Diana31974 - My future husband (Eric) and I had our first date in late March of 1999. By July, I was pregnant. We were going to keep the baby and get married. I was walking on air. We told EVERYONE!!! Everything was going fine till I started to spot in August. I suffered a miscarriage. My Dr performed a D&C on me, and I kept saying to myself its okay everyone has one miscarriage. Right after my D&C, I went on the pill till the following July. I focused all my energy onto the wedding and our home. During this time I saw my family Dr and was diagnosed as being hypothyroid. We were married in August and my goal was to get pregnant again very quickly. In December of 2000, I was downsized. My goal was to get a new job as soon as possible. In January, I had a positive home pregnancy test. We were elated. We decided to milk out my unemployment as long as I could for the pregnancy. At my first OB visit, my DR did a diabetes test. I failed miserably. Two days after my DR confirmed I was pregnant I was sent to a perinotologist and put on insulin. I was to call in my blood sugar numbers once a day. We saw the heartbeat in late February. The perinotologist pulled Eric aside and said the baby was not going to make it. I was calling my OB a lot and at one point he said, �Diana, this is going to be a long pregnancy.� In Mid March, we went to a surprise birthday party and while leaving I slipped on black ice. The next day I was spotting. I didn�t call him. I called my friend who was graduating from med school in less than three months. I told him what was going on, wanting his advice. He told me to go straight to the ER. He knew I was miscarrying but didn�t want to tell me. The ER was useless and the following day I saw my OB. I miscarried. He gave me a choice between natural and D&C. I choose a D&C. Eric went to school that night and I passed the baby on the toilet at home by myself. Still had a D&C the next day to �clean� me out. At this point Eric was suggesting adoption. I agreed if we had another miscarriage. Saw the endocologist to take care of my diabetes and hypothyroidism in April. I found the boards at PP around this time. I started to learn about fertility and decided to go see a Reproductive Endocologist if not pregnant by the following January (2002).
In December I made an appointment. By this time I knew when I was ovulated. At 4 dpo, I was spotting so I saw my OB. Did an internal. Nothings wrong. My appointment at the RE�s office was right about the time AF was due. Told them I was spotting and they ran a beta. My beta was 5.5 and progesterone was .95. We started adoption proceedings. During the same time I was pursuing fertility and adoption. All my tests came out perfectly. No reason why I was not getting or keeping a pregnancy. We were approved by the state to adopt by June. I did a few rounds of clomid and IUI nothing worked. During the summer, my RE said I had polycystic looking ovaries. Told the endo and he was like that�s it. He ran a battery of tests and had high levels of testerone and insulin serum. Found an adoption agency over the summer and October got the call. We dropped fertility all together. Our son was coming home. He was due early January of 2003. Again we told everyone. The next few months went by so slowly. We set up the Nursery and started to get things prepared. We were beyond excited. He was born January 4 and we flew down that day. She wanted to take him home with her. I knew that was not good. After the required forty-eight hours, our agency asked her what were her intentions. She was going to raise the baby. We were of course were devastated beyond words. We reached our goal only to be taken away from us at the last minute. We flew back home and refused to see or talk to anyone. We both just sat there in our bed crying. Eric finally went back to work and I realized I was late. Was seeing a new OB at this point because I thought the original OB should had known something at 4dpo. My beta was 9 (I think) and she refused to do a Progesterone test. I started to bleed the next day. The same day she asked us to come in and she told us my case was to difficult for her and handed me my chart. I went into a deeper depression. Started to see my therapist again.
I saw my endocologist in February of 2003 for a regular check up. He put me on glucopharge. I have a rule not to test before cycle day 30. My period usually comes by cycle day 28. I then went to see my endocologist in April (on a Wednesday- cycle day 30) to discuss antidepressants. I told him while I was there I was late asked him to run a beta and progesterone test. On Friday night, I caved and bought two HPTs (still no results back). Friday night's test was neg. So I decided to test again with first morning urine on Saturday. My DH was already at work when I woke up and tested. It popped quickly just like with all my other pregnancies. So I started to cry hysterically. I couldn't handle another Miscarriage. I got up the nerve to call DH at work and said what are you doing in December? He just sat there shocked. I called both my OB and endocologist again carrying hysterically. One DR called back while I was on the other line. The following Monday, I had appointments to see both Doctors to get repeat blood tests. On Wednesday, we had an u/s to confirm there was a pregnancy. I kept telling my OB to repeat the Betas to see if my numbers were doubling. He just laughed at me.... LOL. I told my father that Saturday, saying welcome to pregnancy #5. He was cautious. We told my DHs parents at 7 weeks after seeing Ethan's HB. And we told the rest of our family and friends at 15 weeks by email.
Ethan Jacob was born December 19, 2003 at thirty-eight weeks 4 days. He is truly a miracle. We are still pursuing adoption. We decided that I am not going to go on any type of birth control after Ethan is born and if we are blessed with another miracle pregnancy, we are blessed. However after 3 children, we stop both Adoption and get on some form of birth control.
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March 19, 2004