#3

When we got back from our Utah trip and my cold decided to get worse, we decided it was time to see a doctor.  Though we weren't on any fertility treatments and I was so sick all during December that it seemed like there was no possible way to be pregnant, I was late for my period so I thought that I should take a test, just in case the doctor would prescribe something, I just figured we should know.

So I peed on a stick.  And it was positive!  I couldn't believe it at all!  Here we just spent a butt load of money in November/December for an IUI that didn't work and then after not even trying AT ALL, we got pregnant?!? I  was pretty much in shock and disbelief.

I had some cramping and spotting that week so I wasn't sure if it would stick around, but was excited at this possibility.  I made an appointment at a new OBGYN that was recommended to me and told them I had some cramping and spotting.  They said that I should stay off my feet as much as possible and if it got worse, I should go to the ER.

The doctor wasn't able to do much for my cold besides tell me to rest, prescribed some cough medicine and antibiotics but told me to hold off on them.  After spending the weekend relaxing and watching movies, crying during Avengers (thank you hormones), on Sunday I finally started believing that we were actually pregnant.  And started to get excited.

Monday I started bleeding. Which is obviously not a good sign if you're pregnant.  I called the office again to see if I could actually talk to a nurse but all they said was to go to the ER so they could run tests and stuff to see why I was bleeding.  I really didn't want to pay that copay and bill but then I figured, hey, if we really do have a baby this year, we're going to meet our max out of pocket anyway, so I guess this would just be a head start.

I have NEVER been to the hospital for myself.  Well, now I have, but I hadn't before this, so it was a new experience!  We waited to go until after work because I wasn't going to miss work when I knew they couldn't change anything with whatever outcome would be.  So after work we went and checked in to the ER.  They took my vitals, took some blood and some pee, and gave us a room (of course, there's lots of waiting in between all these events) where they did an exam and said that my cervix was still closed (good for being pregnant).  Then after a long wait and some Big Bang Theory, we got an ultrasound where they couldn't see much... Our ultrasound tech was really cool.  She had a baby and then couldn't conceive again so they ended up adopting.  She told us that we were a breath of fresh air.  She gets tired of the crappy women that come in that are on their 15th pregnancy and don't want the baby or say they will abort the baby if it's a boy or whatever.  We were a nice, normal, married couple and that was refreshing for her.  It felt good to hear that.

Then we were transported back to my room where we got the results of my bloodwork which said my HCG level was low (in the 20's), which confirms that I was pregnant, but not a good number for where someone almost 6 weeks should be (in the 1000's.) and said I would probably  miscarry.  So we were discharged and instructed to schedule a followup with my new OBGYN.

Tuesday the bleeding got worse and I'll spare you the details but I'm pretty sure I miscarried the baby Thursday morning.  My followup appointment was that day and the doctor was really nice. I think I'll like going to him.  He ordered some bloodwork for me to check the HCG levels, make sure it's all the way back down to 0 to make sure I've miscarried it all.  Also told me to call and let my doctor from Oregon Reproductive Medicine know that I got pregnant and miscarried. 

We're still waiting to hear back about my HCG levels, but I'm pretty sure I passed everything.  I really don't want to have to get a D&C!

It was such a surprise that we got pregnant on our own and I hope it's a good sign for this year that maybe we'll be able to get pregnant on our own again!  I'm hoping that with my thyroid where it's supposed to be at, we may be able to have success... and hopefully we'll be able to keep that baby in there!  3 miscarriages is not a great track record, but this is the first pregnancy achieved without any kind of fertility help whatsoever.

Here's to hoping no more trips to the ER but many more trips to the OBGYN!