Waiting for embryo pathology...unsure what to do.

[ceejie]

I just had my D&C last week...and they are doing testing/pathology on my little embryo to see if they can determine a genetic cause. Of course, I can think of a thousand reasons why I might have lost the baby, I took a couple hot baths before I found out I was pregnant, I was eating deli meat sandwiches everyday when we were ttc, I was dieting when we were ttc, I work in an environment that is full of fumes & chemicals, I ran a 10k race...but hopefully the testing will come back with something concrete.

Anyways, I'm torn because my fertility doc told me to wait until we get the results before trying again, which takes approx 2 months, and they will call me then to book an appt. It generally takes 4 weeks to get in to see her. So I'm looking at a solid 3 months before we can try again. While part of me knows I should probably wait to see what the results are, part of me doesn't want to waste the valuable months in between.

I have artificial periods, I get a blood test on day 45 of my cycle, and if I'm not pregnant, I take meds at day 60 to force a period, so my cycles are usually about 75-80 days long. And I don't always ovulate, and when I do it's generally quite late in the cycle. So, every time I try I have longer than the average TWW, it's more like a EWW (8 week wait)! So, every cycle is a huge opportunity for me, because with half as many cycles as the average gal, I have less than half as many opportunities to conceive. Does that make sense? Honestly I don't feel ready to dtd, but I know that will probably change by the time I stop bleeding from my D&C.

So I was wondering if anyone else had testing done, and if they waited for the results before getting back at it??

 

[LWood]

I don't have any help but I didn't want to read and leave...

My doc told me they would test my babies but when I came in for my check up after D&C they told me they DIDN'T test them...

I also had hot showers (didn't know I wasn't supposed to) and had a few hotdogs, was stressed out, etc... so I really don't know what caused my MMC aside from the old, "It is just one of those things that happens" blah blah blah.

 

[liberty2011]

I had testing done on mine as well, results came back as the tissue did not grow so they were unable to test. Dr said this happens to many of the cases where D and C are done and they get no answers. Very disappointing since it was my 3 rd miscarriage in 12 month period and them not getting answers was just my luck Good luck!

 

[ceejie]

... so I really don't know what caused my MMC aside from the old, "It is just one of those things that happens" blah blah blah.

I hate when people say that. Or "it wasn't meant to be...everything happens for a reason" etc etc. Or my fertility specialist who told me that suchandsuch percentage of women who have miscarriages go on to have healthy pregnancies. I don't even remember the number she said, all I could think about was what about the percentage who don't???

I'm sorry for your loss.