April 8th, 2009, 07:32 AM
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Super Mommy
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Akron, Ohio
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I read many of your posts prior to having my D&C so I knew what to expect, so I feel it's only right for me to share my experience. Thanks for listening...
It all started on 2-4-09. That's when my life officially changed forever. That is the day DH & I found out we were pregnant. We were so excited ~ we had only been trying for 1 month. We couldn't believe our luck. I went to the Dr on 2-13-09 & they confirmed I was indeed pregnant with my 1st child. I was about 5 weeks at that point & was given an EDD of 10-17-09. Overall my 1st month of pregnancy was pretty mild. I was tired, my boobs hurt, & I had a little morning sickness, but that was about it. My 2nd Dr's appt was on 3-13-09. I was about 9 weeks & I got to hear the baby's heartbeat via doppler. I was so happy, I thought that meant I was "out of the woods". On 3-25-09 I started to experience some stomach flu-like symptoms. I had diarrhea & severe stomach pains. I went to the Dr & they said everything was OK but they wanted to double-check the baby to make sure he was OK. They attempted to use the doppler to hear for a heartbeat ~ but couldn't find one. I was sent to go get an ultrasound. The ultrasound revealed a sac measuring about 7 1/2 weeks but no heartbeat. I was told it was normal to not hear a heartbeat via ultrasound that early & not to worry because everything was fine. They assumed my EDD was wrong & my other Dr had heard MY heartbeat & mistook it for the baby's at my last appt. I knew they were wrong ~ my Dr told me the baby's heartbeat was between 150-160 ~ too high to be mine, & I was positive about the date of my last period so I knew my EDD couldn't be that far off. Blood test were ordered to check my beta levels. They came back around 27,000 ~ the level they would expect at 7-8 weeks pregnant. I was again told everything was fine. I came back on 3-27-09 so they could check my beta levels again. They had dropped ~ now around 21,000. I was told I was probably miscarrying. Part of me couldn't believe it but part of me already knew it deep in my heart. They said the baby probably died about a week or so ago & started shrinking ~ that's why the sac looked so small on the ultrasounds. I wasn't cramping or bleeding at all so a D&C was suggested to me. I went to see a specialist that same day. He ordered a 2nd ultrasound to confirm which was performed on 3-30-09. The 2nd ultrsound confirmed what we all already knew ~ the baby was gone. I was scheduled for a D&C at the hospital early the next morning (3-31-09). I was advised to not eat or drink anything after midnight but was given no other preperations for my surgery. I arrived at the hospital around 6am. I was registered & taken up to surgery. DH & I were in our own little room for about an hour & a half. The nurses asked me a lot of questions & had me fill out a bunch of paperwork. They checked my pulse, blood pressure, temperature, etc. I changed into a hospital gown & awaited the anasteiologist. She came in & went over a few things with me. An IV fluid drip needle was inserted into my left hand (ouch! I still have the bruise). She then inserted the anastesia into my IV. I hugged & kissed DH & he was led out into the waiting room. I was rolled down the hall & into the surgery room where the specialist Dr I had seen previously was waiting. I remember them helping me roll onto another bed but very shortly after that I was asleep. That was around 7:30am. The next thing I remember I was waking up in recovery at around 9am. I layed there for a little while struggling to wake up completely. I was still in a bit of a daze. I was released from the hospital around 10am. DH took me home. I ate lunch, took a dose of the meds they had given me (a 7 day supply of antibiotics & 10 vicodin. I was also told to take Motrin if needed). After that I basically slept for the rest of the day. The next day I didn't feel too bad ~ a little crampy & pressure in my abdomin & of course I was bleeding. The next day however was horrible. I had very painful cramps ~ it hurt to sit, to stand, everything. I was passing golf ball size clots. After that horrible day everything seemed to settle out again ~ still a little crampy/painful & bleeding. I didn't return to work until 4-6-09. I'm still bleeding slightly as I write this but it is very lite & dark with little clotting. I'm not sure when DH & I will start trying again, but I don't think it will be anytime soon. This whole experience took a toll on me: mentally, physically, emotionally, & spiritually. It really made me question my decision to have a baby & if I am really ready for it. I'll be 27 next month & DH just turned 32 so I don't want to wait too much longer to have kids but I just really need to refocus on him & I & take a break from the whole pregnancy thing. We still want to have kids but I just don't know when that will happen. I don't know how I will feel next week, next month, or even next year, but at this moment right now ~ I think I'm going to put of trying again until sometime next year.
Well I think that's about all I've got to say, thanks again for listening.
Last edited by Sincat; April 8th, 2009 at 07:41 AM.
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