It
has been over a month now since baby Aedam passed away. My period has not yet
arrived. I read that the next period would be delayed.. sometimes up to 6
weeks.. so I am not yet alarmed.
We
had our follow up check with our OB last 23-Nov-13. The laboratory results of
the pregnancy tissues came out to be normal. We still haven’t received the
genetic testing. The doctor said it will be ready around 12-Dec-13. It takes a
month for the results to come out. We discussed again what might be the cause
of my miscarriage and how it will be prevented in the next pregnancy. My OB
said that on my next pregnancy, she recommends me to take Duphaston 10mg (2x a
day) and Aspirin (daily) till 24 weeks. A cervical cerclage is also advised
after the NT scan (usually around 13 weeks). Additionally, she proposes Clexane
40mg injection till 38 weeks. We asked whether there are tests to determine
first if I really need to take these medicines (especially the Aspirin and
Clexane). She said that there are blood tests but they are not covered by
insurance. These tests are: Antiphospholipid antibody, Anticordiolipin antibody,
Lupus anticoagulant, Protein C, Protein S, and TORCH panel. My OB said that should we decide to
have these tests, I should wait after I get my period.
My
OB also required me to have an ultrasound just to make sure that all the
pregnancy tissues are ejected. On 28-Nov-13, I had my ultrasound. We have
originally scheduled that day to be our 20-week detailed scan (the time when
the gender would be determined). It’s good that I didn’t cancel this appointment.
The sonographer is a lady so it makes me more comfortable especially since she
has to do a trans-V ultrasound. She said that my uterus and ovary are all back
to normal. She also showed me my uterus and it indeed came back to its original
sandwich state.
My
OB said that we could have our IVF again after 2 menstrual periods. We’ll
probably wait for at least 3. Therefore, we might be having it around
end-January of early Feb. It’s just a few weeks from now so I am really looking
forward to that! The holiday season is also keeping me a bit occupied. We’ll be
celebrating Christmas and NY in Dubai with my sisters. We are having secret
santa exchange gifts so I am pretty excited on that! I can move around freely
as well. I started cooking and doing household chores. I am also into Clash of
Clans and Plants vs Zombies 2 games lately. Hami bought me an iPad so I have
been busy with it ever since. I am watching koreanovelas again, started reading
novels, and am trying to do yoga and exercises. The weather has started to get
cold as well. I had flu last week after coming back from Dubai. We went to
Dubai on 28-29 November to celebrate my niece’s birthday. We watched Hunger
Games (last full show). We also met (and grilled) her “suitor”. We had a fun
time in Dubai that weekend. We also had a productive weekend last week when we
went to Ikea (had breakfast there, bought some stuff, but mostly enjoyed window
shopping). Then we went for a drive around Saddiyat Island. And then we went
for grocery in Lulu Khalidiya Mall. Hami also went for a run around our
compound. I didn’t go with him since I am still recovering from flu. We’ll
probably try to have afternoon (before dinner) walks today and in the next
weeks. J I know that Hami just
needs some motivation and a little push from me so he could also run regularly.
