We went to the genetic counselor today and they did an ultrasound and the baby stopped growing and had no heartbeat My husband and Mom were with me in the room. It was horrible and any of you that has been there knows how it feels. It felt like time stood still and they kept checking but nothing. My DH and I were a wreck it felt like a nightmare. They think the baby stopped growing sometime last week and I am waiting to hear back from my obgyn to schedule a D&C and they are going to test the tissue. I can't believe this is happening but I know a bunch of you have been here and made it through so if any one of you see this can you please FM me on what to expect regarding the procedure. I'm scared but I don't want to wait for it to happen on it's own since the doc said it could be any day or even weeks - plus they want to check the tissue to see why this happened.
In the meantime I am going to have genetic testing done on myself to see if I am a carrier for the genetic disease my cousin had. I am praying I'm not. Another thing to worry about I guess.
I know it may not mean much, but the same thing happened to me and my SIL. It doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong with you, just that the baby may not have been genetically sound. It is common (I think I read somewhere it happens like 25% of the time). I ended up getting pregnant right after, so like I said, it could just be the pregnancy and not necessarily anything wrong with you.
omg im so sorry to hear. ive had two early m/c but never got as far as a heartbeat with either of them. i can only imagine how much harder that is. esp.since we were very close in dates. i am so sorry.
My husband and Mom were with me in the room. It was horrible and any of you that has been there knows how it feels. It felt like time stood still and they kept checking but nothing. My DH and I were a wreck it felt like a nightmare. They think the baby stopped growing sometime last week and I am waiting to hear back from my obgyn to schedule a D&C and they are going to test the tissue. I can't believe this is happening but I know a bunch of you have been here and made it through so if any one of you see this can you please FM me on what to expect regarding the procedure. I'm scared but I don't want to wait for it to happen on it's own since the doc said it could be any day or even weeks - plus they want to check the tissue to see why this happened.
