update from my follow up appt

[waitn838]

sorry i wasnt able to post yesterday...i had a lot to take in and as usual now i have a lot of questions


ill start with the baby -- the baby was examined and there was no genetic problems with him....yup, him....actually i was having a boy....and i was actually 18 weeks pregnant

ok now onto  me --- the doc said because i had a 2nd trimester mc she wants to do preventative testing since the baby was fine there is a great chance something medically went wrong with me....so i tested positive for a HPT yesterday and got blood drawn to see what my HCG levels are at (please pray they are low)...ill be getting a call by this afternoon to tell me what they are....also i will be having a scan done on my uterus to make sure i dont have a misshapen or problems with my uterus that could have caused the mc (an HSG procedure)....but i cant have this done until my levels are back at 0 from this last pregnancy....also ill be scheduled from some blood work along the way to make sure i dont have any blood disease that could have caused the mc

finally plan of action to prevent this from happening again --- im going to be treated as if i have an incompetent cervix since there is really no test that can be done for this, my doc is going to assume i have it and stitch my cervix at 14 weeks next time....she will remove the stitch at 36 weeks and she is pretty confident ill have the baby within 2 weeks of having the stitch removed since i already went into preterm labor....also ill be getting an u/s every 2 weeks to check my cervix for thinning and other problems that can happen....which means ill have a lot more restrictions with my next preg and i will def be marked as high-risk

so for now....im waitng on my HCG level results, then i go back to doc on April 3 to schedule my HSG test....once i get the results of that my doctor will either schedule me to fix the uterus malformity or give me the go ahead to get preg again...she said if everything is fine by may i should be able to TTC again and she's confident it will happen rather quickly...so my bf and i have decided to listen to the doc and will not TTC until after the HSG test is done

thank you again ladies for all your support through this matter...its been tough and whatever i can to avoid this from happening again i will...im glad my doc has a plan of action in play...i just hope my levels get back to 0 soon....GRRRRR

[waitn838]

adawang4 - yup, it was a boy all along....everything was wrong....i cant believe it

im glad my bf and i have decided not to find out the sex of the baby next time...we truly will be surprised

michelle katy - im very glad my doc is taking this seriously....i told her yesterday i respect her and her eyes just glowed...guess she doesnt hear that often but i truly respect her wishes for me not to TTC until we get some testing done

babyhardiman - your story is the type of stories i have heard that truly have inspired me...right now i just have to get through the waiting part and when the time is right it will happen again....im glad my doc will be keeping a much closer watch over my next preg

[BabyHardiman]

I too have a septated uterus and I am 32w5d pregnant.  I only experienced one miscarriage, and that was almost 7 years ago.  The septated uterus is very uncommon, you may want to do a search on the "didelphic uterus", as well as a general search on "uteran anomolies".  In my case I have a didelphic uterus or "double uterus", I have two cervixs, and a septated vagina.  My case is extreme and rare... but I have been blessed with my lil girl.  I know that if she were born right this minute that she would survive.  I was pushing for the 27th week mark, and now that I am past that I am extremely happy and alot of stress has been lifted from my shoulders.

To prepare yourself research would be beneficial for you.  My cousins girlfriend gave birth to her first son at 16 weeks.. there were NO abnormalities with him, nor with her, it just happened.  She got pregnant 2 months later and had a healthy 9 lb 10 oz baby boy naturally, and she did not have the circlage.  

I wish you the best of luck.  Regardless of what these tests show, you are very capable of having a healthy baby, don't give up hope.  I'll be thinking about you.

[Michele, Katy, TX]

I wish you all the luck in the world.  Please keep us updated.

It is good that you have such a good doctor.  Good doctors are golden I am finding out, and sometimes hard to find.

[adawning4]

So they were wrong about it being a girl!!! I am glad that they are going to help you! You seem to have a great doctor..... Thats important to have a doctor that cares... I love my doctor. Its good that ya'll are going to wait. Give your body a little time to heal. I would love to be able to get an ultrasound every week I am a nervous wreck with this baby for some reason! I will still be around in May and hope to hear you got your BFP around then and Yes keep us updated I pray that everything will go well and your doctor can make things happen for you!

