Some know, some don't, that Laurie and I have been trying to add to our family for well over a year now. It's been Laurie, Gracie, and me for over 2.5 years now...
Some couples have a hard time "getting pregnant". We don't. Our problem would be "staying pregnant". Since May of 2007, Laurie has been pregnant several times... Each time, we get our hopes up, only to be completely disappointed and discouraged by another miscarriage. The most disappointing one happened last September - a full ten weeks into the pregnancy...
The doctor says there's really nothing he can do about it... It's a "chromosomal miscarriage" which he claims happens in about 1 out of 20 pregnancies (5%). Well, apparently our doctor never had a course in statistics, because it has happened to us in at least 4 out of 5 pregnancies (80%)... Those ratios don't add up to me, which tells me he should be doing more tests to find out what is wrong. If we followed typical statistics, our four miscarriages would have happened over a course of 80 pregnancies... I highly doubt it is what he considers a "chromosomal miscarriage". SO FRUSTRATING!!!!
We've talked to other people who have had multiple miscarriages, and most say the same thing... their doctors put them on "progesterone", which apparently helps the catchers mitt not to drop the ball...
Anyway, when you consider that we have such a hard time enlarging our family, Gracie's name really makes sense... It is, by the way, by the "grace of God" that we're able to have her in our family. So, count your blessings...
We are here, we are here, we are here!
12 years ago
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Crazy, isn't it, that with as much as modern medicine knows, there is exponential amounts that modern medicine guesses at because it doesn't know the answer.
Here's to counting...
Maybe you guys should get a second opinion. It seems that by this time some extra testing should be done. I'm so sorry that you guys are having to go through this. Doesn't it suck that for some, it is so easy?
Gracie is so adorable, and truly a blessing from Heaven! You guys are in our thoughts CONSTANTLY (it's crazy how much we miss you!) and we are praying for you to have another gift from Heaven! Hang in there and know that we love you guys!
i can't even imagine the frustration/heartache. we'll keep you in our prayers!
Frustration is just the tip of the ice berg... There are so many emotional downers that come with miscarriage. It will happen. I am sorry.
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