Well, I had some more spotting yesterday and it was a little brighter then before. So I decided to go in and have an ultrasound. I got the appointment for 3:15 this afternoon. Tony was off of work by then and so we dropped the kids off at his parents and went to the appointment.
The tech could only find the sac and no baby. So she decided to do an internal exam to see if she could see any better, but the results were the same. So she said she would contact my midwife and Julie said to come in to her office right away.
Tony and I headed right there. We had to wait a long time to see her but when she came in she told me I have experienced a blighted ovum. "A blighted ovum
occurs when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus but doesn't develop
into an embryo. It is also referred to as an anembryonic pregnancy and is a leading cause of early pregnancy failure or miscarriage...With a blighted ovum the pregnancy sac forms and grows, but the embryo does not develop."
So pretty much the fetus didn't grow but the sac did. So now I have to just wait until my body miscarries this sac. I have been bleeding more so we are hoping that I can just miscarry here at home soon. If it hasn't happened by tomorrow afternoon then I have a prescription for a medicine that can help to give you contractions and help you miscarry. If that doesn't work then I will have to have surgery and get a D&C. I am hoping that my body will just get rid of it. I really don't want to have surgery.
So Tony and I are both a little sad and disappointed, but we know that everything happens for a reason. When I first started spotting I had my concerns, and so I feel like I almost prepared myself for the worst. I think it is a little easier to deal with because we didn't actually loose a baby, but the thought of a baby. I don't know. It's different. I just hope I can rid my body of this stuff and move on from here. It's so nice to have a good understanding of the plan of salvation.
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