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1st Trimester
bahamama
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Another June Momma :(
bahamama
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Like everyone else, I never wanted to be writing this post. I know that it just causes unnecessary concern and stress for those of you who have a pregnancy that is progressing as planned. Please know that I had signs from the start that something was wrong, so I can't say that I'm really surprised by the news I received yesterday.
Since the June Mommas will be moving on to 2nd tri very soon, I just wanted to thank you for all of your support and wish you all a H&H 9 months! For anyone else in my boat, I hope to see you back here very soon! 
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Re: Another June Momma :(
BFP #2 - 11/4/09
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I'm sorry about the loss of your little monkey...
I pray you'll find strength during this hard time.
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Dx with Ectopic on 12/7/09. Laparoscopy, D&C, and lost my left tube on 12/08/09.
01/11 = BFP!
Finnegan Alexander born 9/25/11 via emergency c-section
My BFP Chart
TTCAL buddy to LMichelleG - Praying for a miracle
PgALbuddy to CanonMom & BriAZ - Congrats on your beautiful little girls Labor Buddy to Luvsbunny
Beta #1: 268 (16dpo) ~ Progesterone 54 ~ Beta #2: 541 (18dpo)
I think the first sign was at our first u/s appt. When the doctor dated the pregnancy, it was off by about 2 1/2 weeks from when we actually conceived. Since I wasn't sure about the date of my last period (but I was sure of the ovulation date because we had used the kit), the doctor didn't sound any alarms and may have assumed that we were just REALLY off on my period date. Well - she admitted on Tuesday that it may have been a sign that there were some growth problems. A colleague said that this happened to her and she was warned that it wasn't going to be viable at that time, so she had to wait until she miscarried naturally. I'm not sure why my doctor didn't say anything like this to us... She tried to stay positive and reminded us that we saw a healthy strong heartbeat.
Second - I had experienced some morning and evening sickness, and that went away pretty quickly. I even told DH that I could understand the women on that show, "I didn't know that I was pregnant." I was feeling great! Plus - at a follow up appt a few weeks after my first u/s, the nurse took a pregnancy test and it came out positive. So I was hopeful that my next u/s would date the pregnancy more accurately.
Third - I started to notice that my urine turned cloudy last week. I am suffering from a head cold and the doctors didn't seem to think this was strange at the time, but I wasn't fully convinced. Then I started to notice some discharge, then brown spotting. At this point, I called the doctor again and was told to watch to see if it increases and turns red. Well - it did increase a little and at one point, was bright red on Monday night. There wasn't a lot, and I only noticed it when I wiped, but anything is alarming when you haven't had a period in awhile. Since I was anxious to get another u/s for the doctor to re-date the pregnancy, I called the office and asked for an appt ASAP.
I think it was at this point that I just knew that taking all of these observations into consideration, something was really wrong. I was hoping to tell our family at Thanksgiving and send out holiday cards to announce that we are expecting, but I was too concerned over the weekend to actually buy the cards after spending all weekend designing them.
I still had sore breasts and my abdomen was starting to get bigger, but as my doctor said before the D&C, my body was probably just starting to realize that I had lost the baby. When the nurse tried to find the fetal pole, he dated it about a week after my last u/s, so I had actually lost the baby about four weeks ago. On a positive note, I heard that having a D&C vs doing things naturally (or with meds) can actually help set things up well for next time. So - I am hopeful to be back here very soon!
Thanks for listening to my story, and please don't be alarmed if you or someone you know is experiencing the same symptoms or signs. There are lots of women on here who have a discrepancy in their EDDs, discharge/spotting, and lost symptoms who have healthy and viable pregnancies. If anyone would like to know more, please feel free to send me a message - I'm happy to share my story and what I experienced during the D&C.