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Miscarriage
- Apr 18, 2010 at 9:39 PM
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This was too long to post in a comment to my friends so here it goes.
We were not TTC, it was a surprise to us. The only reason we had not told anyone yet was cuz its still way too early, I haven't even had my first doctors appointment yet (its this Wed the 21st) and its really hard to tell your friends when your own parents or mother in law don't know yet and Geoff was not ready to tell.
Anyway, I took a home pregnancy test on March 29th. then that thursday after I had a pregnancy test at the health department, my rough due date would of been about Nov 28th. I was about 7-8 weeks along.
But last Wed I started having dark brown bleeding. It scared me and I cried and Geoff stayed home from work that day. I called the doc and he sent me to get my hormone level tested by blood work. After that he scheduled me for an ultrasound which is still this Wed the 21st. But ppl said that it being dark brown was a good sign, and I had no pain or cramps which was a good sign.
Then on Saturday it turned bright red and got heavier and had clots in it and I just lost it. I didn't really have any pain, just some mild lower back achiness. I told Geoff I knew it was over. We had to go to the store to pick up an item or 2 and I saw a pregnant woman and her young daughter and I totally lost it in the store. But today the bleeding is down to like drip drip drop, practically nothing. Calling the doc back in the morning to give him an update but I'm pretty sure he won't squeeze me in, he will probably still see me Wed morning tho which will be the final end to it all I guess.
I will post an update then.
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I had thought "ggeez if I hadn't taken that pregnancy test, I keep really horrible track of my period and I never would of known"
But my main focus is Im very impatient, I just want to see the doc, have my ultrasound and be done.
I'm sorry. Once the idea that you might be pregnant takes hold, it's really hard to accept a miscarriage, by whatever name it might be called, or whether or not you would never have known without the pregnancy test.
I have no advice, no great words of comfort. All I can offer is my sympathy and best wishes. I hope you are healing and feeling better.
I can't imagine. I'm sorry that you are going through this, Joy. I understand why you did not tell us and sorry if you felt pressured to explain now. Peggy and I are here for you if you want to hang out. And I just saw where you wanted someone to take Serenity one day. You need to call us if you ever need me to take her because I do not check the computer all the time. You KNOW I will watch her any time I can.
I'm sorry.
So this morning I called the doc and gave him an update about the horrible weekend. He sent me back for more bloodwork. On Wed it was 7,000 hcG and today was 2,000. Hes sending me back next monday to get tested again, he wants my hormone level to bottom out at below 5. I do not have to have that ultrasound on Wed afterall.
And I forgot about Serenitys big art homework project, so Im asking if she can be excused from it.
Other then that....... I just wanna hang out at home. I can't risk going out in public to see pregnant women or babies right now. But if anyone wants to call or come over, thats fine :) Thanks everyone I <3 you all too.
OK... hugs.
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The same thing happened to me before Hillary came along. It was called a "missed pregnancy". Most women have this happen to them and they dont even know it, they just think its a heavy period especially if they werent planning a pregnancy. I still say it was a miscarriage though...positive urine test at home, then at the doc, then 3 days later the light bleeding, then the hormone level test and before the results were in I was full on bleeding. The doctor told me to count it as my period. No matter what you call it, IT SUCKS!
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