Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 >how many and during these pregnancies, were > you under the care of a high risk perinatologist? Did all these m/c's > happen before the 9 week mark? Do they know why you were having these > m/c? Hi , sorry I didn't get back to you earlier today! Let's see if my son is sufficiently engrossed in " Dora the Explorer " for me to type for a while I've had 7 m/c all total, all before 9 weeks (although I found didn't find out about 2 of them until 10 weeks) ... 2 before getting pregnant with Faith (one natural and my 1st d & c in 1994), then 2 before getting pregnant with Braedon (one of these was a twin pregnancy, you could probably count it as 2 m/c since I lost them at different times!), then 3 before getting pregnant this time. I wasn't under the care of my current OB (who specializes in maternal/fetal medicine) until 2001. At that time he ordered an HSG and the typical bloodwork checking for lupus, anti-cardio-lipin and all that. The HSG confirmed a BU, which he also said wasn't a particular risk factor for m/c. However, interestingly enough, I found the radiologist report from 2001 in our new computer system today (I work at the hospital where I receive care), and it says that a septum " couldn't be ruled out " and recommended a follow-up MRI, which I never knew about. Braedon was entirely in one horn, so a septum wasn't a potential issue during his pregnancy and we never saw it during any of his ultrasounds. When we decided to try for a 3rd child in 2003, my dr was mystified by having continued m/c but said the best predictor of " eventually " having a successful pregnancy was that I already had children, and just keep trying (although he did re-check my TSH for thyroid problems). Well... as it turns out, with this pregnancy being in both horns of the BU, my uterus eventually expanded and merged into one big ball, and lo and behold, there was a big ole' septum gently waving in the current between the two babies (rolling eyes) ... you might be able to tell from my " tone " that I'm a little disgusted that no one ever followed up on the possibility that I had a septum AND a BU, maybe I could have gotten the septum removed and avoided those last 3 m/c! I tell ya, it was emotionally a tough year to have 3 in a row while raising a 1 year old ... So although I've never discussed it with my OB (after all, he's gonna be slicing into me soon, no need to act mad at him , I've decided that the septum was the cause of the m/c all along, and they just didn't investigate further once they confirmed the BU... I hope this helps It sounds like you have all the right symptoms, let us know how you're doing!! Are you having an u/s next Monday? hugs Mikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 >how many and during these pregnancies, were > you under the care of a high risk perinatologist? Did all these m/c's > happen before the 9 week mark? Do they know why you were having these > m/c? Hi , sorry I didn't get back to you earlier today! Let's see if my son is sufficiently engrossed in " Dora the Explorer " for me to type for a while I've had 7 m/c all total, all before 9 weeks (although I found didn't find out about 2 of them until 10 weeks) ... 2 before getting pregnant with Faith (one natural and my 1st d & c in 1994), then 2 before getting pregnant with Braedon (one of these was a twin pregnancy, you could probably count it as 2 m/c since I lost them at different times!), then 3 before getting pregnant this time. I wasn't under the care of my current OB (who specializes in maternal/fetal medicine) until 2001. At that time he ordered an HSG and the typical bloodwork checking for lupus, anti-cardio-lipin and all that. The HSG confirmed a BU, which he also said wasn't a particular risk factor for m/c. However, interestingly enough, I found the radiologist report from 2001 in our new computer system today (I work at the hospital where I receive care), and it says that a septum " couldn't be ruled out " and recommended a follow-up MRI, which I never knew about. Braedon was entirely in one horn, so a septum wasn't a potential issue during his pregnancy and we never saw it during any of his ultrasounds. When we decided to try for a 3rd child in 2003, my dr was mystified by having continued m/c but said the best predictor of " eventually " having a successful pregnancy was that I already had children, and just keep trying (although he did re-check my TSH for thyroid problems). Well... as it turns out, with this pregnancy being in both horns of the BU, my uterus eventually expanded and merged into one big ball, and lo and behold, there was a big ole' septum gently waving in the current between the two babies (rolling eyes) ... you