Re: Blighted Ovum with Twin

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At Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Hannah wrote: >
>I read a posting about Blighted Ovum with Twins occurring.
>My first Daughter was conceived with Fertility Shots. (14mos old)
>My 2nd preg. (I am 8 weeks preg.) Came w/o meds. & Showed by
>Ultrasound one healthy heartbeat, and another Twin Sac that was empty.
>My Dr. knows I am in the Health field and what I have gone through
>before. She didnt seem alarmed at all at this...I on my own knew it was
>a "blighted ovum" althougth she never got into details. She did tell me
>that there is a possibility that there was never any baby to begin with.
>Was this to not upset me, or does this really happen? I dont understand
>why a sac would form had there never been any sign for my body to think
>conception in that sac was there...Which leads me to believe at one
>time- beit a day or longer, there was a baby! I have not been upset by
>this but want to know, should I tell my future child one day- there
>might have been a twin?
>Thank You!
>Hannah

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Argentina
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