Matt and I went to the ultrasound appointment yesterday. I was surprisingly able to rein in my tears. All of my optimism from last week evaporated. I was completely expecting to hear that the pregnancy was no longer viable. I worried, however, that the developing fetus would be somewhere it wasn’t supposed to be, especially when the technician needed to do a transvaginal ultrasound in addition to the regular ultrasound. It was a relief to hear that the pregnancy stopped developing around five or six weeks, and that the fetus is relatively small. In short, the miscarriage is official. 

I’ve decided to wait and see if I can miscarry naturally. … Read More

Where do I start? I guess the easiest place would be to start chronologically.   On Friday, I had my hormone levels tested. I opted for the hormone test rather than an ultrasound. Personally, I think it’s prudent to try and minimize the number of ultrasounds in a given pregnancy. I also had my bile acids level checked, to see if my liver was starting to malfunction. On Saturday, the midwife called to say it’s highly likely that I have suffered a miscarriage. My progesterone levels are half of what they should be at this point. I’m going in for a conclusive ultrasound on Monday. The diagnosis is probable miscarriage.

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The subject of this post has nothing to do with why I’ve been MIA for the past few days. The reason I’ve been so quiet on this here blog is that I volunteered to evaluate charter applications for the state. Last year, they only gave me three to score; this year, I had to do six. Each one is between 250 and 500 pages. So between reading applications, working, getting Magnolia Montessori For All up and running, and watching TV at the end of the day because I’m too mentally exhausted to do anything else, I haven’t had much time for Feeding the Soil. The bad news is that I’m … Read More