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kitty · #1 (**permalink**) 04-14-2008, 06:55 PM

I know I hardly ever post on this site, but I read everyone else's daily. So I hope you don't mind if I actually post something now, I guess I need the support. Anyway, I got 3 BFP's on Saturday 4-5-08 and I was sooo excited. I went out and got a Congratulations balloon to surprise DH with (he wasn't getting home until almost midnight and I knew I'd already be in bed) and laid the Clearblue digital test saying Pregnant with it. I was even starting to get some pg symptoms. We told both my and DH's families, and several people at church the next day, we were too happy to contain the news. I have only been off BCP's since the beginning of February, so we were pretty surprised that it happened so quickly. I went to the Dr Monday morning to get my beta level checked. They called the next day and said that it was only 14, which was in the normal range, but low. They told me to come back in a week for retesting. This made me pretty wary. I think I knew deep down that something bad was going to happen. Then, Thursday morning 4-10-08 I woke up and started bleeding. I called the Dr and they told me to come back in to have my beta level checked again. That afternoon I started passing clots, so I pretty much knew it was over. But with my son, I also had several episodes of bleeding and everything was fine, so I just hoped that this time would be the same. Unfortunately, Friday the Dr called me back and told me that my beta level was down to 5, so it was over. I'm really glad that it happened so early, and not when I was much further along. But it still makes me sad. I am also getting very worried. When I was pg before and started having problems, the Dr discovered that my uterus wasn't shaped right. Then, during my c-section, he saw that I have a bicornuate uterus. I had forgotten that this is a major factor in miscarriages - the info I read on it said that people with this condition have a m/c up to 65% of the time. Is anyone familiar with this problem? This really scares me. I didn't think too much of it before, because everything ended up fine with my son, but now, it's all I can think about. I don't want to end up having several m/c's. Good or bad, if anyone knows any info on this problem, please let me know.

Now that I've said all this, Katrina, I am sooo sorry you are going through the same thing right now. Sadly, it actually made me feel better when I read your post to know that I wasn't alone. I was also already looking at the DID page, that's where I read about your loss. If there's anything I can do, please let me know. It's wonderful that we have this amazing board to go to in times like this. Everyone here is such a terrific support - thanks guys! I do have a question for you though, how long are you going to wait before you TTC again? Are you going to wait 3 months, or are you going to go ahead and start trying next month? The Dr never said anything to me about this, but a lot of what I read said that most Dr's recommend waiting 3 months after a m/c. Because mine happened so early, I just don't think it's necessary. So I plan to give my body just one month to heal, and then start TTC again after that. Since you are in the same boat as me, I kind of wanted your advice in this area. Did your Dr advise you on what to do? Anyway, please know that you are a wonderful woman, and I believe that we both will be blessed with a baby when the time is right. Take care!