And 7 hours later- I'm finally staggering back home utterly exhausted physically and emotionally. It's long, so hang on to your hats ladies.
First- Doc doesn't think last years loss was caused by incompetent cervix. He thinks preterm labour. As such, I get P17 shots weekly from now on.
Second- My cervix which should measure over 2.5 is measuring at 1.1. Which is Not Good. But, what is good is that there was no dilation.
Third- I have "sludge" in my amniotic sac. As I have no other indications, doc says I've got a 30% chance of infection in my amniotic fluid- in which case the pregnancy is essentially already lost. Nothing can save the baby.
When you combine all three together you get a very very grim doctor. My cervix is short enough to easily qualify me for a cerclage. But if there's an infection in the sac and we get a cerclage- we are sealing the infection in and further complicating the inevitable loss. If there's no infection and we don't put in the cerclage, and the cervix continues to funnel- we could be looking at a 50% or higher failure rate on a rescue cerclage in a few weeks.
It felt very damned if you do, and damned if you don't. DH asked if I had to only consider the funneling and PTL, would I want the cerclage. Yes. So we scheduled it for Thursday afternoon.
Not a great day, all in all. Very scary.
But FOURTH: We are having a baby girl. Her name will be Elisabeth. Today I am pregnant with Elisabeth and I love her more than words can say. So I'm taking the dice roll and hoping that we can bring her home in May. I could use all the thoughts and prayers you can spare for us.
Re: So I had an MFM appointment...
2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014
May 2014 January Siggy Challenge:
Nora - 10.26.12
Henry - 5.9.14
1st BFP-8/17/12! Missed Miscarriage discovered @ 8 week US. D&C.
2nd BFP-2/13/13! Blighted Ovum discovered @ 8 week US. Natural miscarriage.
3rd BFP-5/22/13! By early June, progesterone plummeting. Another loss.
August 2013 - started Donor Egg process, but surprise BFP with my own eggs.
Dear Son born 5/28/14
BFP#1 5/12/13 EDD 1/10/14 MMC 6/20/13
BFP #2 8/27/13 EDD 5/5/14 **hoping for our rainbow baby** We are TEAM PINK!!!!
It’s not that I don’t like you, it’s that I don’t know you. Stranger Danger.
DD born 2/3/03
BFP 3/21/13 w/ EDD 12/02/13, C/P 3/29/13.
BFP 9/18/13 w/ EDD 5/26/14,
Beta #1 @ 14-16dpo = 375, progesterone 33.6
Beta #2 @ 20-22 dpo = 8,782!
Beta #3 @ 27-29dpo = 44,230, dx subchorionic hemorrhage/ threatened mc
Beta #4 @ 29-31dpo = 72, 080
Grow, little one, grow!
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After 4 years, 3 failed IUIs and 2 failed IVFs our surprise miracle is here!
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TTC # 2 BFP 03/02/13 = CP, BFP 05/14/13 = CP, BFP 08/09/13 = CP
RPL testing = normal
TI Cycle #1, 50 clomid days 3-7, 150 iu Follistim days 8-11 = BFP! EDD May 22, 2014
Betas: 13 DPO = 79, 15 DPO = 149, 19 DPO = 788, 22 DPO = 2031
You have ALL of us praying for you!! Know that we are all lifting you up! Stay strong Mama!!
BFP#3 9-4-13 Benjamin Lee born 4-28-14