“We became pregnant, without 'trying' within our first year of marriage (2012). I began light spotting and went to see my doctor. The doctor scheduled an ultrasound and though we thought I was almost 10 weeks pregnant, the baby was only measuring 7.5 weeks. I was prescribed Misoprostol to pass the tissue. My first miscarriage (Sept. 2012) was devastating. I was told that this is normal for a lot of women (though neither of my 2 sisters has ever miscarried; they each have 2 children). My mother miscarried twice, I believe. In Dec. 2012, we began 'trying' for the first time to get pregnant. We began using a fertility monitor. Within a couple months, I became pregnant again (Feb. 2013). I miscarried very early (5 weeks). I began spotting and the blood flow began to get heavier and heavier. Again, I felt feelings of devastation, but this time layered with fear. We read a lot. We began reading up on miscarriage and other people's similar experiences. This was both relieving at times and, of course, at other time, more frightening. Nonetheless, determined to begin a family together, we began to look elsewhere for support and help. We began seeing Dr. Seethram at PCRM in April 2013. We had a lot of testing and blood work done. All results came back fine; there were no signs of issues whatsoever. I was prescribed Progesterone to take post-ovulation in May 2013. In July, Dr. Seethram scheduled a hysteroscopy to have a closer look at my uterus. He found a 4mm dip at the top of my uterus; nothing out-of-the-ordinary enough, according to Dr. Seethram, to prevent me from staying pregnant. We continued 'trying' to get pregnant. I became pregnant again (Sept. 2013) and continued taking Progesterone. I also began taking low-dose Aspirin. I felt very pregnant. My symptoms included fatigue, dizziness, constipation and breast tenderness. I began spotting at around 5 weeks. I went for my first ultrasound at 6.5 weeks and saw/heard a heartbeat. Because PCRM wanted to closely monitor my pregnancy, I was scheduled for another ultrasound a week later. At 7.5 weeks there was no heartbeat this time. This time, the only thing I can remember feeling was fear. Fear that maybe I'm not capable of carrying a baby to term. I was prescribed Misoprostol again this time to aid with passing tissue. I was directed to collect a sample of my tissue so that it could be sent for testing. The results came back (Jan. 2014) stating that the tissue sample wasn't large enough of a sample size for testing. Just a few weeks ago, Dr. Seethram, We decided to come up with a clear 6-month plan for fertility. We will try for another 2 months naturally to conceive, if unsuccessful, I will begin taking Clomid after my period in March and begin 3 months of IUI in April. If still unsuccessful, we will begin IVF in July.”
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