https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:31:46 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2097644 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:51:31 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2097644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: I'm sorry! It's so unfair and so sad.... :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2097629 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 08:42:56 +0000 Alivoo01 2097629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: hugging you closely and tightly. &lt;3 &lt;3 &lt;3 I'm expecting to hear back from the dr today with my Wednesday blood work to see how it compares to Monday then go from there. The wait sucks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2096175 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:23:52 +0000 autumnlove 2096175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: I am so sorry for your loss. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2096174 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:23:01 +0000 ValentineMommy 2096174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2096061 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 07:54:23 +0000 hilsy85 2096061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so sorry :( Thinking of you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2096036 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 06:57:13 +0000 NovBaby1112 2096036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: :sad: I'm so sorry for your loss </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2095938 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:11:20 +0000 travellingbee 2095938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: I'm so glad you got answers though I am sorry for your loss.. I felt that same way. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2095925 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 23:01:52 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2095925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: So sorry for your loss. &lt;3 Wishing you a quick recovery and lots of peace and healing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2095872 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 22:07:28 +0000 Anya 2095872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: I am so sorry for your loss. I wish you a swift recovery and continued healing :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2095806 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:24:47 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2095806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, I had my appointment today and confirmed it's a blighted ovum. Just waiting for the surgery scheduler to call me tomorrow to schedule the d and c. My ob gave me the option to wait it out but I can't deal with more waiting.</p> <p>It's weird, I actually feel so much better. I think because I knew it was going to be bad news, I've already grieved the loss a lot this past week. Mostly I'm relieved the anxiety of waiting is over. Thanks for all your support ladies, you are all so helpful and sweet to share your stories.</p> <p>@Alivoo01: Thinking of you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2092359 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 08:57:10 +0000 Alivoo01 2092359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: Ditto! I still FEEL pregnant, but I also don't want to hold onto false hope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2092353 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 08:46:59 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2092353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Just replied to your post on the October board! I'm so sorry to have an October mama buddy in this crappy situation. Hugs to you, I know exactly what you're going through! My follow up ultrasound is tomorrow. I go back and forth between just KNOWING it's over to wishing irrationally for a miracle baby.</p> <p>One of the worst things right now is I still feel pregnant and I'm starting to look pregnant! I'm terrified I'm going to get outed by a coworker and break down in tears. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2092326 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 08:25:36 +0000 Alivoo01 2092326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: Just wanted to say, I'm now potentially sharing this journey with you. I went in for my 1st appt yesterday, and only saw a gestational sac. no baby. The OB mentioned the two already mentioned scenarios, but like you said, I'm pretty confident on my dates. So looks like I'm on the waiting wagon as well. From one Oct. 2015 momma to another, *hugs and tears* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2088165 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:33:30 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2088165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the sweet words and stories of your experiences.</p> <p>@dookie32: So sorry you're going through that. It really sucks. Still feeling pregnant is the worst part. I still have awful morning sickness which just seems cruel of the universe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2087885 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 23:12:33 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2087885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just sending you hugs &amp; healing thoughts. I'm sorry you are in this limbo. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2087874 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:55:50 +0000 dookie32 2087874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hugs to you- having just been through this (actually still going through it), I know how awful it is both physically and emotionally. It's really an emotional roller coaster that no one else can understand unless they have been through it. </p> <p>I went in for my 8 week ultrasound in January and they found the empty sac. I had been keeping track of my dates so it wasn't even a question if the days were off. I had another loss before this one and even though that was an awful experience, I think this one was worse because with a BO your body is acting like its pregnant. I was starting to have all of the same symptoms I had with my 1st pregnancy so I wasn't expecting there to be anything wrong.</p> <p>I had hoped that the MC would start on its own but after 2 weeks I hadn't even started spotting. My RE encouraged me to go the natural route with the misoprotol- I was also trying to avoid the D&amp;C for money reasons knowing that there may be fertility treatments and possibly IVF on the horizon. I took the pills at the end of January and after almost 4 weeks I guess I'm technically still miscarrying since my HGC levels are still around 1000. I was around 10 weeks along and my HCG levels were at around 21,000 when I started so I knew it would take a while but I never expected it to take this long. </p> <p>I really hope things end up working out for you but if it ends up being a loss I would recommend doing the D&amp;C. I don't regret doing the misoprotol but I will never do it again. It has just really prolonged the healing process for us. My husband and I had already grieved the loss of this pregnancy and have been mentally ready to move on to the next steps for a while now. Whatever happens you will get through it- large amounts of wine help :). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2086387 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:17:21 +0000 autumnlove 2086387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so sorry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2086357 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:01:00 +0000 mrsjyw 2086357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2086355 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:00:22 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2086355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry that you're going through this. I had something similar happen to me twice where we went at 8 weeks, the baby was measuring at 6 weeks with an extremely weak heartbeat. They had me wait a week, but told me miscarriage was inevitable. I held out hope for that week, and was the longest week of my life. Got to our next ultrasound and there was no heartbeat. I opted for a D&amp;C.</p> <p>The second time, the fetal pole was there, but again, was measuring a week behind, and they couldn't find a heartbeat. Waited a week to see the same measurement, and had another D&amp;C.</p> <p>Sending you a ton of love and prayers that the week passes quickly for you. It's a horribly difficult thing to go through, and I'm sorry you're in this situation. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2086278 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:20:19 +0000 littleveesmommy 2086278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so sorry that you are in this situation. We went through the same situation two years ago when we were trying for #2. DH and I went to my OB for a dating scan at what I assumed was 6w4d but knew something was wrong when the OB remained quiet after starting the scan (with DD1 he found her right away). After a couple minutes he informed us that the gestational sac seemed empty and that it could be one of two scenarios: we are too early in the pregnancy or it is a blighted ovum and I am miscarrying. He drew blood to test betas and my progesterone levels, and also gave me a prescription for progesterone suppository as an enforcement until the results came back. His explanation is that if it is, in fact, earlier in the pregnancy than we thought and progesterone levels are low that the supplement may be the boost I need to keep the pregnancy. I stayed on the progesterone for about 3 days before my results came back - both my betas and progesterone was low. My OB felt that this pregnancy was not viable and said I would likely miscarry. I pushed for another ultrasound and went in a week after the first one but, again, we only saw an empty sac. I decided that I wanted to miscarry naturally and left. Part of me was actually hoping this was all wrong and if I waited a miracle would happen. I waited for 3 weeks, even traveling for a family vacation to visit family, before DH and I decided that I was just torturing myself by waiting. We scheduled a D&amp;C just shy of what should have been 12 weeks. On the day of my scheduled D&amp;C, the tech performed an ultrasound as part of pre-op and confirmed that it was a blighted ovum. My gestational sac had continued to grow and measured around 12 weeks, which explains why I was still experiencing pregnancy symptoms. I don't think I was able to properly grieve until after the procedure.<br /> Like @marym, my DH put on a strong front which made it even harder on me. I explained that it felt like he didn't care (I know, not nice of me) and I couldn't understand why this didn't affect him. After a long heart to heart, I understood where he was coming from and it helped. I encourage you to be open about your feelings with your SO and do what you need for yourself during this time. It completely sucks to be in limbo waiting for results. Sending you lots of positive thoughts and hoping this works out for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2086274 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:18:59 +0000 Alivoo01 2086274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>*hugs* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2086135 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:28:23 +0000 travellingbee 2086135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a similar situation, as well. My betas were rising but low. At a 6 week ultrasound there was basically nothing. I was in limbo for a long time with my betas, but the ultrasound actually helped me accept what was happening. For me, releasing that last bit of hope was what I needed. I started a natural miscarriage at 6 W6 days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2086118 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 07:05:55 +0000 ValentineMommy 2086118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a similar situation to @Tidybee, except I had no spotting.