We pride ourselves on having the friendliest
and most welcoming forums for moms and moms to be! Please take a moment
and register
for free so you can be a part of our growing community of mothers.
If you have any problems registering please drop an email to boards@justmommies.com.
Our community is moderated by our moderation team so you won't see spam or offensive messages posted on our forums. Each of our message boards is hosted by JustMommies hosts, whose names are listed at the top each board. We hope you find our message boards friendly, helpful, and fun to be on!
I'm new here, as you can see by the number of posts I've had but this is a subject I am very familiar with. I had my first child when I was 19 and had very few problems with the pregnancy or birth. Four years later I found I was pregnant again but miscarried at 8 weeks. For the next seven years my husband and I tried everything we could to get pg again, but we were unsuccessful. We decided to give up and just be happy with our one healthy happy son. In April 2000, we found out we were pg after 7 years!! We were so excited, our son was excited our family and friends were just thrilled for us. At 11 weeks, we miscarried. We were absolutely destroyed. Why would God do this to us? So the tests began again. What we go through to procreate. Three years went by and no pregnancies. Just before Christmas of 2003 I found I was pg again, that one ended in January of 2004. Six months later in June of 2004, I again had a positive preg test. In July I had an ultrasound which showed a healthy heartbeat and we were happy. Then in August another US showed no signs of life. That one ended in August of 2004 at 9 weeks. Six months later, Feb of 2005 I missed my period and took a home test which came out positive, that one ended 6 days after my period was supposed to start and was by far the easiest I had had, physically but not emotionally. My Dr. started doing tests again, not to see why I couldnt conceive but why I couldn't carry. After all, I had somehow become a fertile myrtle and this couldn't be good for my body. He found that I had two copies of a gene mutation which made me have a folic acid deficiency and put me on folic acid. Only 4 months later I found that I was pregnant again, in July of 2005. That one also ended in August of 2005. That was it, I was done. I couldn't take anymore heartache. Four miscarriages in less than 2 years! I went in for a D&C and my Dr. held my hand as the anesthesiologist put me out and I told him I didn't want to do it anymore, I gave up for good this time. After the surgery the Dr. told me he removed a fibroid the size of a grapefruit and had also found a septum in my uterus which he removed. I just knew I didn't want to do it anymore. Then next month I had my period right on time as usual. I refused to let my husband anywhere near me, I couldn't go through it again ever. One night I gave in to my husband. My next period didn't come. I took a test and you know it...........positive. I cried for a week. I couldn't go through it again. My Dr. took me in asap for an apt. and scheduled me for an ultrasound. The us showed nothing, only a yolk sack but no baby. So he told me it looked like a blighted ovum, but he wanted to do another ultrasound next week before he scheduled me for a D&C he wanted to be sure. The day before Thanksgiving I went in for my US and it was a miracle, there was the baby right there just as it should be. Dr. was amazed as he had never seen anything like that happen. Heart beat was healthy, developement was just as it should be. The wait through the first trimester was torture but I made it. I am now 20 weeks pregnant with a perfectly healthy baby boy and I thank God everyday for my gift. I realize I am not yet out of complete danger but I know that this little miracle was meant to be and God meant for him to be here. I hope you all continue to try and not give up because when it is time your miracle will come to you.
Wow... thanks for your story! I can't believe every thing you've had to go through... that must have been COMPLETE torture!!!!! You're ONE STRONG LADY!!! I wish you VERY VERY VERY HEALTHY BABY VIBES!!! You, of anyone especially, deserve them!!!
__________________
Braden Keith (11/22/06) & Kinsley Brooke (5/20/09)
That is way too much loss for one woman to have to endure in 10 lifetimes!!!! I am so sorry for all you've been through. I personally know exactly where that statement you said comes from... "why would God do this to us?" I sadly admit that I have asked myself the same question on occasion. If you look in my siggie you can see that I have gone through some losses as well and now when I should be able to try to conceive again my cycle is going loopy. How can we not ask ourself these questions? It's only natural. I really believe in my heart that God has something good planned for us though... you are carrying your miracle right now. Hopefully my miracle will come soon.
