another loss

On August 14th, I found out at my 12 week OB appointment that I would be having another miscarriage. While the news was unexpected (I was still having all the annoying pregnancy symptoms of fatigue and nausea), I guess I wasn't overly surprised since it had happened before. The two situations are surprisingly similar - the baby stopped growing at 9-10 weeks and a miscarriage at 12 weeks exactly.

I was suppose to be able to manage at home (especially since I was familiar with how it might go), but during the night I realized I was loosing too much blood and needed to go to the ER right away. After a frightening experience in the ER, emergency surgery during the night (they had to call in the OR team and the OB on call), and a blood transfusion I am now much improved physically. It was pretty scary and reminded Chris and I how quickly things can become unstable and serious.

This, and previous, incidents also leaves us wondering if it is appropriate for us to try to have any more children. We are praying and seeking advice from my doctor and our priest (and anyone else who has advice to chime in :) Pray for us to choose the right path for our family.

8 week ultrasound photo