re: Lost my baby today

I just had a check up with my doctor, first one since the m/c. He said that the m/c was probably not related to my fibroid...yay, good news. He said it was probably related to low progesterone levels and that I have to start taking progesterone in the 2nd half of my cycle which will help extend my luteal phase and I would have to take it until the 12th week of my next pregnancy. He said I only have to wait until one or two normal cycles before we start trying again. At least I have something to look forward to!
Mrs. Blount...my doctor said that studies show a lot of women actually get pregnant after they stop taking clomid, so he suggested to me that I might want to take it every other month, maybe that's an option for you??

Quoting Katie_D:“ I just had a check up with my doctor, first one since the m/c. He said that the m/c was probably not ... [snip!] ... they stop taking clomid, so he suggested to me that I might want to take it every other month, maybe that's an option for you??”

Thanks Katie D! This is the same reason I am trying to not take it! Plus my Doc put me on it BEFORE we got my DH's swimmer analysis back. So, now with the knowledge of my DH's swimmer issues and him taking the vitamins to fix that - I hope to have luck without Clomid.
And I was put on Progestrone starting at 4weeks since my levels were on the cusp and I wanted to make sure I did EVERYTHING I could. The suppositories were not that big of a deal (inserted them just before bed). HOWEVER they amplified some of my pregnancy symptoms AND post m/c caused my body to hold onto the preganancy for 4 weeks post m/c. And it took longer for my hormones to return to regular levels after my D&C. So, yes Progestrone can help a "weak" pregnancy survive, but there is still no 100% - so stock up on your STICKY BABY DUST  )

Good luck to you!

I had started taking the progesterone about 6.5 weeks into the pregnancy. We lost the baby on May 5th and I am still experiencing a little bit of bleeding. My HCG yesterday was 27 and last Wednesday was at 215, so it's slowly coming down. I never even thought that the progesterone would delay the miscarriage, makes sense though ;)

Quoting Katie_D:“ I had started taking the progesterone about 6.5 weeks into the pregnancy. We lost the baby on May 5th ... [snip!] ... 215, so it's slowly coming down. I never even thought that the progesterone would delay the miscarriage, makes sense though ;)”

I VERY sorry for your loss! We seem to have very simular stories except for I lost mine at 6w1day  
I has been three months and my Hubby and I still have our moments, but all in all we are getting back on the horse and giving it another go. That's all we can do, right?

Quoting Mrs. Blount:“ I VERY sorry for your loss! We seem to have very simular stories except for I lost mine at 6w1day   ... [snip!] ... still have our moments, but all in all we are getting back on the horse and giving it another go. That's all we can do, right?”

My doctor says to wait until I have one normal cycle before trying again. But you can bet once I do, we will definitely start trying again. My husband and I are doing okay. I still have a moment every once and awhile, but we had a week to kind of prepare for the m/c. We thought for sure when I started bleeding and clotting that we lost the baby, but it survived for 4 more days before we found out it was gone. It was an emotional rollercoaster, hopefully next time it will be different. I hated being so nervous all the time, it really started wearing me down. Did you feel like that??

Quoting Katie_D:“ My doctor says to wait until I have one normal cycle before trying again. But you can bet once I do, ... [snip!] ... time it will be different. I hated being so nervous all the time, it really started wearing me down. Did you feel like that??”

If you read back at some of my posts you will see the VERY emotional journey I have been on. It seems like it was forever ago sometimes and then again it feels like it was just yesterday! I flinch any time he goes to touch my stomach - it just seems like a slap in the face, so I always do something unnoticable to bat him away. Other then that our spirits have bounded back quite a bit. But I will never forget the U/S where we found out, I couldn't get out of the REI clinic fast enough. I colapsed outside the sliding doors and threw my breakfast up all the way to the car. Such a raw emotion of feeling betrayed!

Fast forward to us now: We are giddy again, I am enjoying sex again and hopeful that we can succeed on our own without fertility intervention. My first cycle post D&C didn't come for over a month! And I never ovulated. However, today I am happy because my monitor showed I was peaking and my BBT dipped! So, we are excited that we are getting our 2nd chance. I would just be over the moon if we were so lucky as to succeed this try! I can honestly tell you, I wouldn;t complain ONE BIT about the horrors that come along with being prego!!!!

I just hope I am able to relax abd trust in my next pregnancy! I was round really tight with worry during our first go around. And oddly enough right around week 8 I felt something wasn't quite right. I didn't feel pregnant enough - but I never told anyone. Then low and behold at the next week U/S we got the news. So I think the next time around I am not only going to really listen to myself - but I am going to be presistent in telling others!!!!

Quoting Mrs. Blount:“ If you read back at some of my posts you will see the VERY emotional journey I have been on. It seems ... [snip!] ... the next time around I am not only going to really listen to myself - but I am going to be presistent in telling others!!!!”

Hopefully everything works out for you this month, good luck! It was kind of like a weight was lifted from our shoulders when we found out that we had lost the baby. That week when I was in and out of the clinics and hospital was the worst ever. We went from thinking we had lost the baby, to them telling us our baby was fine, then losing the baby. I felt 5 years older at the end of it all. When I had first thought we had a m/c I told my husband that for some reason things didn't really feel right, like this was wasn't meant to happen. Then we find out our baby is fine, and I think well maybe it was meant to be. Then when we found out about the m/cI knew that my first instinct was right, something just felt off the whole time. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I feel that a pregnancy shouldn't be full of doubt and nervousness, it was like my body was trying to warn me or something...
I haven't had to have a D & C at this point. My doctor said things are happening naturally. I just want to start my cycle again! How strange is it for a woman to say that!
I wish you and your hubby the best of luck this month!