Karennnnn
10-14-2004, 10:24 AM
Hi everyone!
I had a blighted ovum at the end of August and ttc'd right away. We didn't get pregnant immediately after, but this previous cycle. My edd should be 6/26 according to the day I ovulated. I had a really short cycle this time, about 3 or 4 days shorter than it had been and I was so surprised when I ovulated since it's almost always around day 14.
Anyhoo, I'm trying to figure out how to handle this pregnancy. I had planned a homebirth with a midwife with the previous one and hadn't even seen a practitioner until I began to m/c. So I had to pick an ob rather quickly so they could monitor me through the m/c.
She told me to call her when I got pregnant and she'd monitor my hcg levels and do an u/s at 6 weeks to verify heartbeat and that kind of thing.
At first I grappled with it but I do want the u/s for peace of mind. I can't wait until 12 weeks (when I'd see the midwife) before I hear a heartbeat/know that there's a baby and not just a sac.
I kind of feel like the hcg monitoring isn't necessary and may call the office to say "Hey I got a positive pregnancy test, can I come into the office in about 2 weeks to have an u/s since the doc suggested it?" Hopefully they'll let me do that before I have to undergo the formal first ob visit which I'd like to avoid.
After the u/s I'll probably write a letter to the office explaining that I'd like a different mode of care. They have 8 ob's and you see a different one each time. Even if I wanted a hospital birth, that makes me very uncomfortable. It should be rather easy to sever ties I'd hope!
So anyway that's pretty much it. I've had heartburn for the last week and even have "uterus ball" in the morning which I found odd but may make sense since perhaps my uterus hadn't gone back to normal size post m/c yet???
Very weird; I had it with both of my other pregnancies; around 6 weeks I'd get a ball in the morning before going to the bathroom and then of course it would go away. I think it's my uterus pressing against my bladder or (ew) guts making them come to the surface. Everyone who has heard that thinks I'm bonkers.
Well enough for now. I hope we all have a wonderful and unremarkable 9 or 10 months!!!
Karen
I had a blighted ovum at the end of August and ttc'd right away. We didn't get pregnant immediately after, but this previous cycle. My edd should be 6/26 according to the day I ovulated. I had a really short cycle this time, about 3 or 4 days shorter than it had been and I was so surprised when I ovulated since it's almost always around day 14.
Anyhoo, I'm trying to figure out how to handle this pregnancy. I had planned a homebirth with a midwife with the previous one and hadn't even seen a practitioner until I began to m/c. So I had to pick an ob rather quickly so they could monitor me through the m/c.
She told me to call her when I got pregnant and she'd monitor my hcg levels and do an u/s at 6 weeks to verify heartbeat and that kind of thing.
At first I grappled with it but I do want the u/s for peace of mind. I can't wait until 12 weeks (when I'd see the midwife) before I hear a heartbeat/know that there's a baby and not just a sac.
I kind of feel like the hcg monitoring isn't necessary and may call the office to say "Hey I got a positive pregnancy test, can I come into the office in about 2 weeks to have an u/s since the doc suggested it?" Hopefully they'll let me do that before I have to undergo the formal first ob visit which I'd like to avoid.
After the u/s I'll probably write a letter to the office explaining that I'd like a different mode of care. They have 8 ob's and you see a different one each time. Even if I wanted a hospital birth, that makes me very uncomfortable. It should be rather easy to sever ties I'd hope!
So anyway that's pretty much it. I've had heartburn for the last week and even have "uterus ball" in the morning which I found odd but may make sense since perhaps my uterus hadn't gone back to normal size post m/c yet???
Very weird; I had it with both of my other pregnancies; around 6 weeks I'd get a ball in the morning before going to the bathroom and then of course it would go away. I think it's my uterus pressing against my bladder or (ew) guts making them come to the surface. Everyone who has heard that thinks I'm bonkers.
Well enough for now. I hope we all have a wonderful and unremarkable 9 or 10 months!!!
Karen