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Oct 21, 2015 8:03:48 GMT -5
Post by littleducky on Oct 21, 2015 8:03:48 GMT -5
I think I'm one the last June 16 moms to introduce, given that my EDD is at the end of the month! I got a BFP on a digital Sunday after having a super squinter on a wondfo test on Friday and then no line within 10 minutes on another wondfo Saturday. I am feeling somewhat hesitant to introduce myself here, due to my loss history, but I'm trying to be cautiously optimistic. (This is largely cross-posted from Carrying a Rainbow.)
DH and I have a DS who will be 5 in December and we began TTC #2 in May 2014. I had a missed miscarriage followed by a D&C at 8 weeks in July 2014, and then another missed miscarriage followed by a D&C at 12 weeks in December 2014. For the second one, we had seen a heartbeat at 8 weeks and the missed miscarriage was picked up at the nuchal scan. The pathology on the first one was normal, but the second one was a partial molar pregnancy, and as a result, I had to do a lengthy follow up and was benched until September 2015.
I was fortunate to get a BFP the first cycle after coming off the bench. My dates for this pregnancy are only a week off from the pregnancy I lost last December, so that might add to my anxiety level a bit as I approach my loss milestones, but frankly, I'm sure I'd be anxious anyway! Based upon my LMP, my EDD is June 28, two days before DH's and my 9th anniversary, and I'm 4w1d as of today. I am feeling pretty calm about things right now, and just kind of matter-of-fact about it. I am hopeful that this will be our rainbow, but I don't think that this will feel real to me until I make it past my nuchal scan and go public.
I did blood work on Monday 10/19 everything looks ok so far! hCG was 106 and progesterone was 19. My OB said something like, "What are you, like one day late?" since my hCG is pretty low, but within normal ranges considering when my LMP was. I guess most patients don't start testing a few days before they even miss their period, but I'm neurotic like that.
The plan moving forward is to repeat blood work (hCG and progesterone) at 6 weeks on Nov. 2, do an ultrasound at 7 weeks on Nov 11, and do an initial OB appointment at 8 weeks on Nov 20. Given my history and what my progesterone level was Monday, my OB does not feel the need to do anything else sooner.
DH and I have a DS who will be 5 in December and we began TTC #2 in May 2014. I had a missed miscarriage followed by a D&C at 8 weeks in July 2014, and then another missed miscarriage followed by a D&C at 12 weeks in December 2014. For the second one, we had seen a heartbeat at 8 weeks and the missed miscarriage was picked up at the nuchal scan. The pathology on the first one was normal, but the second one was a partial molar pregnancy, and as a result, I had to do a lengthy follow up and was benched until September 2015.
I was fortunate to get a BFP the first cycle after coming off the bench. My dates for this pregnancy are only a week off from the pregnancy I lost last December, so that might add to my anxiety level a bit as I approach my loss milestones, but frankly, I'm sure I'd be anxious anyway! Based upon my LMP, my EDD is June 28, two days before DH's and my 9th anniversary, and I'm 4w1d as of today. I am feeling pretty calm about things right now, and just kind of matter-of-fact about it. I am hopeful that this will be our rainbow, but I don't think that this will feel real to me until I make it past my nuchal scan and go public.
I did blood work on Monday 10/19 everything looks ok so far! hCG was 106 and progesterone was 19. My OB said something like, "What are you, like one day late?" since my hCG is pretty low, but within normal ranges considering when my LMP was. I guess most patients don't start testing a few days before they even miss their period, but I'm neurotic like that.
The plan moving forward is to repeat blood work (hCG and progesterone) at 6 weeks on Nov. 2, do an ultrasound at 7 weeks on Nov 11, and do an initial OB appointment at 8 weeks on Nov 20. Given my history and what my progesterone level was Monday, my OB does not feel the need to do anything else sooner.
