TW: loss
My first pregnancy ended in a MMC November ‘22. It makes it very difficult to have faith in my current pregnancy because I had no symptoms of miscarriage (HCG labs doubling every 48 hrs, etc) until we went for an ultrasound and saw nothing but an empty bubble. They said there was a yolk sac, but I couldn’t see anything. It ended with a D&C at week 10 when nothing progressed beyond that early development.
Right now I’m exactly 5 weeks. My HCG was 412 mIU/mL at 4 weeks 1 day and progesterone was 27.99 ng/mL. My HCG was drawn again at 4 weeks 5 days at 1890 mIU/mL. These numbers are stronger than my first, but I still feel like I can’t fully enjoy this. I told them I wanted to wait until beyond 7 weeks for an ultrasound because I don’t want there to be any question about what should be seen at that point. I didn’t want to go at 5-6 and have to come back in two weeks, wondering again. Time is going by so slowly, and I don’t know what to do in this waiting period. I guess I am just venting; the frustrating thing is there is no way to relieve my concerns until I see a baby with a heartbeat in there.
My first pregnancy ended in a MMC November ‘22. It makes it very difficult to have faith in my current pregnancy because I had no symptoms of miscarriage (HCG labs doubling every 48 hrs, etc) until we went for an ultrasound and saw nothing but an empty bubble. They said there was a yolk sac, but I couldn’t see anything. It ended with a D&C at week 10 when nothing progressed beyond that early development.
Right now I’m exactly 5 weeks. My HCG was 412 mIU/mL at 4 weeks 1 day and progesterone was 27.99 ng/mL. My HCG was drawn again at 4 weeks 5 days at 1890 mIU/mL. These numbers are stronger than my first, but I still feel like I can’t fully enjoy this. I told them I wanted to wait until beyond 7 weeks for an ultrasound because I don’t want there to be any question about what should be seen at that point. I didn’t want to go at 5-6 and have to come back in two weeks, wondering again. Time is going by so slowly, and I don’t know what to do in this waiting period. I guess I am just venting; the frustrating thing is there is no way to relieve my concerns until I see a baby with a heartbeat in there.