Any Other December Babies?

[rayraykay]

She definitely told me everything is fine. She told me everything looks as it should this early. It's just so hard for me to accept but I know I need to chill out. I have just never wanted anything more than I want my first child. Thanks for listening to my concerns and Debbie downerness. I appreciate the support.

 

[brit3435]

Rayraykay one good thing about our situation is we get another scan at 7 weeks. My dr told me that the risk of miscarriage is twice as high at 6 weeks with hb compared to 7 weeks with hb so at least we will have that added reassurance at that time. Plus we will get extra ultrasound pics! I so treasure the pics I have of my dd before she was born. I look back at them all the time! Here is an article I found to back up what my dr said it also says the risk is much lower once the sac can be seen so we are good there!
https://sites.google.com/site/miscarriageresearch/miscarriage-general

 

[rayraykay]

Wow Brit. Thank you, thank you thank you. I can't thank you enough for sharing that.

 

[Kaiecee]

That's why my dr won't do and u/s before 8 weeks to freak us out if we don't see the heartbeat but I'm still jealous of all of u getting u/s's

 

[Starry Night]

Rayraykay one good thing about our situation is we get another scan at 7 weeks. My dr told me that the risk of miscarriage is twice as high at 6 weeks with hb compared to 7 weeks with hb so at least we will have that added reassurance at that time. Plus we will get extra ultrasound pics! I so treasure the pics I have of my dd before she was born. I look back at them all the time! Here is an article I found to back up what my dr said it also says the risk is much lower once the sac can be seen so we are good there!
https://sites.google.com/site/miscarriageresearch/miscarriage-general

I was in the 0.5% that lost a baby after seeing a baby's heart beat at 9 weeks. However, I had also seen the heart beat at 6 weeks and it was way, way too low (under 100) so the baby was never very viable to begin with.

I actually find a lot of the stats in there kind of scary but I have had a live birth so some of the numbers might not fully apply to me.

 

[brit3435]

Rayraykay one good thing about our situation is we get another scan at 7 weeks. My dr told me that the risk of miscarriage is twice as high at 6 weeks with hb compared to 7 weeks with hb so at least we will have that added reassurance at that time. Plus we will get extra ultrasound pics! I so treasure the pics I have of my dd before she was born. I look back at them all the time! Here is an article I found to back up what my dr said it also says the risk is much lower once the sac can be seen so we are good there!
https://sites.google.com/site/miscarriageresearch/miscarriage-general

I was in the 0.5% that lost a baby after seeing a baby's heart beat at 9 weeks. However, I had also seen the heart beat at 6 weeks and it was way, way too low (under 100) so the baby was never very viable to begin with.

I actually find a lot of the stats in there kind of scary but I have had a live birth so some of the numbers might not fully apply to me.

Yeah I think the numbers are from women who for sure had singleton pregnancies and have never had a miscarriage. The risk would be higher with twins or a history of miscarriage. I can't imagine how horrible that must have been for you to lose your baby at 9 weeks

 

[Starry Night]

I'm not sure when the first baby died. I saw it alive on ultrasound just shy of 10 weeks and then I lost it at 12 weeks but it might have been dead awhile. There is no way of knowing. We got in a car accident the day after my scan. The doctor said that the accident probably didn't cause it as the baby is well protected in there but it's hard not to look to that. Like I said, it had a poor heart rate in the beginning so that was the likely cause.

My other baby was alive for 10 weeks but it grew so slowly it never measured past 6 weeks. The twin I lost was 9 weeks but I think that was from the clot I had in the womb.

Anyways, in happier news, this is the longest I've gone in pregnancy without having a major bleed! Today I got prickly, itchy feelings all along my C-section scar so I know that I'm still stretching and growing. I didn't get that with my last loss. So feeling better about things right now.

 

[Nadhoo]

My scan wud be on 28th .. Feel so nervous .. Last scan I jut had an empty sac

 

[brit3435]

My scan wud be on 28th .. Feel so nervous .. Last scan I jut had an empty sac

Good luck at your next scan! Hopefully you will see a little bean with a heartbeat! How long ago was your first scan?

