if I miscarry again? At my first checkin the doctor confirmed there was a sac but nothing in it. Maybe I had my dates wrong, maybe it’s too early so we came back a week later for another checkin. It was confirmed blighted ovum was happening. Just an empty sac. Then I had my second miscarriage and D&C. The heartache is just unreal at this point.

Next steps is to do the full blood panel and see if any hormone or other issues. Does anyone have a similar experience? I’m feeling hopeless at this point and it’s hard to stay positive if it will ever happen for us. Is there anything else to check?

We get pregnant when we try so that’s a positive for us. My doctor thinks we’ve just had really bad luck but if there’s anything I can do to help our odds for next time I’ll do it.