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XP: First Ultrasound - Mostly Good News

KMac570KMac570 member
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I had my first ultrasound today, after spotting and cramping over the past week and a half. The good news is that there is a healthy baby in there, with a strong heartbeat (146). :) He is measuring at 6 weeks 5 days. I am 7 weeks according to when I ovulated, but my RE was adamant that being off by 2 days was completely insignificant and does not in any way suggest that something is wrong. :)

The news was not all good though. I was also told today that I had actually conceived twins, but only one has made it this far. :( We lost the other one. He/she is still in there.

I have this fear, which is probably irrational, that the healthy baby is going to somehow be flushed out. My RE says that usually, what will happen now is the lost twin will be reabsorbed into my body, and the healthy pregnancy should be unaffected. Fingers crossed that she is right.

As to the spotting and cramps that I have been having this past week or so, my RE is unconcerned. She thinks that the spotting was probably caused by either the ultrasound that I had before it started, the progesterone suppositories, or the loss of the twin. As to the cramps, apparently my ovaries are still full of cysts. I over-responded to the gonal-f, and therefore my ovaries look like what they would normally expect with an IVF patient. The cysts should resolve themselves over the next few months. In the meantime, my ovaries are huge, which can apparently cause period-like cramping (which is exactly what I have been experiencing).

So in the end, I guess the news is good. I have a healthy baby in there. I am so relieved and happy about that. :) I was so scared when I started spotting, especially after my previous loss.

I am still sad for the twin that I lost. I guess that counts as miscarriage #2?

Thanks for all of the support last week! FX that I get to stick around. :)

 

Miscarriage in January 2012 at 8 weeks
Subsequently diagnosed with low P4, LOR. MH DX low motility, varicocele 
BFP in July 2012 (Gonal-f + trigger + IUI#2 (B2B) + prometrium)
Lost Baby A prior to 7 weeks; large SCH; Baby B (Bug) was born in March 2013
BFP June 2014; EDD February 19, 2015
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Re: XP: First Ultrasound - Mostly Good News

  • benoitfanbenoitfan member

    Well, I am glad to hear that you have a healthy baby in there.  As for the loss of the twin, I am sorry you have to deal with that, but unfortunately, I think it happens more often than people realize.  I think at the early stages, your RE is completely right that the lost twin will just be re-absorbed into our system.  That is exactly what happened to my sister.  Her surviving boy is about to turn 13, so there is no reason you can't carry your survivor to term. 

    I hope your cysts calm down that that the cramping and spotting take a permanent hike.  Wishing that the rest of your pg is as boring as can be!  GL.

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  • ShaungelaShaungela member
    We lost one of our twins at around 7 weeks.  And only at my last appt at10w5d did my dr notice that the other sac was beginning to collapse.  Yes it is m/c #2... It was very hard considering i had 5 losses already and needed IVF to have my most successful pregnancy yet.  But in time when you keep seeing that other heart beating it gets easier to think that everything is going to be OK.
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  • FreyaWin2382FreyaWin2382 member
    While I am glad that you have a healthy growing little one in there, I am sorry about the news of the twin.
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  • PittPurplePittPurple member

    I know how overwhelming that news can be. I had 2 babies at 9 weeks and then one passed away at 12 weeks. I'm right on the borderline for what's going to happen (find out next week at my a/s) but the tech said if it is any time earlier than that, the twin is just reabsorbed and it doesn't put you at a higher risk for anything going wrong. I totally understand how stressful it can be, but this really does happen more often than you'd think. Good luck to you!

    TTC #1 since Aug 2010 * BFP Aug 2011, EDD April 16 2012 * MMC @ 7w5d, D&C @ 10w5d
    BFP Apr 2012, EDD Dec 19 2012 * twin h/b at 6wk, 9wk scan * Baby A lost at 12wks
    Baby B was my rainbow born at 36wks on Nov 27 2012

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  • KMac570KMac570 member
    Thanks everyone.  I'm sure it is common.  Still a bit sad though.  It's weird to be sad, and yet so happy, all at the same time! :) 
    Miscarriage in January 2012 at 8 weeks
    Subsequently diagnosed with low P4, LOR. MH DX low motility, varicocele 
    BFP in July 2012 (Gonal-f + trigger + IUI#2 (B2B) + prometrium)
    Lost Baby A prior to 7 weeks; large SCH; Baby B (Bug) was born in March 2013
    BFP June 2014; EDD February 19, 2015
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  • panacea05panacea05 member
    Such bittersweet news. I'm so sorry for the loss of Baby A, but I'm so glad Baby B is healthy and well. I can't imagine everything you're feeling right now. 
    It was a rough road, but Arlo Daniel was born April 1, 2013—and our second rainbow is due October 12, 2014.
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  • katigoxkatigox member
    I think it's wonderful that you're staying positive (well, as positive as you can as you go through this loss), and hopefully everything from here on out will be uneventful and lead to your rainbow baby.  Sending T&P that it only goes up from here (not just the baby, but cysts as well - sounds painful!)

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