Thursday, June 4, 2009

I had a Blighted Ovum pregnancy/miscarriage.

So yesterday I went into the doctor because I have had some spotting. They did another ultrasound and told me it was a Blighted Ovum pregnancy. Which I found out they thought thats what was going on with my first ultrasound and thats why they scheduled the second one a few weeks later. I guess they have to give it time to make sure and confirm that there was not fetus and that it hadn't grown at all.
So once they determind I was in the process of having a miscarriage they gave me the option to have a D&C. So I did and now I am feeling fine. I was very sad at first but now Brandon and I are looking at it like a blessing in disguise. We were not ready for another child and so obviously heavenly father felt the same way. Emotionally we are handling it well and it makes sense now why I was almost possitive I should have been 12 weeks along and they said I only measured 6 weeks. Its because there wasn't really a fetus to measure. But of course they weren't going to tell me that until sometime went by and they could make sure of it before they told me any bad news.
So here is a little discription that I found online that kind of defines what a Blighted Ovum is in people terms:
Unofficially…
Twenty percent of miscarriages are associated with gestational sacs in which there is no apparent embryo, yolk sac, or umbilical cord. This type of non-viable pregnancy is sometimes referred to as a "blighted ovum"—a term that we detest but that is still widely used in obstetrical circles.

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