Congratulations on your pregnancy... I hope everything continues to go perfectly, you deserve it. Just take one day at a time
Good Luck
Oh yeah... The gene you are talking about is the MTHFR right? I have one copy of the c677T gene and my Dr. started treating me in my last pregnancy with baby aspirin, extra folic and vitamin B6 and B12 and Lovenox injections but unfortunately by the time I started the regiman my baby was already stopped developing. Now I am taking them before I even conceive... The things we go through for our babies
Thank you for sharing your story. Congrats on your new baby boy, I hope everything continues to go well, it sounds like you have a real fighter on your hands!
Many thanks to all of you for all of the support. I know this little guy is here to stay because he survived my sudden bout with kidney stones and an overnight stay in the hospital when I was 17 weeks and it didn't phase him one bit. I used to think I wasn't the kind of person that miracles happen to but now I'm a believer.
Quote:
That is way too much loss for one woman to have to endure in 10 lifetimes!!!! I am so sorry for all you've been through. I personally know exactly where that statement you said comes from... "why would God do this to us?" I sadly admit that I have asked myself the same question on occasion. If you look in my siggie you can see that I have gone through some losses as well and now when I should be able to try to conceive again my cycle is going loopy. How can we not ask ourself these questions? It's only natural. I really believe in my heart that God has something good planned for us though... you are carrying your miracle right now. Hopefully my miracle will come soon.
Congratulations on your pregnancy... I hope everything continues to go perfectly, you deserve it. Just take one day at a time
Good Luck
Oh yeah... The gene you are talking about is the MTHFR right? I have one copy of the c677T gene and my Dr. started treating me in my last pregnancy with baby aspirin, extra folic and vitamin B6 and B12 and Lovenox injections but unfortunately by the time I started the regiman my baby was already stopped developing. Now I am taking them before I even conceive... The things we go through for our babies
[/b]
Yes it was the MTHFR and I have two copies of the c677T mutation, but my Dr. put me on only 3m of folic acid then with this pregnancy my peri put me on folic acid and a b-complex and baby aspirin. I absolutely love my OB and would never think of changing, but he isn't a fertility specialist and he told me I'm his "special" patient as we are learning together.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I can't imagine having gone through all that! You must be a very strong woman. I will pray that the rest of your pregnancy is uneventful and you bring home your baby boy w/ no complications! You have been blessed!!!!
BTW...welcome to JM!
__________________
Check out hEvan @ http://www.etsy.com/store/hEvan
for some great handmade items.
All proceeds go to a family struggling w/ infertility!
thank you very much for sharing your story with us. it helped me alot..and i will continue to pray and try. Im sorry for all of your losses but CONGRATS on your baby boy!! what a blessing!!
Many thanks to all of you for your words of encouragement!! I didn't really realize all I had gone through until I read my post back to myself. To me it was just life. I hope all of you know that miracles happen and yours is waiting for you. After the second miscarriage of 2004, a woman came up to me at my job (I work in a casino) and she told me she saw the spirit of my baby with me. She explained that she was psychic and could see things like that and that's how she knew I had just miscarried. She told me that it wasn't time yet but since I was thinking of giving up, I was given that baby to keep me going. Even though it was taken from me,my time was coming. That kind of answered my "Why would God do this to us" question.
Much love, hope and prayers to all of you waiting for your miracles.
Thanks for sharing your story, you are a strong woman. I've only had to go through one m/c. I couldn't imagine the pain you must've felt. I guess it all seems worth the pain and wait when you feel your little one kicking inside you. Good luck to you in the next 20 weeks. Congratulations on your baby boy. Welcome to JM.
__________________
<MARQUEE WIDTH="100%" BEHAVIOR="scroll" SCROLLAMOUNT="5" DIRECTION="left">Me-Dava-33 (1-8)--DH-Jorge-27 (10-23)--DS-Joshua-13(4-8)--DS-Deklen-5(6-4)--DD-Bayleigh-20 mo.(10-20)--Angel Baby lost on 10-14-05 @ 5w2d PHOTOS Come visit my online photo albumE-MAIL ME! [email=crochetfrog@yahoo.com]</MARQUEE><div align="center">
[b]Thanks SassyGirl for the blinkies! Thanks pattyandthemoos for my logo!</MARQUEE></div>
