Hello There
May 29, 2015 11:17:17 GMT -5
Post by txmommy14 on May 29, 2015 11:17:17 GMT -5
I introduced myself yesterday on the loss board, but since I have a living child, this is probably the better place for me and I would hate to hurt anywhere there.
I have a 14 month old son who I love dearly. We were so excited for him to be a big brother (and were so excited to bust out his "big brother" to announce to our close family members!)
I am about 6 weeks along and started spotting a few days ago. I spotted right when I found out, so they had been checking my HCG for a while and everything was rising appropriately. I wasn't feeling ANY pregnancy symptoms, so I felt a little worried, but reminded myself that it was still early on and I never felt that nauseous with my son (and I spotted a little bit at 5-6 weeks with him, too). I am a teacher, so it's really hard for me to get off work and get a substitute to cover my class. I ended up having to tell my coworkers on Wednesday because I woke up with bright red spotting and just *knew* I went to the OB, and they said they could see the fetal pole, yolk sac, etc and that everything looked fine, but that I was measuring 4 weeks 5 days instead of almost 6 weeks. They said I probably just ovulated later, but I knew that I didn't, I had been tracking, using OPKs, etc. They said there was nothing to be worried about but they would look at my numbers.
The next morning, I started spotting dark red and there were some clots, so they told me to go to the ER. Thankfully, they were very kind and compassionate in the ER, and confirmed that my numbers had drastically declined, indicating a miscarriage. I'm now at home waiting, unsure of what's to come and what I should expect to see if the baby only developed up until 4 weeks 5 days. I have an appointment today with my OB (I got a new OB, so this is actually my first time to meet her). I am not sure what to expect or what to ask her. I'm just praying this is over with fast so that I don't have to experience anything traumatic while I am at work teaching next week.
I am looking forward to getting to know you guys, and glad to have a community to turn to. I lurked in my son's birth month board for YEARS, lurked on GKU, and here I am, realizing I should come out of lurkdom and join in the conversations. I am sorry you are here with me.
I have a 14 month old son who I love dearly. We were so excited for him to be a big brother (and were so excited to bust out his "big brother" to announce to our close family members!)
I am about 6 weeks along and started spotting a few days ago. I spotted right when I found out, so they had been checking my HCG for a while and everything was rising appropriately. I wasn't feeling ANY pregnancy symptoms, so I felt a little worried, but reminded myself that it was still early on and I never felt that nauseous with my son (and I spotted a little bit at 5-6 weeks with him, too). I am a teacher, so it's really hard for me to get off work and get a substitute to cover my class. I ended up having to tell my coworkers on Wednesday because I woke up with bright red spotting and just *knew* I went to the OB, and they said they could see the fetal pole, yolk sac, etc and that everything looked fine, but that I was measuring 4 weeks 5 days instead of almost 6 weeks. They said I probably just ovulated later, but I knew that I didn't, I had been tracking, using OPKs, etc. They said there was nothing to be worried about but they would look at my numbers.
The next morning, I started spotting dark red and there were some clots, so they told me to go to the ER. Thankfully, they were very kind and compassionate in the ER, and confirmed that my numbers had drastically declined, indicating a miscarriage. I'm now at home waiting, unsure of what's to come and what I should expect to see if the baby only developed up until 4 weeks 5 days. I have an appointment today with my OB (I got a new OB, so this is actually my first time to meet her). I am not sure what to expect or what to ask her. I'm just praying this is over with fast so that I don't have to experience anything traumatic while I am at work teaching next week.
I am looking forward to getting to know you guys, and glad to have a community to turn to. I lurked in my son's birth month board for YEARS, lurked on GKU, and here I am, realizing I should come out of lurkdom and join in the conversations. I am sorry you are here with me.