Do you think I will miscarry? Disappearance of PG symptoms

Senecababe · 04-12-2006, 12:09 AM

I have been searching high and low for advice today and I haven't gotten any. I'm freaking out, and will be for the next seven days.

BFP was a miracle- a non-medicated cycle in which I was freely boozing and eating, not worrying about TTC. Scan at 5 weeks + BW showed everything was normal. Of course, the booze and bad habits went out the window once I got BFP

The past week my boobs had gotten progressively larger and sorer. The fatigue was getting the best of me.

Last night I woke up at 2am in a cold sweat. To my horror, I didn't feel pregnant anymore. I was pounding on my boobs trying to make them sore- and NOTHING! They aren't even firm anymore. I came home from work today and have normal energy levels.

Note: I have no bleeding- and cramping which has been present for 3 weeks disappeared today

This morning I saw my doctor and was flipping out about my boobs de-flating. They just told me to calm down, scanned me and told me I had normal growth for the past week, and that we won't know any more until the 7 week (heartbeat) scan. There was no heartbeat this week- which they said was normal. They also updated me as closer to six weeks than seven weeks.

Has anyone experienced this? Anywhere I look for "disappearance of symptoms" all I find are articles on miscarriage.

My gut thinks theres an 80% shot this kid stopped growing. Im really in need of opinions here!

nourania · 04-12-2006, 12:25 AM

I have no advice for you..My pg symptoms stopped after bleeding and a D&C...I just wanted to tell you I hope you and your baby are fine... keep us posted...
(((BIG HUG)))
-rani

kshahina · 04-12-2006, 08:51 AM

Hi Senecababe,

well I had all those feelings everytime during the first trimester. so try not to worry. The baby is growing fine in there. Many times the symptoms just dissapear and come back. everytime I lost the symptoms I used to think that the baby is gone. I also had two bleeding scares but the baby is fine. If you're not having any problematic symptoms that means theres no problem. Just be concerned if you have extreme cramps or bleeding.

04-13-2006, 08:46 AM

I got a miracle pg whilst boozing & eating & doing all the things you shouldn't. Unfortunately you will see in my siggie that I lost the baby.
It had a heartbeat at 6 weeks 3 days. But no heart beat at 9 weeks 3 days.
I never had really strong symptoms at all. A little tiredness & sore boobs. My symptoms did not disappear until a week after the d & c.
My GP reassured me that my boozing/bad habits would not have caused the m/c but who knows? (I certainly feel guilty & stopped as soon as I found out obviously).
Unfortunately you will just have to wait until your 7 week ultrasound. Try to relax (impossible I know). This is all part of motherhood - the worry over your baby will never end not even when they are born!
I should also add that the reason I had 2 ultrasounds was because I was bleeding early on. The bleeding then stopped for a couple of weeks & what prompted the ultrasound at 9 weeks 3 days was a very faint brown discharge.

Cyster Sam · 04-13-2006, 09:32 PM

When I was pregnant with my son my pregnancy symptoms came and went all the time. Sometimes I would wake up in the morning and not feel pregnant at all and I would be petrified. But after a couple of days they would be back again.

With my miscarriage, my symptoms reduced gradually. It wasn't a case of waking in the morning and suddenly not feeling pregnant. In fact I had a scan at 6 weeks which showed no growth from a scan the previous week and at this point I felt very pregnant and these symptoms continued strongly for another week before than began to fade.

So I don't think you should worry too much at this point as you will probably find the symptoms (or different ones) back in a day or two. If they don't come back I would go see your doctor again if only for reassurance as I understand well the stress you must be under at the moment.

I hope everything turns out OK for you.

Sam

RunnerDuck · 04-13-2006, 10:39 PM

I really never had any symptoms either time I was pregnant, except for boob soreness. With my son, it waxed and waned, and I freaked out every time it waned. He was born at 39 weeks, kicking and screaming (OK actually not screaming because he aspirated meconium and NICU had to come suction him but he was ALIVE)

With this last pregnancy (which I call my non-pregnancy, heh) - I had sore nips which never waned, actually got sorer over time - and there wasn't even a baby. That was a hard one to swallow. Actually the afternoon after my 6 week scan where we found out it wasn't good, I developed a new symptom - metalic taste in the mouth. How cruel is THAT? I wanted to hope it meant somethiing, but it didn't.

