https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 09:08:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2009123 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 16:53:42 +0000 mrskc 2009123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry you are going through this. </p> <p>My experience was similar to @simplyfelicity: I went to 12 weeks with barely any symptoms ... Just early symptoms that went away. I never had betas done. Just at 12 weeks and it was really high number but progesteronne was really low. I had spotting and went to ER. Then saw my doc and it was a blighted ovum that they think stoped growing around 7 weeks. They suspected possible molar pregnancy (kinda scary) so they suggested d &amp; c so tissue could be tested to make sure it wasn't molar (it wasn't). The thing that sucked the worst was walkingg around until 12 weeks thinking I was pregnant and everything was ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2009112 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 16:42:00 +0000 ValentineMommy 2009112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hcg was rising normally, but the b.o. was detected by ultrasound. Hcg got up to 50k before I had the d&amp;e around 8.5w. My procedure did not go well, I ended up taking two rounds of misoprostol after the d&amp;e because of prolonged bleeding. The meds failed and I continued to bleed. They monitored my hcg, which slooooowly dropped for almost 8 weeks, when I finally passed retained tissue that they never found on u/s. The waiting was the worst part. I'm so sorry you're going through this. Hugs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2009095 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 16:27:52 +0000 Sunshine1810 2009095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had consistently doubling or more than doubling betas (had 5 betas drawn), so that wasn't an indicator for me. I really didn't know until I went in for an ultrasound and they just saw the sac. I had an early ultrasound at 5w6d and my doctor wanted to give it a little longer. I went in for a second u/s at 7w4d and it there was still just a sac (it had grown to 7w3d). </p> <p>My doctor took me off the progesterone that I was on and I waited 3 weeks to see if I would miscarry naturally, but unfortunately I did not. I didn't have any symptoms of miscarriage either, no spotting, cramping, etc. So on the day where I would have been 10 weeks, I had a D&amp;C.</p> <p>My recovery wasn't too bad from the D&amp;C. I bled off and on for about 3 weeks, and then had my period 6 weeks after the D&amp;C. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2009063 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 15:58:58 +0000 DesertDreams88 2009063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know we've talked a bit on the other board posts but it's been a bit disjointed so here's my summary, start to finish.</p> <p>Light HPTs at 12 DPO, HPTS continued getting darker. Clearblue digital said 1-2 weeks and then 2-3 weeks at the appropriate times, but then stayed stuck there .... never saw a 3+, even at 6 weeks. Very mild pregnancy symptoms. So I was a bit nervous going into my first appointment. </p> <p>At the 6w3d ultrasound, the gestational sac measured 5w0d, no yolk sac, no fetal pole, nothing. Betas that day were 3000ish, two days later it was 4000ish. It was on the low side and slow-rising. Two days after the ultrasound (the day of the 2nd betas), I started miscarrying, basically like a period for me. However, I passed a quarter-sized clump of tissue, which I was NOT emotionally prepared for (due to the "empty" looking ultrasound).</p> <p>The next week, my betas dropped to 1700, but then rose again to 2000, then 1800, then 1900. My ultrasound still revealed a smaller, more-irregularly shaped sac or clot. My doctor was afraid it could be a pseudo-sac, which happens in 10-20% of ectopic pregnancies, and fluctuating HCG levels (up, down, etc) is also an ectopic indicator, which I'm sure you've read. So she told me to go to the hospital, basically for a second opinion / possible ectopic treatment. </p> <p>It turned out to not be ectopic, but an incomplete miscarriage of a blighted ovum. I read multiple times that BO's only have like a 60% chance of a complete, natural miscarriage. Since I had been bleeding for two weeks with no resolution, my doctor prescribed misoprotol, which I took over a 3 day weekend. It wasn't horrible (basically a very uncomfy period) but it obviously was very sad. She prescribed Percocet so that helped me relax and sleep. I had positive HPTs for about a week or two after that, and it took 46 days for AF to come back.</p> <p>In retrospect, I kind of wish I had had the D &amp; C, so it would've been over faster; but I couldn't have known that in retrospect. </p> <p>I've attached a picture of my progressing HPTs. I hope it's not a trigger for anyone, it just might be helpful / instructive for future readers of this post. I thought the darkening HPTs were a good sign, but obviously not good enough.</p> <p>[attach=5393/15/nho7ma.600x238.2014-10-014.jpg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2009062 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 15:58:25 +0000 travellingbee 2009062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CWhite: I'm pretty sure I am, but thank you. How long did you have to wait to TTC again? