This is certainly not any club that I hoped, wished, or asked to be in. It is the multiple pregnancy loss club. We have gone through yet another miscarriage and have been granted entry.
Back in August I wrote about being worried regarding being able to get pregnant again easily. Well, that worry was short lived because after just 2 cycles of trying to get pregnant, we saw 2 wonderful lines on a pregnancy test on December 20th. My RE had me go through betas (blood draws every other day for a week to watch the rising of pregnancy hormones called hcg) and everything was looking wonderful. Hcg started at 98....then 352...then 1712! We couldn't have been more excited.
Just prior to making it to 6weeks of being pregnant, I had some minor spotting and bleeding which warranted a phone call to my OB. They were not too concerned, however brought me in for an ultrasound on January 6th, which should have been my 6 week mark. They measured me at 5w5d and were able to see a gestational sac and possibly the start of a fetal pole, however no heartbeat. The OB was not all that concerned and remained cautiously optimistic. I was scheduled to return a week later to make sure things were progressing. During this follow up ultrasound, I was only measuring 6w2d and no heartbeat was detected. The OB scheduled me for a more conclusive ultrasound 3 days later at the Perinatal testing center. Our biggest fears were confirmed, we had lost this pregnancy.
On Friday January 17th I had my D&C. The OB sent the tissue from the baby to be tested for chromosomal issues. They say that best case scenario would be that there was in fact a chromosomal issue to explain this loss. I will also be following up with my RE at the end of February regarding Recurrent Pregnancy Loss testing on me.
We are crushed but remain hopeful that there are brighter days ahead.