</p> <p>My HCG was doubling appropriately, but after 3 u/s, at 8.5 weeks they "confirmed" it was a blighted ovum and I had a D&amp;E. </p> <p>I'm so sorry you're going through this. It was a horrible time for DH and I. Sending lots of &lt;3 and prayers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2086115 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 06:57:21 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2086115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a blighted ovum pregnancy in August (first pregnancy following IVF). :sad: FX that you might still get some good news, but I agree that your dates sound solid. Sending lots of hugs and good thoughts! :heart: Feel free to reach out if you have questions or if there's anything I can do for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2086112 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 06:34:37 +0000 marionberry 2086112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With the twins I went in thinking I was 6w4d and the ultrasound showed two empty sacs. I was heartbroken. She made me wait 2 weeks and ran 2 betas in the meantime. Both looked good but the waiting was horrible. At my next ultrasound there were two healthy babies</p> <p>Sometimes it can be a bad machine or you're too early (I was 5 days behind what I thought) but my only worry for you is it sounds like you're pretty sure when you ovulated and got your bfp. Praying for good news for you. I've been in that waiting game and it's rough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2085633 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:15:45 +0000 DesertDreams88 2085633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: first of all, I am so so sorry that you're going through this, no matter what the outcome is. I had a blighted ovum back in october/november. When I had my ultrasound at 6 weeks, there was just a gestational sac. Two days later I started bleeding, I think mostly from the stress. My beta hCG numbers were all over the place for 3 weeks, which was difficult but helpful- I knew there was no hope based on the numbers, but it was frustrating to wonder what was going on because they kept going up and down. I ended up having to take misoprotol because it was an incomplete miscarriage. </p> <p>I avoided the D&amp;C because it would have cost me a couple thousand dollars, and the loss started on its own. In retrospect I wish I had just done the D&amp;C anyway because my bloodwork made my doctor question some things and she ordered me to go to the ER, which ended up costing me just as much as a D&amp;C. I feel like personally, if i did the D&amp;C, it could have helped me heal and move on more quickly. From what I remember reading, blighted ovums miscarry naturally only 66% of the time. I sincerely hope that you end up with a joyful surprise the next appointment, but if you don't, I hope that it resolves all naturally and quickly.</p> <p>Again, I'm so sorry that you're going through this and please feel 100% free to reach out to me on my wall or keep posting here in the support section. This place is one of the main things that got me through on some of the darkest days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2085617 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:03:09 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2085617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks so much everyone for your kind words and encouragement. It completely sucks so many of you can relate to this situation but it's always nice to know I'm not alone. Hoping this week flies by so we can get some answers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2085616 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 18:02:44 +0000 hilsy85 2085616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so sorry...hoping for the best :heart: For me, it was helpful to have bloodwork done (even though it wasn't actually that helpful) just to feel like i Was "doing something", and the extra appts made the week feel like it went by faster. I would just try to keep busy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2085592 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 17:41:02 +0000 Rockies11 2085592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@My Only Sunshine: I don't have experience with a BO specifically, just with the limbo of not knowing - in this pregnancy, they saw nothing when I was supposed to be 6 weeks, then a sac with no heartbeat when I was supposed to be 8 weeks, then a sac with fetus measuing behind with a heartbeat that was too slow, etc. etc. along with bleeding the entire time. It was 6 weeks of uncertainty, and it was just terrible to wait it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-experience-with-blighted-ovumempty-sac#post-2085521 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 16:57:20 +0000 MaryM 2085521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To follow up on @Tidybee: and keeping busy...that's what I did and what was best for me at the time. Because it was so ongoing and drawn out for me, I kept going to work and school and just missed the days of appointments. </p> <p>Looking back, even though it would have been hard and sucked, I do wish I'd taken a day or two to fully process and feel my feelings instead of staying as busy so I could be distracted. </p>