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Introduction
My husband and I have been trying to conceive our first child for a year and a half. He is a soldier and was deployed for 6 months so we had to take a break from trying. I got pregnant a few months after he got back but in June I had a miscarriage so we are back to trying again. As his next deployment gets closer I worry we will have to take another 6 month break.
Tests, Procedures, Medical consultations
I had a missed miscarriage in June. I was 10 weeks when I started bleeding but the Dr.’s told me the baby stopped growing as 8 weeks. After genetic testing it was determined the baby was triploid (it had 3 sets of chromosomes because two sperm fertilized one egg. The Dr.’s said my uterus looked normal so as far as we know neither one of us has any medical problems that would keep us from conceiving or having repeated miscarriages. Just bad luck!
Trying-to-Conceive (TTC) experience
Trying to conceive was exciting at first but the excitement wears off after a couple of BFN’s. It is such an emotional roller coaster. Excitement, hope then disappointment then you start all over again next month. And since we don’t have any kids yet there is the fear that we won’t be able to have any. When we finally got pregnant we were so excited we told everyone. You read all about the bad things that can happen but you think it only happens to other people. Then one day I started spotting so I called the dr. and was told to go to the hospital. For some reason I still didn’t think anything was wrong. My husband was at work and I even told him there was no need for him to leave. After all the tests and an increase in blood I still had no idea anything was wrong until the dr. told me there was no heartbeat. I felt like I had been blindsided. Looking back I don’t know how I missed the signs. It is the most traumatic thing I have ever been through and I felt so alone. My husband didn’t quite get it. He was sad but got over it while I grieved for months. The dr. told us to wait 2 months before we could try again and it was agonizing. I wanted so bad to be pregnant again. It has also been hard watching my friends and family get pregnant and have kids while we struggle. I also dread going to the grocery store because I always see pregnant women and infants and it breaks my heart a little bit. I just have to keep telling myself that that will be me one day.
Charting Experience
When we first started ttc I charted for a couple of months but stopped because my cycle was so regular. I always knew when I was about to ovulate. Since the miscarriage my cycles have been more erratic and my cm has decreased so I went back to charting and opk’s because I kept missing my fertile window. It has really helped a lot plus it gives me something to focus on during my tww.
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