Mel - I'm so sorry for another frustrating month. I keep thinking that a honeymoon surpise is in your future.
Cheryl - Yay for twin boys! I'm sure DH will enjoy having a bit more testosterone in the family.
Michelle - How are things going? Still thinking you will deliver early? I can't wait to see pictures of your LO.
Shilo - I was diagnosed with a combination of hemophilia and thrombophilia last fall. I underwent the "recurrent pregnancy loss" testing after losing Manuel and that's when I found out. The combination of issues that I have is evidently very rare so I don't think the doctors even know how to treat it very well. The thombophilia issues are genetic and the hemophilia is apparently autoimmune. I'm still stuck in the hospital but all my tests on my heart have come back normal. My hemoglobin is still low, but not low enough to transfuse again. The doctor thinks that it is just taking longer than normal for my bone marrow to make new cells. So at this point, it's not life threatening...it's just going to take time.
Thank you to everyone for being so supportive. I keep thinking that since Max was born healthy that at some point the odds have to be in our favor again, but my doctors think that my problems may be getting worse with age which would explain why the last 6 pregnancies have ended in loss. I'm still trying to sort through all the emotions of where we go from here, but I know that because of my health, I have at least a year to sort that out. I'm now in a private room and that has helped a lot. I just don't think it's right for anyone that is sick to have to share a hospital room. It just makes things even more stressful than necessary.
I still don't have a lot of stamina to sit up for very long but checking in on everyone has been a welcome distraction.