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I am so sorry. What was seen on the u/s? Was there a sac? A yolk sac? I'm assuming you haven't had any major bleeding, just the spotting. I had a blighted ovum, which meant there was a sac and a yolk sac, but the baby never actually developed. What did your doctor say?

sterlinberlin05, I'm sorry. As far as what you described it sounds like it could have been a blighted ovum as Jess said. It may also have been a molar pregnancy, which is caused by a chromosome/DNA abnormality in the egg or sperm. Normally the placenta grows really fast and weird and the baby either doesn't develop at all, or if it does it doesn't develop into a viable pregnancy. If you had a major bleed it is possible that you already lost the baby, but if they could still see a sac and such than it was most likely a blighted ovum or a molar pregnancy, --although a molar pregnancy is much rarer than a blighted ovum. Again I'm sorry. I've delt with 2 m/c so I know exactly what it's like. Hang in there, and if you need a shoulder the girls on this forum are wonderful. HUGS and PRAYERS

well apparently while I was recovering from my D&C yesterday the doctor told my mom that the baby was there and it was only 5mm so it probably quit growing a week or two ago. Which I guess would make it a molar pregnancy. So if you have one m/c does that mean you're more likely to have another?

hi sterlinberlin05 - gosh i'm sorry that you're going through this. i hope that you're recovery from the d&c is speedy and painless. the emotional side, of course, takes longer...from what i know, unless your dr told you specifically that you had a molar pregnancy, you probably just had a normal miscarriage where the embryo stopped growing due to any number of things none of which you could have done anything about and it doesn't increase your chances of having another mc. if on the other hand your dr told you it was a molar, then you'll be undergoing a bunch more tests and treatments and it may have implications for future pgs. so... be well, rest, recover and know that we're all here whenever you need us!

I'm so sorry, sterlinberlin05. You definitely would have been told if it was a molar pregnancy. Those are very rare, and require lots of testing after the fact. You can't ttc again for a year if that's what it was. I doubt it though. You definitely would have been told and asked to come back soon for testing. It was probably a normal miscarriage, and will have no effect on future pregnancies. I wish you the best...

Hi just wanted to let you know first off sorry for your loss...but there is hope sometimes mc just happen somthing is not quite right so your body takes care of it. I had a 2 healthy boys with my ex husband when I remarried my husband did not have any kids of his own so we decided to have one well our first try I got pg right away like the first month we tried I ended up mc at around 7wks just out of the blue started bleeding long story short had a d&c waited about 3months or so to try again and now I have a wonderful 7month old son no problems with that pregnancy at all so don't let it stop you from trying again in most cases you will not have any problems I was hurt over my mc was not expecting it or anything as I said I have two other healthy sons never a problem and then the mc happened but sometimes it is just not right and I felt even though it hurt that I would rather have the mc than a baby that had a bunch of problems and was not normal so hang in there and good luck on your next try!!

Sterlinberlin; so sorry for what you're going through. Your pregnancy wasn't molar - the doctor's would have told you immediately and like Jess mentioned, you would be undergoing further testing because it's a rare and fairly serious complication. It sounds loike your little one stopped developing a week or two before you started bleeing - this is what happens in a major percentage of miscarriages - sometimes it takes up to a month before you started bleeding. I am so sorry that you have to go through this, but you'll find there's plenty of support on this forum. I hope you're ok and recover soon, juju

sterlinberlin05, as the other girls said, sounds like just a normal m/c. I had one that was like that too. Baby just stoped growing. It just takes a while for your body sometimes to realize that the baby has died and for you to m/c. If it had been a molar pregnancy there would have been other things that we abnormal too, like the placenta. Sorry about the confussion. As the other girls also stated the doc would have done genetic testing b/c it's so rare. Anyways, as far as increased risk, normally after 1 m/c they don't concider you to have any more risk of m/c. If you have a few m/c than you have an increased chance of having more but after 1 you don't. Anyways, hope you are doing ok. HUGS.

thanks ladies for everything. I just don't know what to do now. I'm in a wedding next July and don't want to be pregnant in it. I mean my son is already 2 and I didn't want my kids far apart in age. Now by the time I wait until after the wedding to try again my son will be almost 4 by the time the baby comes. I know it sounds stupid but I gained 52 lbs with my son and would rather not look like that in my sister in laws pictures...ah well I guess we'll just have to wait now it might be better anyway right. Thsnks again

Sterlinberlin, sorry for your loss, take your time if you need it, having babies close together has advantages but having them a few years apart is quite good too.... mine are 5 years and with this one another 6 year gap and the good part is when you have the baby the older child is at a point where you can explain that mommy will be there in 10 minutes, you can leave bigger one to bath, playing in yard etc unsupervised, they can fix their own breakfast up, put socks and shoes on etc. I didn't plan to have them this far apart (miscarriages between babies) but has worked out really well.

Sterlinberlin; I have the same issue that you are facing re: having on child already (my DD is almost 2) and facing the prospect of ! One of my closest friends asked me to be in her wedding next March - and I also happenend to fall pregnant around the same time (but didn't know it when I said yes). As co-incidence would have it, my baby is actually due on her wedding day. I am only 8 weeks at this point, so after a lot of agonising my DH and I have decided not to tell her until I reach 12 weeks - because after having 2 miscarriages this year, you just never know what can happen. I do feel sad and disappointed about the timing; (I actually won't be able to make the wedding at all, because it is interstate); however at the same time having a baby is my priority, not being in a wedding. One thing I have learnt from my miscarriages this year, is that you can't plan everything - so this time I left the planning to the gods! On the other hand, like Marranie said, there are lots of good things about having your babies further apart in age - my neices are 4 years apart (my SIL also had 3 m/c's) but the age gap has worked out really well for them. In the end, things will work out regardless - don't try to plan too much. The most important thing in the world is your family. juju

You I never realized how many women actually have m/c's. So many of my friends and family are telling me they've been through it and I had no clue. I guess it's not really something to tell everyone though. At least next time I know to wait to share the knews until further along. How far along do you think you should be until your most likely out of the woods for a m/c? I have been thinking more about the age gap too and I am starting to think that it will be better especially since my son is such a mommy's boy right now. And we'll have more time to prepare and save.