gristastic
05-24-2004, 09:47 AM
Hi Ladies.
Hope this Monday finds everyone healthy and peaceful.
We had an interesting weekend. We went to the hospital yesterday, on the advice of my midwife, to confirm a miscarriage. Over the last week or two, I had lost the ravenous appetite of the previous weeks and on checking the scale yesterday, had actually lost about 5 - 8 lbs. The spotting and cramping started on Saturday and the bleeding started Sunday morning.
The up side to this story is that there is another baby, and it seems healthy and active. Unbeknownst to us, we were pregnant with twins, but one of them didn't make it.
The remaining baby measured at 11 weeks, 4 days. and the heartbeat is at 150 bpm. Everything looks good so far, and the little one is rolling around and kicking and punching like crazy. My husband swears he/she mooned us.
My feelings are a little jumbled right now. Looking up at the ultrasound screen and seeing a squirming, living baby with a heartbeat, when I expected to see a still, lifeless child in my womb was just indescribable. Yet, at the same time, I feel a pang of guilt for being happy.
I'm doing better today, and I have the most marvelous friends imaginable. My friend, Korin, from TTC told her hubby, and he said the most beautiful thing. I have to share it with you. He said:
"It must have really been her time. THe universe gave her two, just to make sure."
Hope this Monday finds everyone healthy and peaceful.
We had an interesting weekend. We went to the hospital yesterday, on the advice of my midwife, to confirm a miscarriage. Over the last week or two, I had lost the ravenous appetite of the previous weeks and on checking the scale yesterday, had actually lost about 5 - 8 lbs. The spotting and cramping started on Saturday and the bleeding started Sunday morning.
The up side to this story is that there is another baby, and it seems healthy and active. Unbeknownst to us, we were pregnant with twins, but one of them didn't make it.
The remaining baby measured at 11 weeks, 4 days. and the heartbeat is at 150 bpm. Everything looks good so far, and the little one is rolling around and kicking and punching like crazy. My husband swears he/she mooned us.
My feelings are a little jumbled right now. Looking up at the ultrasound screen and seeing a squirming, living baby with a heartbeat, when I expected to see a still, lifeless child in my womb was just indescribable. Yet, at the same time, I feel a pang of guilt for being happy.
I'm doing better today, and I have the most marvelous friends imaginable. My friend, Korin, from TTC told her hubby, and he said the most beautiful thing. I have to share it with you. He said:
"It must have really been her time. THe universe gave her two, just to make sure."