Post by scarlett on May 19, 2008 15:12:30 GMT -5
Hi all,
I wanted to post you because I've had some really sad (initially great, but now sad) news.
About 3 and a half weeks ago I found out I was pregnant. I couldn't believe it - only 1 months before I was due to start IVF and after 2 years ttc I was finally pregnant naturally!
Everything seemed to go ok and I had normal symptoms such as some dizziness, sore boobs and nausea. I scheduled an early scan due to the risks of ectopic with having endo, etc. That was today (at 7 weeks + 2/3 days). Sadly the dr could only find a very small sac (1cm) and no embryo or obviously the heartbeat we were expecting to see. my husband and I were both devastated.
The dr advised getting another scan in a week's time, although he warned not to get my hopes up, he only expected it to confirm what he thought, that a miscarriage was imminent due to a blighted ovum or missed miscarriage. So I'm due for another scan this friday, after which I expect they will advise me to have a d&c or take the 'medical management' option which I believe is tablets to dissolve whatever is left of what I'd hoped would be a little baby due on 1st Jan 09.
I asked the dr today did this have anything to do with endo and he said no definitely not. But I don't see how this is right since having endo has been shown to indicate an increased risk of both ectopic and other miscarriages - right? Maybe i have this wrong, or maybe the dr just didn't know. He was an ivf dr and does some antenatal care, he's not an endo specialist.
I had been having acupuncture for 11 months before I conceived and my acupuncturist was over the moon when I told her the good news 3 weeks ago. Can't believe I have to tell her this latest news now. The only other person I'd told was my Mum and so when we called her with the sad news today she was so upset for us. She is 72 and was so keen to look after the baby when I would go back to work (we had always planned this, before I had issues with endo and ttc over the past 2 years). I so wanted her to have another grandchild.
Sorry, I know I'm just pouring this out, but I feel the need to keep writing/talking about it.
For those who don't know my history:
endo stage 4
diagnostic lap Nov 07
excision lap Dec 07
ttc since May 06
due for ivf in May 08 (although that's now obviously been delayed due to this pregnancy and mc)
Scarlett xo
I guess the only good thing to take out of this is that I know I can get pregnant naturally/at all - something my 2nd surgeon told me would be impossible without ivf.
I wanted to post you because I've had some really sad (initially great, but now sad) news.
About 3 and a half weeks ago I found out I was pregnant. I couldn't believe it - only 1 months before I was due to start IVF and after 2 years ttc I was finally pregnant naturally!
Everything seemed to go ok and I had normal symptoms such as some dizziness, sore boobs and nausea. I scheduled an early scan due to the risks of ectopic with having endo, etc. That was today (at 7 weeks + 2/3 days). Sadly the dr could only find a very small sac (1cm) and no embryo or obviously the heartbeat we were expecting to see. my husband and I were both devastated.
The dr advised getting another scan in a week's time, although he warned not to get my hopes up, he only expected it to confirm what he thought, that a miscarriage was imminent due to a blighted ovum or missed miscarriage. So I'm due for another scan this friday, after which I expect they will advise me to have a d&c or take the 'medical management' option which I believe is tablets to dissolve whatever is left of what I'd hoped would be a little baby due on 1st Jan 09.
I asked the dr today did this have anything to do with endo and he said no definitely not. But I don't see how this is right since having endo has been shown to indicate an increased risk of both ectopic and other miscarriages - right? Maybe i have this wrong, or maybe the dr just didn't know. He was an ivf dr and does some antenatal care, he's not an endo specialist.
I had been having acupuncture for 11 months before I conceived and my acupuncturist was over the moon when I told her the good news 3 weeks ago. Can't believe I have to tell her this latest news now. The only other person I'd told was my Mum and so when we called her with the sad news today she was so upset for us. She is 72 and was so keen to look after the baby when I would go back to work (we had always planned this, before I had issues with endo and ttc over the past 2 years). I so wanted her to have another grandchild.
Sorry, I know I'm just pouring this out, but I feel the need to keep writing/talking about it.
For those who don't know my history:
endo stage 4
diagnostic lap Nov 07
excision lap Dec 07
ttc since May 06
due for ivf in May 08 (although that's now obviously been delayed due to this pregnancy and mc)
Scarlett xo
I guess the only good thing to take out of this is that I know I can get pregnant naturally/at all - something my 2nd surgeon told me would be impossible without ivf.