blighted ovum

We had our second ultrasound with the doctor today, and still no baby inside the embryonic sac. She said she thinks we have a blighted ovum. I could tell from the US that the size of the sac was smaller than last time. The size of the sac is also smaller than it should be at almost 8 weeks. We'll give it the ol' college try one last time next Friday, and after that probably schedule a D&C if I don't start to naturally miscarry first. We're sad pandas and kind of confused on what to tell people. I found a website about blighted ovums and found the following, which we thought was helpful:

The most common (and hurtful) misconception is that there never was a baby. There was an embryo. There is no way to know how much of the baby formed and when the baby was absorbed. Someone actually suggested to me that my body was confused and that my little one only existed in my mind. The body has reacted to the existance of a fertilized egg, the mother was absolutely pregnant--however brief--there was a pregnancy.

A person's life is, unfortunately, forever changed by the loss of a baby. No one should have to experience the kind of pain that goes with such a loss. One moment there is a world of opportunities, with plans and hopes and dreams. Suddenly, they are all gone. It feels so unfair.