Strep throat and suction D/C now.

I am glad I found this board I have been looking for a while.

I went to the doctor ( a good christian doctor I trust completerly) last Thurs and the untrasound had a really nice picture of the baby (10 weeks along), only prob. was there was no heartbeat.  The doctor asked me if I had a cold or virsus within the last two weeks.  I told him that I has strep throat about a week and half before.  He said there was no heartbeat and some of the virisuses that cause strep can cause the demise of the baby in the first trimester.  The other option was a genetic issue.  We waited until yest to verify there was no heartbeat and then a d/c tom.   I had no idea that could have been the cause. 

He said he was going to do a suction d/c because it was less truma to the uterus and we could try again sooner than the other way.  Does anyone know anthing about that?

Sami wanted to be a big sister so badly we let her name it.  Advise from several friends who have been through the same thing.  The name is Charlie Jo, she is handeling it much better than Daddy and I .  She told her Sunday school class what was going on with the baby not having a heartbeat and that Jesus was holding her baby brother or sister.   I wish David and I could handle this like that. 

Beverly

Oh Beverly,
My heart breaks for you right now.  I don't know how old your daughter is, but her faith is strong and will sustain her.  My daughter suffered a miscarriage in the first pregnancy she had.  I did not learn about it till a month or two later.  Broke my heart.  Now, she has two beautiful Munchkins that are my joy. 

When I suffer loss, I find great comfort in Psalm 139.  Allow yourself to grieve this loss.  Allow your church friends to comfort you when the time is right. 

I will pray for you in all of this. 

Hugs,
Trish

Samantha is 4.  It took us 15 years to receive the best blessing we could have asked for.  She knew  I was preg before I did, she told me that Jesus told her.  She stood in front of her sunday school class and told them what was going on, and told them about Jesus holding Charlie Jo.   Her teachers already knew and they wanted to make sure I knew what a blessing she was with what she told them.  Samantha named the baby last night.  We as a family would lay hands on my belly and pray.  We are going to try again.  On thurs when I first found out I called the church right away, after David.  It is a church of 2500 avg. many know us very well, like family.  I did go to church on Sunday I thought it was going to be tough to talk to everyone.  talking was okay with tears, it was the praise and worship.  It was very tough, four songs and a box of tissues, I did it, I had to.  Our faith in God is the only way we are going to get through this.  Thank you for your prayers.  I will look up the verse.

Beverly

Four year olds are very wise, and have a lot of faith.  When my youngest was four, I took him to my Uncle's funeral.  My Uncle was a believer.  As my son watched everyone crying, he asked me why they were crying when Uncle Walter was with Jesus?  I had not told him that, he just knew it. 

I have since buried two brothers, which is not the same as losing a child, but found great comfort in that Psalm, because it shows how the Lord knows us intimately, and how we can't escape from His loving care.

It's okay that you wept through the praise and worship.  God is with us in our praise of Him, even in the tears.  I sometimes just cry during worship, even when not sad. 

Hugs to you and your daughter.  My granddaughter will be four in June, and I just love that age, and that of her brother, who is 20 months old.  Such joys.

Hugs,
Trish

So sorry you've had to go thru this, it is heartbreaking I'm sure. I have a 4 yr.old great granddaughter and they are a very special age and usually wise beyond their years. My prayers are with you and your family, may God bless you with the same comfort Sami has!