 

[Nadhoo]

My last scan was on the 14th .. I was around 5+5 weeks

 

[SugarBeth]

Nadhoo - I had a similar kind of scan, it was at 6 weeks exactly and they only saw a yolk sac. I have to wait until I'm 9 weeks along to get another scan though, the wait is killing me.

 

[brit3435]

Nadhoo - I had a similar kind of scan, it was at 6 weeks exactly and they only saw a yolk sac. I have to wait until I'm 9 weeks along to get another scan though, the wait is killing me.

Why is your dr making you wait so long for another ultrasound?? We only saw a yolk sac at my scan as well at 5 wk 3 days and my dr scheduled me for another ultrasound a week from today but he said if I'm worried or stressed at all about it that I can come in earlier. It seems a bit inconsiderate for your dr to make you wait that long!

 

[SugarBeth]

Nadhoo - I had a similar kind of scan, it was at 6 weeks exactly and they only saw a yolk sac. I have to wait until I'm 9 weeks along to get another scan though, the wait is killing me.

Why is your dr making you wait so long for another ultrasound?? We only saw a yolk sac at my scan as well at 5 wk 3 days and my dr scheduled me for another ultrasound a week from today but he said if I'm worried or stressed at all about it that I can come in earlier. It seems a bit inconsiderate for your dr to make you wait that long!

I have no idea! He said he wanted me to wait two weeks, so we scheduled it for then. But a few days later the office calls me saying he can't do it that day anymore, and the soonest they have available is when I'm 9 weeks. Ugh, so something I should have only needed a week or so to see I now need to wait THREE!

 

[brit3435]

Nadhoo - I had a similar kind of scan, it was at 6 weeks exactly and they only saw a yolk sac. I have to wait until I'm 9 weeks along to get another scan though, the wait is killing me.

Why is your dr making you wait so long for another ultrasound?? We only saw a yolk sac at my scan as well at 5 wk 3 days and my dr scheduled me for another ultrasound a week from today but he said if I'm worried or stressed at all about it that I can come in earlier. It seems a bit inconsiderate for your dr to make you wait that long!

I have no idea! He said he wanted me to wait two weeks, so we scheduled it for then. But a few days later the office calls me saying he can't do it that day anymore, and the soonest they have available is when I'm 9 weeks. Ugh, so something I should have only needed a week or so to see I now need to wait THREE!

I know how anxious I am for my scan so I can't even imagine waiting 3 weeks! At least you will get to see your little bean moving around with arms and legs by then

 

[JakesMummy]

Heard the heartbeat today! I have found it early on with my other kids so its very reassuring but still am so nervous for my scan!! 4 weeks and counting!!

 

[Miniegg27]

I'm still waiting for my dating scan date to come through. I just want to know everything's ok.

 

[squeal]

Heard the heartbeat today! I have found it early on with my other kids so its very reassuring but still am so nervous for my scan!! 4 weeks and counting!!

With a Doppler? I don't think there's any chance of me finding it so early so not even going to try. Did you try earlier than you are now?

I'm sill waiting for a date for my first scan ...

 

[Lara310809]

I'm still waiting for my dating scan date to come through. I just want to know everything's ok.

Me too Last time they didn't contact me until I was 8wks, to see me at 10wks. Then only at my 10wk appointment did they discuss booking a scan, then I had to wait another week or so for that letter to come through

 

[Kaiecee]

Ya here too scans are pretty much after 12 weeks

 

[JakesMummy]

Yes, with a doppler but I'd done it many times in previous pregnancies and knew not to try before 8 weeks as its virtually impossible! It was for a fleeting seconds, and it sounds just like a galloping horse whereas mine was plodding along

It still won't make me feel safe until I can feel baby loving, as I've had a past MMC and heard the heartbeat, but lost baby at a later date. So nerve-wracking!

I got my booking in appointment about 5 days after seeing my doctor, and they included the Nuchal scan date with that letter.