Bottom line is you can't always go by symptoms.

And the more you read about connection of symptoms with miscarriage risk, the more you will freak out. Unless you are barfing 24/7, there is nothing reassurring to be read about the two. I was sure I would lose my first pregnancy because I never had morning sickness... but I think I am just not a barfer.

VivC · 04-19-2006, 07:02 PM

Seneca, symptoms can come and go. I hope you see that beating heart at your next U/S!

Viv

Senecababe · 04-20-2006, 05:26 PM

Doctor told me to be prepared to bleed

7w 5d appt:

HB 109
Growth: 6W 3D- up from 5W 5D size a week earlier (which wasn't a concern at the time- but at this point I guess is very important)

This sucks. If its supposed to abort, I just want it done with.

VivC · 04-20-2006, 05:30 PM

Seneca, is it possible that you're just not as far along as you think you are? Don't give up yet!

Viv

Senecababe · 04-20-2006, 05:35 PM

Im pretty sure I should be + or - 3 days of what I guessed.

Semi-regular cyster- 28-32 day cycles

LMP 2/10/06

EWCM 3/9/06

EXPECTED AF 3/14/06

BFN 3/23/06- took one because I "missed" and was going out drinking

BFP 3/25/06- took another one because I kept feeling AF coming and it wouldn't come.

6w 3d is impossible unless I got BFP just days after O

RunnerDuck · 04-20-2006, 08:02 PM

Hmmmm...

Well... I just had a blighted ovum. Nothing ever showed besides the sac. So if you've got SOMETHING in there and it has a heartbeat, you have hope.

I noticed when I had my final scan for the blighted ovum, the screen said 5w1d +/- 7 days... now I know when I had my scans with my son I never saw that +/- stuff. I don't know if that is a function of there being more uncertainty when there is just a sac, or if it is a function of some equipment being better than others... but it is entirely possible that your being behind in dates is a machine error and not a matter of the pregnancy not progressing.

Did you have more blood work done? Blood work is what sealed the deal for me. When we saw just a sac on the ultrasound again, there was still a chance it was just too early - but repeat blood work showed my progesterone dropped and betas only went from 12000something to 14000something in 48 hours.

I think that going just on what you know by the ultrasound, there is still hope - and believe me, I am not one to hold on to false hope.

deblynnc · 04-20-2006, 08:49 PM

I can't guarantee that everything will be OK with this pregnancy, but IMHO it's too early for the doctor to be so grim.

First, you may have O'd a couple of days later in your cycle than you thought and/or had a late implanter, all of which can throw the dates off and make your baby not as far along as you would think. That added to the fact that the early u/s's can be off by as much as a week puts your baby's size right in the expected range.

I got pg this time thanks to a frozen transfer from IVF, so we knew to the day how far along I was, but my babe measure about a week behind the entire first trimester. (He's more than caught up now, though, in the 81st percentile for estimated weight.)

And your baby does have a heartbeat!! That is always an important milestone. It doesn't guarantee a healthy baby, but it should give you hope!

Your doc should have taken more of a "let's wait and see" approach to it, rather than all doom and gloom from one u/s.

Hang in there and let us know what happens.

Sending lots of sticky vibes your way!!!!

Debbie

What other testing are you scheduled for and when will you have it done? IMO, you should have another sono next week, to see what's going on.

04-21-2006, 07:30 AM

Good luck.
For the record when I was 6 weeks 3 days they told me I should be 8 weeks. I wasn't because I ovulated late (I had blood tests as part of my gyns research into my pcos so knew pretty much the day of ovulation & conception). So there is hope.
And you have a heartbeat which is a good sign.
Unfortunately I too had a heartbeat (120bpm at 6w3days) and it measured all correct sac, embryo etc. It was the ultrasound at 9w 3 days that showed no heartbeat.
Try not to give up hope. Keep sending positive loving vibes to your little one. As I once read on here by another cyster if your baby is going to abort at least it knew love whilst it was inside you. It gave me comfort after my m/c to know that my baby did know love.
Saying a prayer for you & your baby.

Senecababe · 04-28-2006, 07:47 AM

no heartbeat and no growth, D+C Wednesday.

enits · 04-28-2006, 12:53 PM

I am so sorry. This just breaks my heart

If you have questions/concerns about the D & C, just ask away; several of us have gone through that. (((hugs)))