So I've lost our little lentil. I hope all the rest of you have wonderful and uneventful pregnancies. I am going to share some of the details of what has and is happening, in case it is useful to anyone ... I would encourage you to skip the rest of this if you are avoiding scary stuff.
well ... I started spotting brown yesterday, after I got home from my 6+ week appointment at the doctors (for normal preg blood work, initial meeting with the nurse, etc). I took it super easy, didn't go to work, drank lots of water and kept my feet up.
I'm afraid I don't have any good news to share.
My spotting turned bright red, and I've had increasing mild-to-strong cramps (as I write this, they are very very strong). I went into the doctor's, and had a vaginal ultrasound. The sac pretty much looked empty, and my Hcg levels are significantly lower than is typical for 6+ weeks. My cervix isn't very open yet, so it looks like it might be a few days until the miscarriage finishes, if it does happen naturally. They offered me a drug to speed it up, but I don't think I need it - I'm really sure I passed the sac this afternoon. So that's it. Except for the VERY strong cramping, I feel ... pregnant. Lame body. I'm trying to hold on to the silver lining (at least we know this can happen, and the placenta looked very normal -- and I know I don't have HIV or a host of other diseases), but - well, I'm having waves of a lot of different emotions.
Everything has been really speeding up. So that's it.
Best to all of you.
well ... I started spotting brown yesterday, after I got home from my 6+ week appointment at the doctors (for normal preg blood work, initial meeting with the nurse, etc). I took it super easy, didn't go to work, drank lots of water and kept my feet up.
I'm afraid I don't have any good news to share.
My spotting turned bright red, and I've had increasing mild-to-strong cramps (as I write this, they are very very strong). I went into the doctor's, and had a vaginal ultrasound. The sac pretty much looked empty, and my Hcg levels are significantly lower than is typical for 6+ weeks. My cervix isn't very open yet, so it looks like it might be a few days until the miscarriage finishes, if it does happen naturally. They offered me a drug to speed it up, but I don't think I need it - I'm really sure I passed the sac this afternoon. So that's it. Except for the VERY strong cramping, I feel ... pregnant. Lame body. I'm trying to hold on to the silver lining (at least we know this can happen, and the placenta looked very normal -- and I know I don't have HIV or a host of other diseases), but - well, I'm having waves of a lot of different emotions.Everything has been really speeding up. So that's it.
Best to all of you.
sorry to hear. Take good care of yourself and let yourself cry.
so sorry...take care of yourself
