Katie Potatie
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Hi Ladies. Where do I begin? So, after I got the call from the nurse, I logged into my health account online, where I can view my lab results and saw how “very low” that progesterone level was. It was 1. I knew the pregnancy was over at that point. When the nurse called and said it was very low, there was still a tiny bit of hope that it wasn’t that low. But I had a result of 1 a week ago and all this time has passed with no medical intervention. I’m so glad I saw that result and knew the outcome while I was at home and could process it and start to grieve before going to the doctor’s office. I was honestly grateful for the fact that I hadn’t spontaneously begun m/c and could hopefully opt for the D&C in time. And next week, was to be my next doctor’s appointment where we’d hear the heartbeat on the doppler and also do the genetic testing. I was thinking how absolutely soul-destroying that would have been for me to go in thinking everything was honky dory to that appointment and hear no heartbeat. So, finding out this way, in a very bizarre way, was a blessing. On the way to the doctor’s office, which my hubby accompanied me to, I was running through all the good things I have going on in my life, aside from this terrible news. I’m lucky to have a healthy daughter and a wonderful husband and a loving family. To try and keep myself focused on not breaking down, I kept thinking about how I could be going through so much worse right now. That really, honestly helped me keep myself together.
When we got to the doctor’s office, the ultrasound tech remembered me since I’ve been in so frequently and she assumed I was there for another check-up due to my spotting and cramping. I told her that unfortunately, this visit was to confirm the pregnancy was not viable because my progesterone was at a 1 a week ago. Her face fell and she said she was so sorry. She said, well, let’s just take a look and see what we can see. She does the abdominal scan and of course, there is the baby and of course, I don’t see a heartbeat just like the last time. And then, I see a flickering. She said, “Well, there’s still a heartbeat there.” I said, “That’s probably why I haven’t miscarried yet. Do you know when I can schedule a D&C?” And while she’s doing her measurements and whatever, she said they won’t schedule a D&C until the heart stops beating, which obviously, I wouldn’t do it before then anyway. She said, “But the baby is measuring on track at 10 weeks, 1 day,” which was actually 2-3 days ahead. So, then I said, “Yeah, but the heartbeat is probably way too slow.” So, while she’s measuring the heartbeat I see the baby is moving around and moving its little arm all over the place. It was an active little thing and I was thinking at that point, “There’s nothing wrong with this baby!” And sure enough, the heartbeat was 165, which is within normal range. I said, “How can this be possible?! My progesterone level was 1 a week ago!!!” She said, “I have absolutely no idea. We’ve got to find out from the doctor.” I told her I just wasn’t understanding any of this because I don’t know how it’s medically possible that the baby is still alive and on track. I asked her if she’d ever seen anything like this before and she shook her head and said, “Never in my life. And I’ve been doing this a long time. I have no explanation for this.”
She left the room to go talk to the doctor to find out next steps and my husband and I just sat there in shock. Happy shock, but a totally numb shock. It literally did not process fully. I was going in today to find out when I could get a D&C. That was my goal for the visit. And then, we were going to hit a bar so I could drink away my pain for one day. Long story short, my doctor got me in to see her right away, but basically, just to tell me that they are all perplexed as to why the baby is healthy and they have no explanation except a possible lab error. But for some reason she didn’t seem so convinced about the lab error thing. She said when the ultrasound tech came in to tell her that everything was on track, she just looked at the lab tech a bit dumbfounded and the lab tech said, “Yeah, I know. I have no idea either.” Doctor put me on progesterone ASAP and said, “I have no explanation for this. This baby was just meant to be here.” And she sent me on my way with my prescription.
The worst day of my life turned into the best day of my life in a matter of 3 hours. I need no other gift for my birthday. This is a miracle through and through. I don’t think my progesterone was really at a 1. Not that kind of miracle. The miracle is the fact that I was certain I had lost my baby today, but a bizarre lab error occurred and because that information was not correct, I am pregnant another day. I’ve been given hope for a bright outcome again, when there was there was no doubt in my mind that this pregnancy had come to an end. Oh, and my hemmorage has almost completely healed up, which explains why my spotting has been decreasing over the past couple of days. I don’t know what to say except I’m more grateful today than I have ever been before!!!!
