Hi, I am a new member and I truly feel for all that have lost their baby and thank you for sharing your experiences here.
I wanted share my recent mc experience just 2 weeks ago. It was my first pregnancy and I lost my baby at 18 weeks and it was a very shocking and upsetting experience and I felt terrible that I have no control over my baby and the mc process. The baby was healthy with no issues after all the scans and detailed checks previously.
But just at my 18 weeks, I discovered abit of spotting and when my gynae checked, baby still had heartbeat but my gynae noticed that I had begun dilating and told me that I was in the process of mc and admitted me to the hospital for mc. I have been searching for reasons and causes but could not pinpoint on any exact answers even after consulting my gynae. There could be complications because I have a large fibroid of about 11cm now. The fibroid was small at the start of the pregnancy but it grew tremendously during my pregnancy. My gynae advised that when the baby reaches 4-5months, baby could grow big enough to push the fibroid aside but there could be risk of restricted growth so the progress would be closely monitored. I read on forums then that there were successful pregnancies with fibroids.
After my mc, my gynae advised that I should follow-up with him after 3 months when the pregnancy hormones are gone and when the fibroid shrink smaller and decide if there is a need for removal of the fibroid. It seems to me that ttc couldn’t come so soon. There is a dilemma as to whether to remove the fibroid as 1) there is high risk to conceive again with fibroid vs 2) remove the fibroid but faces fertility problem due to scaring from the removal.
Does anyone here has similar experiences?
Now with my loss, I hope to seek some advice from you mummies and mummies-to-be:
- Any good gynae to recommend that I could seek a 2nd opinion for my case? I am hoping to seek advice on fibroid removal and also subsequent ttc
- Anyone here has any good TCM to recommend? I am looking at going to a TCM as I am not sure if mc could be due to weak womb or weak cervix which my current gynae didn’t diagnose.
Many thanks in advance!