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2009004 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 14:49:44 +0000 CWhite 2009004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a blighted ovum in Oct/Nov. I had no idea anything was wrong until I went in for my first ultrasound at 9.5 weeks and saw just a gestational sac. My symptoms had subsided a bit, but it didn't really make me think anything was wrong as I didn't really have morning sickness with my son. They told me I could wait it out but after 2 weeks of just spotting (which didn't start until 3 days after my ultrasound) I asked for Misoprostol. The medication worked for me, with no real problems. The only thing that bothered me (other than the fact that I was losing a baby of course) was that I thought I passed everything but two days later I woke up in the middle of the night to what I can only describe as contractions, where I passed more tissue. After that it was just like a really long period, and my normal period returned 40 days later. I hope that you are not having a miscarriage of any kind, but if you are my thoughts are with you as you go through this difficult time. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2008976 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 14:20:43 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2008976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was detected by ultrasound. I asked about doing betas but they said they really didn't want to because it could easily still rise/double even though nothing was there. We did ask to wait a week and check via ultrasound again. Sure enough nothing was there and we went on to the D&amp;c. It wasn't too terrible and bleeding wasn't too bad. My cycles were wacky afterwards for a while though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2008925 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 13:41:27 +0000 simplyfelicity 2008925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: My experience was really different as I never had betas drawn. I went to nearly 11 weeks (pretty symptom-less) before I started spotting. The ultrasound revealed an irregularly shaped gestational sac. I had a D&amp;C a couple days later. Here's a post I made about D&amp;Cs.</p> <p><a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-had-a-d-amp-c" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-had-a-d-amp-c</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2008855 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 12:03:11 +0000 travellingbee 2008855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks. Hopefully it will stop rising soon.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2008772 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 10:21:40 +0000 erwoo 2008772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had two of them. First around 6-7 weeks and second around 8-10 weeks. I don't remember what my levels were but basically the ultrasounds showed just an empty sac both times. Both times they gave me pills to insert to start labor to naturally miscarry. It just felt like really heavy cramping so I had to take 3 Advils to help make me more comfortable. My first one took too long so I ended up with a D&amp;C. The second time it worked and I just had really heavy bleeding and a few big clots and that was it. The recovery for D&amp;C wasn't too bad. I didn't bleed for too many days afterwards. With the second I bled longer but I don't remember it being too bad either. I'd say by the second week I was back to myself but still had to take it easy since it's like "giving birth" as one of the nurses told me when I went in for a D&amp;C. The only thing after my first miscarriage was that my periods became really heavy, like soaking through maxi pads for a couple of cycles. I'm sorry you have to go through this. *Hugs* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2008769 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 10:15:44 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2008769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: Correct. We also tried misoprostol/Cytotec, which didn't work. :sad: I've now had 2 D+C's (1st was a missed m/c at 11weeks). This one was a little rougher in terms of cramping afterwards (ibuprofen and heating pads helped a lot), but my lining came back without any issues both times. There are a lot of good threads about D+C's (though I'm hoping you won't need one). I'll try to find one and add a link or two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2008768 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 10:14:01 +0000 Reese 2008768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: I had slow rising Hcg.. 112, 300 , 1200 when I started spotting and when I went back the next day (maybe 2 days later) it was down to 700. They only saw an empty sac on the ultrasound. The miscarriage happened around 6.5 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2008764 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 10:08:19 +0000 travellingbee 2008764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FliegepilzHut: so they were going to let you miscarry naturally but it didn't so you did the D&amp;C? How was the D&amp;C recovery? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2008760 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 10:04:31 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2008760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My experience was pretty different from yours so far. I had very high, doubling betas...no spotting, no pain...and just saw the empty sac on routine ultrasound at 6.5 weeks. I had a D+C a few weeks later (around 9 weeks) because it wasn't going anywhere fast. :sad: </p> <p>I hope you get an answer soon! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-have-a-blighted-ovum#post-2008752 Sun, 04 Jan 2015 09:56:38 +0000 travellingbee 2008752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you tell me about your experience? How did you know? What happened? How did it end? I suspect that's what's going on with me. I'm 6 weeks tomorrow with rising but not doubling hcg. No spotting or pain. Mild early preg symptoms. I go in for an ultrasound on Tuesday to rule out ectopic. </p>