Clarinet90
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My name is Brianne and I am new to these boards. I made an introduction post in the main thread, but wanted to make one here too because I have a feeling I will be around here to get support.
My story...
My name is Brianne and I am 25, married, have two cats and live in Oregon. I work as a caregiver at an adult day center where I have been for two years. My husband and I have been married for a year and a half, but have been together 7 years this November. I play clarinet, love astronomy, hiking, camping, fishing, makeup, reading, and board games!
My husband and I finally decided to try for baby #1 after a lot of talking about it. I got pregnant our first time trying and I was SO excited to see that BFP after having weeks of symptoms and just knowing that I was pregnant. I was so excited and happy, but then my next thoughts were instantly ones of worry and dread. I just had a feeling that the pregnancy would end in miscarriage. I was OBSESSED with statistics and reading about miscarriages.
When I had my 8 week appointment, I was only measuring at 5W4D. The doctor said I must have ovulated late, but the app pretty much confirmed what I knew was going to happen. I had an appointment two weeks later anyway, and on what was supposed to be, by their new dates, my 7W4D appointment, I was only measuring at 6W1D. I'll never forget the words the tech said to me. "This is most likely a miscarriage..."
The next day I started cramping and I had a natural miscarriage 2 weeks before Christmas.
Of course I was devastated, and was expecting my period to come back between 4-6 weeks like the doctor told me it would, but this was the miscarriage that wouldn't end. I was still getting positive tests 10 weeks after the miscarriage, and finally went in to get blood done thinking it could be a new pregnancy. It turned out that my levels were just going down incredibly slow, and I FINALLY got my period at almost 12 weeks after the miscarriage.
So here I am in March TTC.
I'm in my TWW and I am hoping for good news. I'm scared to death, but also really excited to be starting over again. I've had some pregnancy symptoms, but it could be my mind making them up. We'll see in a week.
Sorry for the long intro, but I wanted you all to have a background and get to know me a bit. I look forward to getting to know all of you, and I am so sorry for all of your losses. My loss was, and still is one of the most difficult things I have had to go through.
My story...
My name is Brianne and I am 25, married, have two cats and live in Oregon. I work as a caregiver at an adult day center where I have been for two years. My husband and I have been married for a year and a half, but have been together 7 years this November. I play clarinet, love astronomy, hiking, camping, fishing, makeup, reading, and board games!
My husband and I finally decided to try for baby #1 after a lot of talking about it. I got pregnant our first time trying and I was SO excited to see that BFP after having weeks of symptoms and just knowing that I was pregnant. I was so excited and happy, but then my next thoughts were instantly ones of worry and dread. I just had a feeling that the pregnancy would end in miscarriage. I was OBSESSED with statistics and reading about miscarriages.
When I had my 8 week appointment, I was only measuring at 5W4D. The doctor said I must have ovulated late, but the app pretty much confirmed what I knew was going to happen. I had an appointment two weeks later anyway, and on what was supposed to be, by their new dates, my 7W4D appointment, I was only measuring at 6W1D. I'll never forget the words the tech said to me. "This is most likely a miscarriage..."
The next day I started cramping and I had a natural miscarriage 2 weeks before Christmas.
Of course I was devastated, and was expecting my period to come back between 4-6 weeks like the doctor told me it would, but this was the miscarriage that wouldn't end. I was still getting positive tests 10 weeks after the miscarriage, and finally went in to get blood done thinking it could be a new pregnancy. It turned out that my levels were just going down incredibly slow, and I FINALLY got my period at almost 12 weeks after the miscarriage.
So here I am in March TTC.
I'm in my TWW and I am hoping for good news. I'm scared to death, but also really excited to be starting over again. I've had some pregnancy symptoms, but it could be my mind making them up. We'll see in a week. Sorry for the long intro, but I wanted you all to have a background and get to know me a bit. I look forward to getting to know all of you, and I am so sorry for all of your losses. My loss was, and still is one of the most difficult things I have had to go through.
Best of luck in your wait. I know how crazy the wait is when you've not had a loss, but I can imagine it will be even more stressful now that you know you can get that positive. I hope very soon you're able to say you're on that positive path again and this one sticks for you!
