Re: 20-week loss - long sorry
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 19 Jan 2003 14:34:15 -0600 (CST)
Jamie
I would discuss with doc. Did he think baby looked anomalous? Did you
do autopsy or do chromosomes? Get his countenance here. He was there
and can guide you
At Sun, 19 Jan 2003, jamie wrote:
>
>I am 34, husband 41. No children together, 4 live births, youngest 11
>years ago, m/c at 8 weeks May 2002; recent loss at 18-20 week. Husband
>also has two children.
>ultra sound showed everything normal at 17.6, routine ultrasound at 22
>week showed no fetal heart beat. Induced two days later, baby seemed to
>have abnormalities, although everything looked normal and great at the
>last ultrasound. AFP testing came back good. Could they be from being
>deceased for so long? Looked as if it only had two fingers on one hand
>and a clubbed hand on the other; facial deformaties also; very long and
>skinny. I'm desparate for answers. I'm thinking incarcerated uterus.
>15.4 ultrasound still showed uterus to be really tipped back, nothing
>was said at 17.6 ultrasound. two urinary tract infections during
>preganncy; never confirmed by urine test, I just called the doctor and
>they prescribed macrobid, bad back pain. The baby never seemed to move
>above my hairline, always seemed like a ball in that area, never moving
>up.
>They will have test results hopefully in a week or two, but i'm
>desparately searching for answers now. I can't imagine what else went
>wrong.
>thank you
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