• Purposeful Parenthood

    Post-Miscarriage Reflection: How I’m Doing

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    It’s been more than a month since my miscarriage. Fortunately, I’m honestly feeling a lot better about it. Do you want to know what lifted my spirits the most? (Hint, it wasn’t any of the “positives” I tried to identify in the midst of the experience.). It was projecting myself into the future. A vision of our family of four (or seven if you include our bloodhound and chickens) emerged. I could see myself looking at my second child and thinking, “I’m so glad you’re here. I can’t imagine anyone but you for my second child.” Here’s my post-miscarriage-reflection, in case it is helpful to anyone else: 

    Post-Miscarriage Reflection:

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  • Health-n-Wellness

    It’s Official: We’re Having a Miscarriage

    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. 

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  • Health-n-Wellness

    Probable Miscarriage: Hormone Levels Look Bad

    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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