![]() ![]() Your right it may well happen naturally - mine didn’t and I held onto it for another 3 weeks before I could have the procedure. I had some great counselling through work, as my clinic and NHS had long waiting lists. Reach out to Tommy’s for support and also miscarriage association has lots of info and stories from different women’s experiences. It’s so upsetting and extra trauma you don’t need. I also called my clinic in tears at the time to try and get them involved but they said they couldn’t intervene. But like you said and we know if there’s no heartbeat then we know it’s not going to change. I think sadly hospitals have these new guidelines in place that they have to use their own scans and leave a certain amount of time as in the past pregnancies were terminated which could have progressed. I know, I felt exactly the same, it was infuriating, unkind, felt spiteful and dragging the pain out. Thinking of you and sending you lots of strength xx I’ve certainly heard examples when baby has picked up. I know we are realistic through our IVF journeys and almost through self preservation protect our hearts, but try to keep eating nutritious food and taking your meds just on the off chance. I hope my story isn’t the norm and other consultants/EPAU’s would be more supportive and kind. I then went into hospital for medical management and passed the baby there. Is there any counselling you can access at all? For me I got referred to an EPAU, my body would not let go of the pregnancy naturally, sadly my local hospital would not accept my clinic notes so I had to be rescanned and then told to wait another two weeks to see if the baby picked up (I knew it wouldn’t but to be put through that extra wait and pain was horrible). All I can suggest is just doing whatever you can to get through each day until your next scan. This time waiting in limbo is the hardest. I can remember the pain and devastation like it was yesterday and my heart goes out to you. I went back a week later for a scan (again on my own) to be told it hadn’t grown and there was no heartbeat. Last July I had a similar experience, our first round of IVF and at my first reassurance scan - I was on my own because of Covid restrictions to be told it was measuring small at 7 and a half weeks and they could only see a faint flicker of a heartbeat, similarly I was told it could go either way but certainly they seemed to be suggesting it was unlikely to be good news. I think it will.I am so sorry to hear this Capps8. This happens all the time! Googling medical stuff never makes you feel better - but it actually did this time! And everything was happy in the end. During that week where I was waiting, I asked if others had had similar experiences on this forum, and others, and did lots of googling, and to my shock - I actually felt better. It is just too much, emotionally, to deal with. I will never again get an ultrasound before 8 wks. And if you have had a previous c-section (me!) or a tilted uterus or something else, it can make it super hard to get a clear image. The ultrasound tech said that they should never schedule anyone before 7 or 8 wks because this happens all of the time. I went back a week later for a follow-up ultrasound at 7 wks 4 days and we instantly saw the baby and a beautiful flicker of a heartbeat. Having had a blighted ovum before, I assumed it was happening again and basically came to terms with having another miscarriage. I was measuring a week behind and they could not see the baby or a heartbeat. I went in for an ultrasound at 6 wks 5 days. Does anyone have any thoughts on any of this? I go back for another ultrasound a week from Friday - do you think I might see a heartbeat? After doing some reading, I have discovered that my levels are higher than normal for 6 weeks. On Friday (when baby measured 6w1d), my level was 88,000 and on Monday my level was 128,000 (so my doubling time is 133 hrs, which is appropriate for my high levels). She said everything else looked fine, but they sent me to get betas done to make sure things looked okay. Since I haven't had any spotting since then, I am trying to not worry about it (I have been having a lot of discharge though since becoming pregnant, but I figure it's normal).ĭuring the ultrasound, she said that baby measured 6w1d, which is pretty much what I expected based on my ovulation day. I thought it was strange to say not to worry about it, but according to her it was not alarming. The nurse midwife mentioned that my cervix looked slightly open, but not to worry about it as it was only slightly. Fearing the worst, I went in for a transvaginal ultrasound on Friday. I am currently 6w6d pregnant, and last week I had a very tiny bit of spotting. ![]()
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