Miscarriage/Pregnancy Loss
CurlieWhirlie
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Update: Not feeling optimistic
CurlieWhirlie
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Update: after a formal ultrasound, I'm still measuring 6 weeks, and there was no heartbeat. So now it's just the "wait to see if it passes naturally" game. Boo.
Original post:
Based on my LMP we thought I'd be about 7.5 weeks last week when I went in for my first visit, but the baby was measuring 6 weeks exactly. The doc couldn't see anything, so sent me to the ultrasound dept, where they saw a heartbeat and all looked good, just smaller than thought. Today I went back for a followup, and the doc said surely he'd be able to see something with his little office ultrasound machine based on how far along I should be, but he couldn't really see much. He was finally able, after a long time poking around, to see the fetal pole and get a rough measurement that showed it hasn't really grown much since last week. Still really small. I have another ultrasound scheduled for this afternoon, a couple of hours from now, just to make sure, but the doctor didn't seem very optimistic, and I'm feeling pretty awful about it right now.nbsp;I'm worried about what comes next, I'm sure you can all relate. No one wants to be in the doctor's office hearing about "options" and deciding between waiting for it to come out naturally, taking a pill, or scheduling a procedure. I feel so completely betrayed by my body. Especially since my first pregnancy was so easy. I never thought this would happen to me.Ugh.nbsp;
Original post:
Based on my LMP we thought I'd be about 7.5 weeks last week when I went in for my first visit, but the baby was measuring 6 weeks exactly. The doc couldn't see anything, so sent me to the ultrasound dept, where they saw a heartbeat and all looked good, just smaller than thought. Today I went back for a followup, and the doc said surely he'd be able to see something with his little office ultrasound machine based on how far along I should be, but he couldn't really see much. He was finally able, after a long time poking around, to see the fetal pole and get a rough measurement that showed it hasn't really grown much since last week. Still really small. I have another ultrasound scheduled for this afternoon, a couple of hours from now, just to make sure, but the doctor didn't seem very optimistic, and I'm feeling pretty awful about it right now.nbsp;I'm worried about what comes next, I'm sure you can all relate. No one wants to be in the doctor's office hearing about "options" and deciding between waiting for it to come out naturally, taking a pill, or scheduling a procedure. I feel so completely betrayed by my body. Especially since my first pregnancy was so easy. I never thought this would happen to me.Ugh.nbsp;
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Re: Update: Not feeling optimistic
BFP 3.8.16 EDD 11.20.16
This. I know exactly how you're feeling. I never thought it would happen to me. My pregnancy with DS was perfect. I'm trying to understand something that I will never have answers to. I wish you the best of luck at your next appt. Something that helped me was that DH kept saying that its early and that that there was a chance everything would have been ok. Try and hang onto what hope you may have.
BFP 3.8.16 EDD 11.20.16