At week 16 we went for an early anatomy scan to check on Baby A's heart. Since the loss of Baby B, our doctor has been overly cautious about everything which we are huge fans of.. At week 16 we couldn't see a lot but we could definitely see the heart, or at least Ryan could, I still can't bring myself to look at the screen for fear of seeing Baby B. The ultrasound tech could see the perfectly formed heart with all 4 chambers working as they should. Our doctor warned us that we probably wouldn't be able to see much more than the heart so it was to be expected. Ryan said he could see the chambers of the heart too which must have been pretty neat. 
We are still going for our regular weekly ultrasound checks as well. Then we go back at week 20 for a full anatomy scan to check on all the organs. So we pass one hurdle and still have a lot more in front of us. We are also still going to weekly therapy appointments to work on our grief and loss and that is helping a lot. The online support groups haven't worked out too well because we haven't found anyone in a situation like ours where they lost one baby and had to continue to be present in their current pregnancy and that dynamic is very different.Thanks for Reading,
HEATHER
Thanks for the update Heather, I am glad to see that things are looking good for sweet baby A. Hoping you find some support out there that has been through this hurdle. I know therapy is great but it helps to have someone who's "been there".
ReplyDeleteSadly we haven't found anything out there that has worked for us so we are sticking with therapy for now. Both our therapist and our doctor has had loss in their personal lives so they have both been very kind and understanding of our situation.
DeleteI hope you are doing well and your pregnancy is progressing as it should.