Laurie,
I'm finally responding to 3 week old Lactnets...
A blighted ovum is a pregnancy where the membranes and placenta part of
the embryo continue to grow while the inner cell mass (the part that
will become the baby itself) dies or never grows properly.  These
pregnancies can be miscarried early, or they can become established and
last for many months, without the poor mom knowing that she is not
carrying a baby.  It's particularly hard for the mom when she had all
the signs of pregnancy, including the growing uterus for 4 or 5 months,
and then finds out that the baby never formed.  From a breastfeeding
perspective, she will have milk after the pregnancy ends, just like a
mom who had a stillbirth.
--
Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  New York City  mailto:[log in to unmask]

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