Phantom Pregnancy???

J., about 3 years ago my husband and I found out that we were going to have a baby our third, we were so excited . I was about 5 weeks along and had some cramping and some bleeding so I went to the hospital right away and they found no heart beat when they did the ultrasound so they told me to go to my O.B. Dr. so I did, I found out that I had a Molar Pregnancy which everything grows like you are pregnant everything but a baby, I had every sign.I did a lot of research and the Dr. told me I needed a D & C so I had one but then I had to not get pregnant for one year and I had to see a Cancer Dr. and get blood test monthly to make sure I wasn't getting Cancer. I am not sure if this is the same thing that you have gone threw, but done get discouraged I now have a 15mo. baby boy.
Good Luck and I will keep you in my prayers.

In 1961 I had the same thing happen to me, but I wasn't taking any fertility drugs. It seems I wanted to be pregnant so badly, my body believed it too. They gave me the "frog test" and it showed I really wasn't pregnant even though I had morning sickness and the whole bit. At that time, they called it a "phantom pregnancy" and didn't do anything about it. I got pregnant for real not much longer after that, but I know how you feel. It was really rare at that time which didn't make me feel any better. Don't fret, this too shall pass!!!!!!

You were pregnant, but there was something wrong with how your body was handling it. Happened to me too, and a friend of mine. Lots of bloodwork, with lots of concern about HCG levels. I lost mine around 11 weeks, my friend after 3 1/2 months. The good thing is that you CAN get pregnant, and probably will again soon. Sometimes, it's like riding a bike, and your body is like, "Oh! Right! This is how we do this." This is our 3rd as well. Hang in there. :D

I'm not sure quite what all of that means, either. However, I had a blighted ovum in 2003. That means that I got pregnant, but no baby developed in the womb. My stomach grew and everything! At 10 weeks, the pregnancy naturally terminated, and I started bleeding at 12 weeks.
It was so very hard, and you have my thoughts and prayers in your sorrow.
The good news is that I'd had a previous child, and I've had two more since. I think that your infertility adds an additional pain to your situation.
Take care of yourself, and I hope that you are able to get pregnant again, soon.

Its called a blighted ovum. I had one about 2 years ago. I "carried" for nearly 10 weeks before they found it. It was the day before Thanksgiving and they didn't want me to "miscarry" over the holiday so I was given a DNC in the office. It sucked! My doctor told me it happens in as many as 30% of pregnancies but most of the time goes unnoticed because the body will purge the confusion before anyone notices. I am sorry for your confusion...but know that you aren't alone. My doctor told me that it is NOT a reason to not keep trying for another...but naturally we have been gun shy...the DNC was a little traumatic. But, keep trying if you want another, with everything in life there is no guarantee but know that EVERYTHING happens for a reason!

The mind is very powerful. This is simply a case where your desire to have another child created the image of this inside your body. There is a saying that "Energy flows where the thoughts go."

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I have heard of this condition. It occurs when a woman desire to be pregnant is so strong her body convinces itself that it is pregnant when it is in fact not. I don't rememeber the name of the condition though.

My advice for you is to try your best to relax as you keep trying to have more children. Yes, I know this is hard to do. Stressing about getting pregnant only makes it more difficult to concieve. It took us a little while to concieve our second child, so I know how diffcult it can be.

My sister has had 2 molar pregnancys and had to go for weekly blood tests until her levels went back to normal.Your situation sound similar to her story. if this is what you had you should definantly research it more.
Hope all is well!

Hi J.,

I am a 40yr old SAHM wiht a just turning-one year old. I had three miscarriages before I had my daughter. The first preg. lasted 11 weeks. (i saw the baby on an ultra sound). The second preg. was what the doctor called a Blighted Ovum. I believe that is what you experienced. I had the sack and all of the sickness, and symptoms of pregnancy but the sack was empty. There was no fetus. I found some information about it when I surfed the internet. If you look up the term "blighted Ovum" you might find more information.
This link from Baby Center.com might help.

http://www.babycenter.com/0_blighted-ovum-early-pregnancy...

The great news is that is should not affect your ability to get pregnant and have another baby.

I did have one more miscarriage after the Blighted ovum but I was only pregnant for a couple weeks. 4 months later I got pregnant with my BEAUTIFUL daughter. Of course we named her Grace.

Hope this helps.

Hi J.,I had a similiar experience 9 years ago...I went to the doctor for a routine exam and discovered I was pregnant. I hadn't had ANY symptoms, NONE and the reason why is the pregnancy was a blighted ovum. There was a sac, but no fetus. The doctor didn't hear a heartbeat at 11 weeks and sent me for an ultrasound where we discovered the empty sac. I had the option of doing a D&C or letting my body take care of it naturally. I went with the latter and nearly died of hemmoraging (spelling?) Anyway all is fine. I Became pregnant again shortly there after and now have a beautiful Leap day girl! She will be 8 or 2 next month!

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