Is this normal for a first m/c?

Re: Is this normal for a first m/c?

• Scout05 member

  November 2009

  It is because there was a heartbeat, which makes the loss more of a medical surprise. At least, that is how it was explained to me.

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• Sonadora member

  November 2009

  I don't know...mine did not, my insurance doesn't cover any kind of testing until 3 losses.

   With just one loss, I'm in the "fluke" category and the what, 1 in 4 pgs end in m/c statistic according to my insurance company. Gee, thanks, I sure feel like a fluke. F that.

   

  Oh, man, I'm angry today.

  BFP #1 9/23/09. Missed MC 10w3d D&C 11/3/09.
  
  BFP #2 4/13/10. Bridget born 12/28/10
  
  BFP #3 Finn born 8/11/15
  
  
  
  
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• lindsay.lou member

  November 2009

  Sonadora:

  With just one loss, I'm in the "fluke" category and the what, 1 in 4 pgs end in m/c statistic according to my insurance company. Gee, thanks, I sure feel like a fluke. F that.

  But doesn't it make you feel sooooo much better to know "it's common." ?? PUKE.

  
  
  

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• Meghan1017

  November 2009

  I asked my doctor today if they would be testing the baby, and she said they don't do that for a first m/c, only if it's a recurring thing. Maybe it varies per hospital? I'd kind of like to know, if for no other reason than maybe I could stop blaming myself for those 2 turkey sandwiches I ate, without heating the deli meat up.

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• lindsay.lou member

  November 2009

  Meghan1017:

  I'd kind of like to know, if for no other reason than maybe I could stop blaming myself for those 2 turkey sandwiches I ate, without heating the deli meat up.

  So true. I've blamed my running, the "half caf / half decaf" coffee I had at Thanksgiving, the stress at my work, the ONE pnv I forgot to take, etc etc......

  
  
  

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• CoachBaby member

  November 2009

  They did it for me too, and it was a first m/c.  I actually assumed it was normal operating procedure for them to check it out.  We never even saw a hb so I am guessing that at least at my hospital it was just standard.

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• bumblebee22 member

  November 2009

  Mine was taken to pathology for testing because I passed the "specimen" in the ER. All they did was confirm that it was the baby. When I had my D&C two weeks later, my OB decided to send some tissue in for testing (mostly because she had the tissue). That test came back with the results that it wasn't a molar pregnancy and it was normal fetal tissue. At first, my OB had said that she doesn't do any testing until 3 m/s, not sure what changed her mind.
  

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• kgwen member

  November 2009

  my hospital does testing after D&C.  i was diagnosed with a partial molar pregnancy and now am being monitored, bloodwork every week.  this is very rare but it is good they did the testing.

  

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• Heidisean member

  November 2009

  Any time you have a surgery and take something from you they HAVE TO send it to Pathology that is to check if it was molar or not. If you were to have chromosomal testing done then 1/2 gets sent to pathology and 1/2 gets sent to genetics. So, you will not find out if anything other than a molar pregnancy was found.

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• lindsay.lou member

  December 2009

  Heidisean:

   So, you will not find out if anything other than a molar pregnancy was found.

  I don't see why this is necessary, then. We saw a normal baby with a strong hb at 7w0d. I actually passed the fetus in the ER and the Doctor said it was completely "in tact." Wouldn't they sort of be able to tell by just looking at it  if it were molar? Would a molar pregnancy have had a HB?
  

  
  
  

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