I had a miscarriage today. I believe I was approximately 12 weeks but we aren't sure since the baby stopped growing at 6 weeks.
I took a test on November 1st and I wasn't sure if it was positive or not so I took another one and it was negative. I didn't take another test until the end of November and that one was positive.
When we went in for our initial appointment the third week of December they said I was 5 1/2 weeks pregnant which means that when I took that second test I wouldn't have even been pregnant yet... so that was weird... I knew something was wrong. They also couldn't find a heart beat but said that's normal because it doesn't normally show up until 6 weeks.
We went back in two weeks later and the baby was measuring 6w1d and there was a faint heartbeat, which was good but bad at the same time. The baby had only had 5 days of growth in 11 days.
I started spotting three days later and went to labor and delivery where they gave me an ultra sound and there was still a heartbeat but the baby was still measuring 6w1d. The spotting stopped on its own and I continued to be pregnant, just waiting to see if the baby was going to start growing or if I was going to miscarry.
I just waited until the day after Schafer's first birthday and I pass the baby. I bled A LOT and it was very painful. I had painful and difficult contractions and the desire to push before I passed the baby. It was very difficult time both physically and emotionally.
Connor called the baby 'baby little'. The boys were both sad when we told them that the baby was dead and they asked a lot of questions but they were generally ok.
I have every confidence that God is sovereign through all things, include the death of this member of our family. He can work all things together for good and I'm confident that He will.
When we went in for our initial appointment the third week of December they said I was 5 1/2 weeks pregnant which means that when I took that second test I wouldn't have even been pregnant yet... so that was weird... I knew something was wrong. They also couldn't find a heart beat but said that's normal because it doesn't normally show up until 6 weeks.
We went back in two weeks later and the baby was measuring 6w1d and there was a faint heartbeat, which was good but bad at the same time. The baby had only had 5 days of growth in 11 days.
I started spotting three days later and went to labor and delivery where they gave me an ultra sound and there was still a heartbeat but the baby was still measuring 6w1d. The spotting stopped on its own and I continued to be pregnant, just waiting to see if the baby was going to start growing or if I was going to miscarry.
I just waited until the day after Schafer's first birthday and I pass the baby. I bled A LOT and it was very painful. I had painful and difficult contractions and the desire to push before I passed the baby. It was very difficult time both physically and emotionally.
Connor called the baby 'baby little'. The boys were both sad when we told them that the baby was dead and they asked a lot of questions but they were generally ok.
I have every confidence that God is sovereign through all things, include the death of this member of our family. He can work all things together for good and I'm confident that He will.