(And on another note, if this wasn’t me living through all this and I was reading someone else’s story, I’d be like, this girl is full of bull butter and needs help for making a bunch of crazy stuff up! I swear I would be like, “There’s nobody who goes through all of this craziness!” Proof positive right here!)
When we got to the doctor’s office, the ultrasound tech remembered me since I’ve been in so frequently and she assumed I was there for another check-up due to my spotting and cramping. I told her that unfortunately, this visit was to confirm the pregnancy was not viable because my progesterone was at a 1 a week ago. Her face fell and she said she was so sorry. She said, well, let’s just take a look and see what we can see. She does the abdominal scan and of course, there is the baby and of course, I don’t see a heartbeat just like the last time. And then, I see a flickering. She said, “Well, there’s still a heartbeat there.” I said, “That’s probably why I haven’t miscarried yet. Do you know when I can schedule a D&C?” And while she’s doing her measurements and whatever, she said they won’t schedule a D&C until the heart stops beating, which obviously, I wouldn’t do it before then anyway. She said, “But the baby is measuring on track at 10 weeks, 1 day,” which was actually 2-3 days ahead. So, then I said, “Yeah, but the heartbeat is probably way too slow.” So, while she’s measuring the heartbeat I see the baby is moving around and moving its little arm all over the place. It was an active little thing and I was thinking at that point, “There’s nothing wrong with this baby!” And sure enough, the heartbeat was 165, which is within normal range. I said, “How can this be possible?! My progesterone level was 1 a week ago!!!” She said, “I have absolutely no idea. We’ve got to find out from the doctor.” I told her I just wasn’t understanding any of this because I don’t know how it’s medically possible that the baby is still alive and on track. I asked her if she’d ever seen anything like this before and she shook her head and said, “Never in my life. And I’ve been doing this a long time. I have no explanation for this.”
She left the room to go talk to the doctor to find out next steps and my husband and I just sat there in shock. Happy shock, but a totally numb shock. It literally did not process fully. I was going in today to find out when I could get a D&C. That was my goal for the visit. And then, we were going to hit a bar so I could drink away my pain for one day. Long story short, my doctor got me in to see her right away, but basically, just to tell me that they are all perplexed as to why the baby is healthy and they have no explanation except a possible lab error. But for some reason she didn’t seem so convinced about the lab error thing. She said when the ultrasound tech came in to tell her that everything was on track, she just looked at the lab tech a bit dumbfounded and the lab tech said, “Yeah, I know. I have no idea either.” Doctor put me on progesterone ASAP and said, “I have no explanation for this. This baby was just meant to be here.” And she sent me on my way with my prescription.
The worst day of my life turned into the best day of my life in a matter of 3 hours. I need no other gift for my birthday. This is a miracle through and through. I don’t think my progesterone was really at a 1. Not that kind of miracle. The miracle is the fact that I was certain I had lost my baby today, but a bizarre lab error occurred and because that information was not correct, I am pregnant another day. I’ve been given hope for a bright outcome again, when there was there was no doubt in my mind that this pregnancy had come to an end. Oh, and my hemmorage has almost completely healed up, which explains why my spotting has been decreasing over the past couple of days. I don’t know what to say except I’m more grateful today than I have ever been before!!!!
(And on another note, if this wasn’t me living through all this and I was reading someone else’s story, I’d be like, this girl is full of bull butter and needs help for making a bunch of crazy stuff up! I swear I would be like, “There’s nobody who goes through all of this craziness!” Proof positive right here!)
I'm SOOO overjoyed for this true miracle! That is one strong little tyke you have there! Amazing story. One which I'll never forget!
I'm so glad everything worked out Magically it has to be A Magic Bean!! 
When's the actual day?
waiting for the witch...
I'm glad you're finally out of the flatlands though. fxfx
I've had YI before, and they've never messed with my temps. 