might be able to tell from my " tone " that I'm a little disgusted that no one ever followed up on the possibility that I had a septum AND a BU, maybe I could have gotten the septum removed and avoided those last 3 m/c! I tell ya, it was emotionally a tough year to have 3 in a row while raising a 1 year old ... So although I've never discussed it with my OB (after all, he's gonna be slicing into me soon, no need to act mad at him , I've decided that the septum was the cause of the m/c all along, and they just didn't investigate further once they confirmed the BU... I hope this helps It sounds like you have all the right symptoms, let us know how you're doing!! Are you having an u/s next Monday? hugs Mikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Thanks Mikki and I'm so sorry to hear about the m/c as well as the possible delay in diagnosing the septum. No one has diagnosed me with a septum, but they haven't " not " either. The perinatologist just mentioned after looking at my films that it doesn't look as if I have a septum. I really appreciate all your kind words, words of wisdom, and everythnig else. Yeah, I have an ultrasound next monday. I'll be 6w2d then. Really looking forward to it. I just sneazed in the car on my way home from work and it gave me a few seconds of a bad twinge-like/pull/cramp, really low in my abdomen....of course, now I'm terribly worried that my sneeze did something! I might be over the top in my worrying, but hey....what can I say. Cheers, > >how many and during these pregnancies, were > > you under the care of a high risk perinatologist? Did all these m/c's > > happen before the 9 week mark? Do they know why you were having these > > m/c? > > Hi , sorry I didn't get back to you earlier today! Let's see if my > son is sufficiently engrossed in " Dora the Explorer " for me to type for a > while > > I've had 7 m/c all total, all before 9 weeks (although I found didn't find > out about 2 of them until 10 weeks) ... 2 before getting pregnant with Faith > (one natural and my 1st d & c in 1994), then 2 before getting pregnant with > Braedon (one of these was a twin pregnancy, you could probably count it as 2 > m/c since I lost them at different times!), then 3 before getting pregnant > this time. I wasn't under the care of my current OB (who specializes in > maternal/fetal medicine) until 2001. At that time he ordered an HSG and the > typical bloodwork checking for lupus, anti-cardio-lipin and all that. The > HSG confirmed a BU, which he also said wasn't a particular risk factor for > m/c. > > However, interestingly enough, I found the radiologist report from 2001 in > our new computer system today (I work at the hospital where I receive care), > and it says that a septum " couldn't be ruled out " and recommended a > follow-up MRI, which I never knew about. Braedon was entirely in one horn, > so a septum wasn't a potential issue during his pregnancy and we never saw > it during any of his ultrasounds. > > When we decided to try for a 3rd child in 2003, my dr was mystified by > having continued m/c but said the best predictor of " eventually " having a > successful pregnancy was that I already had children, and just keep trying > (although he did re-check my TSH for thyroid problems). > > Well... as it turns out, with this pregnancy being in both horns of the BU, > my uterus eventually expanded and merged into one big ball, and lo and > behold, there was a big ole' septum gently waving in the current between the > two babies (rolling eyes) ... you might be able to tell from my " tone " that > I'm a little disgusted that no one ever followed up on the possibility that > I had a septum AND a BU, maybe I could have gotten the septum removed and > avoided those last 3 m/c! I tell ya, it was emotionally a tough year to > have 3 in a row while raising a 1 year old ... > > So although I've never discussed it with my OB (after all, he's gonna be > slicing into me soon, no need to act mad at him , I've decided that the > septum was the cause of the m/c all along, and they just didn't investigate > further once they confirmed the BU... > > I hope this helps It sounds like you have all the right symptoms, let us > know how you're doing!! Are you having an u/s next Monday? > > hugs > Mikki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 >I'm terribly worried that my sneeze did > something! try not to worry about a sneeze or cough, it's just that your uterus is already stretching so the sneeze strained a round ligament or something ... it's actually quite difficult to CAUSE a m/c, that's why there are so many unwanted babes in the world... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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