Hello

[Alegría]

My husband and I have been blessed with a pregnancy, but my nurse/midwife told me at my last visit that I could be in danger of losing the baby.

I went in for my first ultrasound (I thought I was 8 weeks along). My nurse/midwife couldn't find a heartbeat. She wanted me to have a more advanced ultrasound, so that is what I did.

The results of that ultrasound didn't tell us much. Basically, my gestational sac looks like it is only 6 weeks along, not 8. She didn't want me to worry, but she says that I could be in danger of losing the baby. She told me it wasn't my fault, that sometimes these things happen.

I don't want to give up hope, though. I have to go in today for some blood work, and hopefully, my little one is on his/her way to growing in my belly. My doctor and nurse/midwife want to keep an eye on me.

Anyway, I just would like to ask for some prayers from you all. This is my first pregnancy, and I don't want to lose my little peanut. Thanks.

 

[gracepaints]

You are in our prayers! Don't give up hope.

Were you charting when you concieved? If you weren't and are just going by the date of your last period, it's possible that you ovulated late and that your baby isn't as far along as you originally thought. If the baby is only six weeks, that's still early to be finding a heartbeat.

Hang in there and please keep us updated.

 

[Alegría]

Well, it's official .. my baby is gone.

Now, it's just a question of whether or not to wait until it happens naturally, or get a DNC. I just am so upset right now, I really don't know what to do.

 

[gracepaints]

Oh, I am so sorry! I know how hard it is. Take your time to make your decision. It's really hard to process when you are feeling so much.

Feel free to PM me if you need to talk or just vent. I had a really hard time with miscarriage. It was my first pregnancy too and I was (am) really devastated.

You may also want to visit www.pregnancyloss.info It has a lot of good information and a very supportive message board.

Again, I am so sorry.

 

[kikiboy]

I'm so sorry. It is so hard. I had a miscarriage in August. I didn't want to do a D&C, but I needed to do it 2 month later. But I think that my decision was right for what I felt right then. Don't be in hurry with a decision.
I will pray for you and we can talk more if you want.

 

[Alegría]

Thanks everyone for your prayers. It's tough, but I know by the grace of God my husband and I will pull through. Everything happens for a reason, and I believe God took my baby home because something wasn't right with him/her, something that only God could take care of.

 

[ksdedee74]

I went through this same thing at the end of Nov. I lost the baby at 10 1/2 weeks but it never grew beyond around 7 weeks. And I had my dates right on. The miscarriage took me 3 days from the time I actually started losing the baby.

I would encourage going natural and not the d&c because of the damage a d&c can cause physically. But some people need to have the d &c because of the emotional toll of waiting.

Take it slow and pray! We will pray also.