Has This Happened to You? - Reston,VA

I am so sorry for your loss! I just had my second m/c in 2 months so I have been reading up a little on this subject. I had a u/s Mon just to confirm m/c. They were a little understaffed so the maternal-fetal specialist did the u/s herself and said that at 6 weeeks for one baby my hcg should have been aroung 1400-1600. How did they confirm that you were carrying twins? I wouldn't wait a whole week to take another blood test. Your hcg should double every other day. Call your Dr's office and ask to have a blood draw in 2 days. They should be able to tell by how much those #'s rise what's going on. Waiting for something like this is the absolute worst but I don't think you should have to wait a whole week.
I am a memeber of the TTCAM (trying to conceive after m/c) board on ivillage. The gals there have been a Godsend. It is nice to talk to people who have been there and know how you feel. Some girls there may have some more info for you.
I'll keep my fingers crossed for only great news for you!

Hi N.,

I'm pregnant with twins right now and at the beginning of my prenancy I had a lot of bleeding and thought I was also losing one or both. My hcg was around 13000 at 5 weeks. I am not sure what your numbers mean but I have found an awesome support group/message board that usually someone on there has shared a concern and can help out. I found the board when I was searching for information at the beginning of my pregnancy with the twins. If you have some time check it out and ask the question. The women on there are great and always willing to help and like I said somebody usually has experienced the same situation and can help out. www.americanpregnancy.org click on discussion boards - LOTS of info there!!!

I hope all is OK with your baby and will keep you in my thoughts!

A.

I was pregnant with twins and had a very low count at 8 wks but I did carry the second baby to 24 wks. She is a healthy happy 4 (almost 5) year old. So it is possible and I was told that it is a very common thing to happen. Keep the hope and I will pray that everything turns out. Big Hugs to you!

When I was 6 weeks into my pregnancy they told me that my levels werent doubling like they were supposed to and that I would for sure miscarry. I am now 33 weeks pregnant with a little boy!

Hi N.! This happened to me almost 5 years ago with my healthy, now 4 year old daughter. I had been bleeding for 2 weeks when I called my doctor because my menstrual cycle is always 7 days and they told me I was probably just having an irregular period. So after my 3rd week of bleeding they finally scheduled me to come in for a D & C. Wouldn't you know by the time I came in the bleeding had just stopped, after all it had been 4 weeks!

So at the appointment I told them that I had stopped bleeding and they examined me, took blood, and gave me a pregnancy test, and cancelled the D & C, as everything had already passed through my body. They said based on my tests I had been pregnant (which I did not know) and miscarried. They also said that the pregnancy test came back positive which is normal as my hormones had not returned to normal yet. Then they scheduled me for a 2 week follow up appointment and to get birth control.

I went home and cried and cried because I felt bad that I didn't know that I was pregnant and on top of that I lost it :..(

When I went to my follow up appointment (which was at another office) they did the evaluation and pregnancy test, and gave me my prescription. As I was walking to my car the medical assistant came out and told me that she needed the prescription back. I came back in thinking she just wanted to make a correction and she told me that I was pregnant. I was startled and told her what happened at the other office and that it must still be giving a false positive. She said by now my hormone levels should have been back to normal but just to appease me we scheduled another appointment a week later.

A week later, the test showed that I was still pregnant, 8 weeks at that! I had not had sexual intercourse for nearly 3 months at this time. They could never explain to me exactly what happened or maybe just figured I had my dates mixed up or something.

My mother was an identical twin, my daughter and now son's father is a fraternal twin, I used to wish I had a twin when I was young, then I wanted to have twins of my own. I know in my heart that I was pregnant with twins and only 1 survived. I think that the Lord kept 1 for himself because HE knew I was too young to handle them at that time. I still want to have twins and I believe that when HE feels I'm ready, they'll come!

So N., just keep the faith, and I pray you have a delightful pregnancy and that you have a happy, healthy baby! Congratulations!

Hi N.,

I was suppost to have twins when i was pregnant with my daughter. She is almost 3 1/2. The reason why this kind of thing happen is because your body can't handle it. Life is all about survival. That is what babies do too. God always has a purpose for the things that go on in people's lifes. We all learn one thing or another on our journey in life. All you can do is pray that you can be blessed to have this baby in your life. That is what i do when things go wrong in my life. I am just greatful to have the kids that i have because if i didn't have them my life would be different and i wouldn't have learned the things i know about kids and pregnancies. I wish you the best. I will pray for you. Keep me posted.

L. R