Re: 20-week loss - long sorry
From: Heidi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 20 Jan 2003 11:23:49 -0500
Jamie I am so sorry for the loss of your baby, you are in my prayers hon.
Heidi K
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From: "jamie" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH"
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Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 1:02 PM
Subject: 20-week loss - long sorry
> 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
>