A little back story.. I went in at 8 weeks and had an ultrasound where we saw the heartbeat and things looked fine. The dr got two different measurements (5 days apart) but one of the measurements was 1 day less than I thought I should be based on charting. Then, on Sept 22nd, I went in for what should have been our 12 week appointment. We had an ultrasound to confirm dates and unfortunately there was no heartbeat and the baby had stopped growing some time right after our first appointment. I had a d&c on the 25th.

Today I received a call from the Dr.. The pathology report came back as not decisive and suggested a molar pregnancy as there was no fetal DNA. I asked the dr if we would have still seen the heartbeat with a molar pregnancy as the way she described it made it seem as though there would be no fetus. She implied that it sounded abnormal and to come in for HCG blood test tomorrow and also to wait for the additional pathology testing results to come back in a few weeks.

Is it abnormal to see the heartbeat and the baby and then have no fetal DNA after the D&C? I should add that the dr said she did an ultrasound during the D&C and everything looked clear.

Thanks very much for anyone's help & I'm very sorry for this very long post.