I found out I was pregnant on December 3. I had my first ultrasound on December 27. The baby was measuring 8 weeks and had a beautiful heartbeat of 160bpm.
I shared the news of my pregnancy with the world on Jan 1, knowing that once you've seen the heartbeat, the chance of miscarriage drops significantly.
I went in for my nuchal screening yesterday, on my sons 18 month birthday. As soon as the ultrasound tech places the wand on my belly I knew. The baby hasn't grown since my last ultrasound 3 weeks earlier. There was no heartbeat.
I had a DC today.
I am heartbroken and numb. I'm hoping that today will be the beginning of my healing journey.
Married my love 10/18/08 | DS born 07/16/11 | MMC 01/16/13 at 11w6d | DD edd 04/27/14
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Our stories are so close it is scary. Got my BFP on 12/1/12. First ultrasound on 12/19. Everything looked great and heartbeat was strong. Shared our news on January 1, as well.
Ultrasound this past Tuesday showed baby had not grown. No heartbeat. Had my D&C yesterday.
Brokenhearted for me and you both. Praying that we both find healing and hope very soon.
I have also found this board helpful, if only to read and help others, even though I am going through the exact same thing!
I have having a d&c tomorrow. It is mind boggling to me that these mc's happen after such strong heartbeats! Will your doctor do a tissue analysis to see what may have happened?
I am debating if I want to find out the gender based off of the analysis. I don't think it will help with the healing at all, but I don't think it will hurt it, and I think I will always be curious.
I hope we are all on the 1st trimester boards in the next few months all together!!
Prayers for all,
Avigail (ps - if any of you want to chat and support each other outside of the boards via fb or something let me know).