Pre-trying to conceive genetic testing: negative counsyl tests
12/1/12: Started trying to conceive
12/20/12: Positive pregnancy test
1/2/13: Hemorrhage landed me in the ER; told I was miscarrying
1/21/13: Ultrasound shows I didn't miscarriage when I was originally told it occurred; the sac continued to grow for a week or 2.
1/23/13: Miscarriage completed itself
Genetic testing: Normal karyotype
March 2013 - given the okay to start trying to conceive again
4/10/13 - positive pregnancy test
Saw the heartbeat at 6w1d
Normal ultrasound at 8w1d for brown spotting
"Normal" ultrasound at 11w for a bleed the night before - dx with subchorionic hematomas. noted that fetus was measuring a bit small, but was told it was normal.
12w1d - normal NT scan, fetus still measuring a bit small, told not to worry
13w1d - early anatomy scan at perinatologist - measuring a week behind, told not to worry too much. MaterniT21 was negative for trisomies and indicated a XY fetus.
18w1d - anatomy scan showed limbs measuring 2-3 weeks behind, head and abdomen still a week behind, dandy-walker malformation and other issues indicating there could be an underlying syndrome. Amnio was dome
18w3d - Consultation at three specialists at Columbia-NY Presb - confirmed Dandy-Walker variant, small hole in the heart and other various issues.
Currently awaiting husband's karyotype (normal), complete fetal karyotype and microarray.
We've had unprotected sex during 4 fertile windows, have gotten 4 positive pregnancy tests, yet have no children. Did you know it's possible to bat .000 while batting 1.000?
Grieving the loss of a fetus at 20 weeks gestation. Seeking answers to a multitude of questions including, "why us?", in what is currently an abyss of darkness and silence. As a molecular geneticist I feel let down by the area I have instilled so much faith, and as a woman who thought she would be a mother, I am grieving the loss of my innocence and naiveté about pregnancy. I love comments, even anonymous ones. Please feel free to post comments, even if it's simply a nod.
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