Its amazing that over 6 weeks have passed since I last wrote, although I have never been that prolific now have I. I still have a look every week or so and leave a few comments, but I guess there are two reasons I have not been a regular. 1. That i generally feel better and sometimes reading more sad stories etc sets off the tears and brings me down. and 2. Seemed to be so many pregnancies and while I am genuinely thrilled and excited for this...I can't help feel a bit left out and a bit envious. I want to yell out " don't leave me behind..wait for me..I want to join in on the next stage with you" Especially the women that I consider to be part of 'my group' the ones who lost bubbys within a couple of months of me.
So I am actively trying to make a baby...we did the ovulation tests for 3 months with no success so this month we have just 'gone for it' around the right time and we will wait and see. I also have done 2 sessions of acupuncture and am taking some Chinese herbs. I have even booked in with a fertility specialist in July, not that I think fertility is really my issue. Shit this is pregnancy 6 I am aiming for so I can very much get pregnant..its bringing home the baby that I suck at.
..but cos i am 37 I just want to know I have the IVF intervention back up if I need. Even doing all these things makes me feel proactive and just doing something and for me that helps. Hopefully it will just happen while I am distracted by all this. Fingers crossed and legs open.
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Very lost actually..after my darling boy was born still at 29 weeks.
About Me
The story so far..
I find myself pregnant for the 7th time...due in June 2010.
3 precious children - 2 with me and 1 stillborn son and some early miscarriages have made this one hell of a journey.
My gorgeous and much loved first son Noah was stillborn on Nov 3 2007 and we miss him more than I can say.
His big sister Luka is 12 years old and his precious little brother Morgan arrived this Jan 2009. While his arrival does not mend my broken heart...it sure helps.
3 precious children - 2 with me and 1 stillborn son and some early miscarriages have made this one hell of a journey.
My gorgeous and much loved first son Noah was stillborn on Nov 3 2007 and we miss him more than I can say.
His big sister Luka is 12 years old and his precious little brother Morgan arrived this Jan 2009. While his arrival does not mend my broken heart...it sure helps.
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My Dead Baby Besties
You are Not Alone
The Virus that Killed My Baby
Pregnancy and parvovirus B19 (‘slapped cheek’ or fifth disease)
Human parvovirus B19 is a virus that causes slapped cheek syndrome, also known as Fifth disease. The main symptom is a rash on the face that looks like you have 'slapped cheeks'.
The virus commonly affects children. It is difficult to avoid coming into contact with parvovirus B19 because infected people do not always show symptoms (such as the rash) while they are contagious.
It is thought that 60% of adults have been infected with parvovirus B19 at some point in their lives, without showing any symptoms. Your body fights off the illness by creating antibodies against it and from then on you are immune to the virus. This means that it is unlikely that you will catch it again.
If you catch parvovirus B19 while you are pregnant, there is only a small chance of it affecting your baby. If you are infected during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, there is an increased risk of miscarriage. If you are infected in weeks 9-20, as well as the 15% risk of a miscarriage, there is also a 3% risk that your baby will develop foetal hydrops. This is a rare, but serious condition that can cause heart failure and anaemia.
There is no routine screening test for parvovirus B19 in pregnancy. However, most pregnant women with parvovirus B19 infection usually go on to have healthy babies.
See your GP as soon as possible if you think you have come into contact with parvovirus B19 during pregnancy. Your GP will carry out a blood test to look for antibodies for the virus, from a current or previous infection. There is no evidence to suggest that reinfection or reactivation will harm your baby, or that there is any increased risk of abnormality occurring in newborns.
If you test positive for parvovirus B19 in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, you will have ultrasound scans throughout your pregnancy to monitor your baby. If your baby develops foetal hydrops (abnormal fluid in the development of the baby), they may need a blood transfusion to improve their chances of survival.
Human parvovirus B19 is a virus that causes slapped cheek syndrome, also known as Fifth disease. The main symptom is a rash on the face that looks like you have 'slapped cheeks'.
The virus commonly affects children. It is difficult to avoid coming into contact with parvovirus B19 because infected people do not always show symptoms (such as the rash) while they are contagious.
It is thought that 60% of adults have been infected with parvovirus B19 at some point in their lives, without showing any symptoms. Your body fights off the illness by creating antibodies against it and from then on you are immune to the virus. This means that it is unlikely that you will catch it again.
If you catch parvovirus B19 while you are pregnant, there is only a small chance of it affecting your baby. If you are infected during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, there is an increased risk of miscarriage. If you are infected in weeks 9-20, as well as the 15% risk of a miscarriage, there is also a 3% risk that your baby will develop foetal hydrops. This is a rare, but serious condition that can cause heart failure and anaemia.
There is no routine screening test for parvovirus B19 in pregnancy. However, most pregnant women with parvovirus B19 infection usually go on to have healthy babies.
See your GP as soon as possible if you think you have come into contact with parvovirus B19 during pregnancy. Your GP will carry out a blood test to look for antibodies for the virus, from a current or previous infection. There is no evidence to suggest that reinfection or reactivation will harm your baby, or that there is any increased risk of abnormality occurring in newborns.
If you test positive for parvovirus B19 in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, you will have ultrasound scans throughout your pregnancy to monitor your baby. If your baby develops foetal hydrops (abnormal fluid in the development of the baby), they may need a blood transfusion to improve their chances of survival.
5 comments:
I hope your dreams come true. Keep those legs wide open!!
Oh, Ange, I know how you feel. I felt this way, too. This is all so very hard.
We lost our boys literally at the same time. And right now I am (barely) pregnant for the 6th time. So strange that we could live a world apart but live such similar lives. I am hoping you won't be far behind with baby news. I have every appendage crossed that that you'll have some news to share sooner than later.
XO.
I know just how you feel. I feel left behind on the baby train.
So many people I know who lost their babies around the same time as me, or just before me, have conceived again.
I am on an enforced 6 month wait.
I feel lost.
My fingers are crossed for you, so hard.
Im so sorry you feel so left behind.
I really hope you dont need to go down the road of IVF but i have to say, getting pg doesnt mean you dont need help. There are many fertility reasons that a women can get pg but cant stay pg. progesterone is one of them. many girls I know also find that even though they have had children find that later on their husbands sperm are swimming sideways. Just because sperm was once ok doesnt mean its always going to stay that way. :) I guess what Im saying is that if you really want to get pg again, get checked out. Better to know now rather than leave it a couple of years and then find out its really too late. Make sure no matter what you get your other 1/2s sperm checked. Even if the Dr's dont suggest it, make them test it. I know so many girls who have tried things like Clomid only to find out ages later there was a sperm problem and it was all a waste of money and time.
BUT like i said, hope all comes back ok and its not something you have to do.
you will have to let me know if you are seeing a Dr at QFG or not. Thats where i went.
Hugs
xxx
Ange, I so hope you get what you want. My fingers are crossed for all of us!
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