My Miscarriage

4/7/2008
I started spotting (bleeding) on Saturday. My doctor told me that it was probably nothing, but if it got worse, or if I starting cramping to give her a call. It got worse on Sunday night, so Monday morning Jeff and Iwent to the hospital and they didn't hear a heart beat. The baby's length only measured that of a 7 week old baby, and I was supposedly at 10 weeks. The doctor assured us that this is quite common, and was very sure that it was a chromosomal issue. For those that are interested, the sperm and egg have 23 complete sets of chromosomes. During fertilization, the egg and sperm split and combine, creating a new 23 complete sets. If each chromosome doesn't line up correctly with it's counterpart, the baby doesn't form properly, and is usually aborted in the form of a miscarriage. We were quite surprised to find that about 30% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, and something like 80% of those are from chromosomal issues. The doctors don't worry about a miscarriage until you have had 2 or 3 in a row, and we were told that we should be able to try again in about 3-4 months. My D & C was on April 2nd, 2008. I was really scared. Before my procedure, my doctor gave me some tablets to help me dilate my cervix. By time I got to the hospital and got settle in, I was in major pain. They say a miscarriage is like giving birth. The cramps are contractions. So since they saw me in so much pain, the anesthesiologist gave me some pain meds to take the edge off. A hour later.. I was in the OR. I held my dr's hand because I was so scared. She felt so bad for me since the week before I had tested a false positive for Hep B. As I woke up, my first words were " Can I have something to drink"? I was thirsty!! And hungry. About 20 minutes later, I was in the room with my mom and Jeff. I felt awesome afterwards. I didnt have any cramps but I still have bleeding and that could last up to another week. As for my healing...... this is the beginning.....