Good Day,
When I was 6 weeks I had my first ultrasound and the sonographer found a mass inside the gestational sac. First they told me the baby died but then she put sound onto the sac and heard a heartbeat. She thought it was a fibroid and I would follow up with my doctor. My doc sent me to have another ultrasound a week later and then he said it's a partial molar. Doc said the baby isn't viable. I was so so sad. I had blood drawn at about 8 wks and my HCG levels were 224k. He referred me to have another sonogram at the hospital with a specialist in a week. In the mean time I started doing my research. I had the sonogram done at the hospital but never saw the specialist. I guess he was just going to give his opinion to my Doc. I had my follow up with my doc but he just seemed like he had no hope. He made me feel like I was crazy to want to have further testing to see if my baby really wasn't viable. He had no bed side manner at all. When I asked more questions about the partial molar he became annoyed like I was digging too deep but it's my body, my baby. I have every right to do so. Mean while he never read the results, just wrote my baby off.
So he referred me to a genetics counselor since I had a strong desire to keep my baby. I've read many stories where babies survived and some stories where the baby died before the 2nd trimester. But I believe in God, and I trust in him whole heartedly. I met with the counselor and she told me the report says it could be a partial molar or a thick blood clot. So I asked is there anyway that I can meet with this specialist. She was very helpful and set up the appt for the following week but he wanted me to have a ultrasound before the appt.
I met with the specialist and he was very pleasant, answered all my questions and he told me the baby seems to be a viable baby but the high HCG level and and mass concerns him. He is the head of obstetrics/gyn and maternal and fetal medicine in the hospital and he has never seen something like this. I knew God had put me in good hands. I had also given blood and my HCG levels dropped a tad to 184k (which he said he expected) The specialist told me I can have a CVS done when I am 12 weeks. He explained everything and I agreed to it. I had it done Aug 16th. I was so nervous because I watched the procedure on YouTube which is a horrible idea. It hurt a little but it was fairly quick.
The genetics counselor called me the following Monday with preliminary results. With a partial molar the concern is the baby is a triploidy (69 chromosomes) but the baby in fact shows normal 46 chromosomes and genetic abnormalities (as of yet anyway). She said the full report comes back in another 2 weeks. I'm still waiting....
God is good, I prayed and prayed that he would work a miracle on my situation. I just have to keep waiting which is horrible. But I faith that everything will be alright
I am now 14 weeks, during my last ultrasound (during cvs) he says the baby was measuring a week ahead and is developing as a normal fetus should. The NT scan was also normal. I felt the first kicks yesterday.
I wanted to share my story, just continue to have hope. Even if your doctor seems to be giving up on you... you don't give up on you.
xoxo
When I was 6 weeks I had my first ultrasound and the sonographer found a mass inside the gestational sac. First they told me the baby died but then she put sound onto the sac and heard a heartbeat. She thought it was a fibroid and I would follow up with my doctor. My doc sent me to have another ultrasound a week later and then he said it's a partial molar. Doc said the baby isn't viable. I was so so sad. I had blood drawn at about 8 wks and my HCG levels were 224k. He referred me to have another sonogram at the hospital with a specialist in a week. In the mean time I started doing my research. I had the sonogram done at the hospital but never saw the specialist. I guess he was just going to give his opinion to my Doc. I had my follow up with my doc but he just seemed like he had no hope. He made me feel like I was crazy to want to have further testing to see if my baby really wasn't viable. He had no bed side manner at all. When I asked more questions about the partial molar he became annoyed like I was digging too deep but it's my body, my baby. I have every right to do so. Mean while he never read the results, just wrote my baby off.
So he referred me to a genetics counselor since I had a strong desire to keep my baby. I've read many stories where babies survived and some stories where the baby died before the 2nd trimester. But I believe in God, and I trust in him whole heartedly. I met with the counselor and she told me the report says it could be a partial molar or a thick blood clot. So I asked is there anyway that I can meet with this specialist. She was very helpful and set up the appt for the following week but he wanted me to have a ultrasound before the appt.
I met with the specialist and he was very pleasant, answered all my questions and he told me the baby seems to be a viable baby but the high HCG level and and mass concerns him. He is the head of obstetrics/gyn and maternal and fetal medicine in the hospital and he has never seen something like this. I knew God had put me in good hands. I had also given blood and my HCG levels dropped a tad to 184k (which he said he expected) The specialist told me I can have a CVS done when I am 12 weeks. He explained everything and I agreed to it. I had it done Aug 16th. I was so nervous because I watched the procedure on YouTube which is a horrible idea. It hurt a little but it was fairly quick.
The genetics counselor called me the following Monday with preliminary results. With a partial molar the concern is the baby is a triploidy (69 chromosomes) but the baby in fact shows normal 46 chromosomes and genetic abnormalities (as of yet anyway). She said the full report comes back in another 2 weeks. I'm still waiting....
God is good, I prayed and prayed that he would work a miracle on my situation. I just have to keep waiting which is horrible. But I faith that everything will be alright
I am now 14 weeks, during my last ultrasound (during cvs) he says the baby was measuring a week ahead and is developing as a normal fetus should. The NT scan was also normal. I felt the first kicks yesterday.
I wanted to share my story, just continue to have hope. Even if your doctor seems to be giving up on you... you don't give up on you.
xoxo