[heartfluttersflyawayplz]

God Bless you and i pray your next pg goes well and you are holding a little one soon.

[waitn838]

it caught me by surprise and i actually took offense to it but i have to accept it

he's been my rock through this ordeal and i love him with all my heart

[evthing4reason]

It took us a month to get comfy with the idea of BDing and then it was soooo awkward...but I think that's part of the whole greiving process

[waitn838]

oh man

well my bf is scared right now to BD with given the ordeal we have been through...hopefully we'll be BD'n condom style soon and its only temporary

[evthing4reason]

a little off topic...but me and DH are using condoms as back up to the b/c this month...it's our first time using them (as a couple) and it was like we were back in high school having sex for the first time lol...to make it worse it came off in me...lol luckily he hadn't *&#@ yet! it was funny, and sad all at the same time...lol

[waitn838]

pinkbelle --- thanks....ill post my results once i know them

laznacko --- im not sure yet if that is my problem...i guess its on the list that it could be a problem i have but i will def be getting the HSG done...my bf and i decided to use condoms for now and not to TTC until after that test is done and im cleared

i love the fact ill get the results the day the test is done...that will really help move things along

[laznacko]

I made HSG but I didn`t made the surgery. The HSG show the subseptum in the uterus. I was preparing for surgery and my cycle was late and I realised I was pregnant. It was totaly suprise for me. I got pregnant the last day of my cycle, can you believe. I have long cycles 31-33 days and normaly late ovulation (16-17 CD) but that month when I got pregnant I had ovulation early. I made a home pregnancy test and it came positive. I was crying because I was scared that I will loose the baby again. But I couldn`t do nothing at that moment, the doctor told me we will try to give a chance to this baby.
But I propose to you to make the surgery. The septate uterus is a big problem and the surgery treatment is very safe and effective.

[pinkbelle]

I hope your levels go down really soon :o)

[waitn838]

wow....it just gives me more strength hearing im not alone in this

i still have many questions but cant do anything until my levels get back down to 0

i think my doc is thinking i have something similiar to the incomplete septutate uterus....

did you have an HSG done to detect that? how long after your surgery to get it fixed did you concieve?

[laznacko]

I read your post and I understand completely what your dr want to do and I think you have a good dr and with those test he will exclude the major causes of late spontanous abortion. I had an abortion at 15 weeks and I was tested like you. I have incomplete septate uterus and I when I was ready to make that correction surgery I got pregnant again but it was suprise. This is my third pregnancy and the doctors are treating me like high risk pregnancy. And in the begining I had appt. very often. Now I`m 25 weeks. Also my dr measured my cervix with vaginal ultrasound but my cervix is ok.
I`m happy for your positive energy and I`m sure everything gonna be ok. A large percent of abortion are with unknown reason or maybe the medicine can`t detect them. But every pregnancy has own luck, and you should believe that the next time will be perfect.
Your case is so similiar with mine. I lost a baby boy also.....This time I have a girl. Girls are stronger than boys.
Don`t loose your trust. Wish you best.

[waitn838]

i will keep everybody updated....im still waiting for a call to see what my levels are at now...they should be pretty low since i stopped bleeding and spotting 3 days ago

[LosingMyMindInGA]

Well hopefully the tests they run on you will all come back normally and hopefully that will mean it really was just an incompetant cervix.  I watch a baby show the other day about a woman who had the circlage (sp?) and had it removed around 36 weeks and she delivered a beautiful, healthy baby.  Let us know how the testing goes.  

[waitn838]

seems like we'll be TTC around the same and yes, testing buddies we'll be

SSBD to you :)

[evthing4reason]

That's so frustrating that you don't have any real answers about what happened, at least I know what  went wrong. As for being treated high risk...I don't think it's a bad thing, I'm glad i will be, although annoying to go so often it will also be a relief everytime you get an u/s and see the baby.
I'm sorry this is dragging out for you. We're gonna start TTC in june so maybe we'll be testing buddies!