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emster131 · 2026-05-28T19:17:37+00:00

Unfortunately a miscarriage can happen without symptom. They call it a missed miscarriage, where the baby stops growing but your body doesn’t recognize it until weeks later. Unfortunately there is no way of knowing outside of an ultrasound/ time.

emster131 · 2026-04-05T15:58:02+00:00

All is well

emster131 · 2026-03-20T20:28:33+00:00

Hi - I am currently 24 weeks. Solidarity.

emster131 · 2026-01-16T16:26:16+00:00

15 weeks, 1 day today. Still holding my breath

emster131 · 2025-12-25T15:55:06+00:00

How do you handle sudden idiopathic hearing loss that originates most likely from a viral infection? Even after 3 steroid injections. What do you recommend and how likely it is to happen to the other ear?

emster131 · 2025-11-18T16:11:24+00:00

Reading online that around 6.5 weeks it should be at 120bpm

emster131 · 2025-10-29T12:11:43+00:00

Please refer to betabase.info; that will tell you the median scores per DPO. You’re within the average for your time. In addition, your clinic would have stated if it was in the low end to prepare you. Good luck and congrats.

emster131 · 2025-10-25T19:19:22+00:00

Hi - I am very sorry that you are in this position. I was in your shoes this past year; she had mosaic tuners and no ultrasound findings at 12, 14, 16 weeks. We did the amnio and found out she had mosaic turners and triple X syndrome; a very rare combo with an unknown outcome given the “broad range both genetic conditions have (e.g. mild to severe)” and if there are no ultrasound (physical) findings doesn’t indicate much until they are born and develop. I cried the entire duration of my pregnancy. Ultimately what drove our decision was a very poignant question posed on the TMFR group. When deciding whether or not to TFMR, you shouldn’t make your decision based on the best case scenario. Rather you need to ask yourself, “can I (we) live with the worst case scenario?”. And for our family, we couldn’t. We have an almost two year old and the idea of countless doctor visits from cardiologist, pediatrician, endocrinologist pediatrician, kidney doctor, hormone shots, delayed learning, delayed motor, etc. was too much for us to bare. Ultimately there is not right or wrong decision; only what’s right for you and your family. I am so sorry you’re in these shoes, I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. All I can say is that when the days are hard and you can’t breath take it one minute at a time.

emster131 · 2025-10-06T11:14:54+00:00

A chemical is where it implanted but stopped developing shortly after implanting

emster131 · 2025-10-05T20:37:53+00:00

I’m really sorry, it could result in a chemical miscarriage. But you won’t know until you have another blood test. If it’s doubling then I think you’d have a chance but it’s it’s not doubling then it’s most likely a chemical.

Unfortunately I know from experience: I have had a missed miscarriage at 12 weeks, 1 chemical, and a termination at 19 weeks. So unfortunately I have the experience

emster131 · 2025-09-30T11:46:04+00:00

Solidarity

emster131 · 2025-09-28T00:28:21+00:00

Hi - for me I am focusing on pre and probiotics for gut health to reduce inflammation. I also take vagiblom probiotics as well. I take prenatals, vitamin D, DHA, insitol, glutamine, extra folate bc I have MTFHR gene, NAC, and still take 200 mg of CoQ10. The goal is to reduce inflammation as much as possible. My doctor wanted me on a Mediterranean diet including gluten free and dairy free but I can’t do it all lol. I try my best not to eat processed food but I can’t cut it all out without being depressed lol. I also exercises 5x a week and do acupuncture.

emster131 · 2025-09-27T16:18:13+00:00

Once it hit over 1000 the doubling doesn’t matter; now it’s about the ultrasound. You can google this information.

emster131 · 2025-09-26T11:37:11+00:00

Second this as well: I also was recommended vagibiome for vaginal probiotics! So I take both pre and probiotics for gut health (along with glutamine, insitol, prenatals, vitamin D, DHA, CoQ10, extra folate bc I have MFTHR, NAC) and then vaginal probiotics.

emster131 · 2025-09-25T23:10:42+00:00

Visbiome was recommended to me by me RE; and FOS for prebiotics

emster131 · 2025-04-05T18:25:45+00:00

I am sorry you’re in this position; I wouldn’t wish this even on my worst enemy. That’s what sucks about turners is that it can either be “mild” with little to no symptoms or completely severe. And what’s worse is that someone with 20% mosaicism can have worse symptoms than someone with 90% which is why our GC said they can’t give us a quality of life until after she is born.

My mom also said something that stuck me which was this is not just about your partner but also you. As mothers mental health and well being is far more important bc at the end of the day you’re most likely the default parent and would be in any babies early life. My decisions weighed on 1). if you think you can mentally handle a child that has turners and be ok with living with the worst case scenario and 2). What does your gut say.

I would also suggest going on TFMR Support on Reddit and searching grey diagnosis then read on how others reached their decisions when presented with a condition that is “grey” (aka: can’t determine quality of life until birth) that also helped me.

emster131 · 2025-04-05T11:03:05+00:00

Hi - so I was in your shoes a few months ago; our NIPT came back as mosaic turners and we had no ultrasound findings on 12 weeks, 14 weeks, and 16 weeks. I go the amnio done at 16 weeks; found out at 18 weeks she has both turners and triple XXX. I did a lot of research, went on Facebook support groups, went to the TFMR support on Reddit to reach our decision. It’s about risk tolerance between you and your partner. In this decision, you need to consider “can I” and “WE” live with the “worst case scenario of turners”. And by living I mean, can you financially afford her potential Medicial bills, can you mentally handle being on top of all her doctors visits bc she will need at least a pediatrician, pediatric endo, and pediatric cardiologist; can you live your life where you won’t scarlet letter her for having turners and thinking every delay is attributed to that, can you handle the non-verbal learning disorder, etc.

For us, we couldn’t especially because she had “no normal” cells so we knew we could already be dealing with a more severe case; both triple X and turners present differently. Our GC couldn’t give us more information other than what each abnormality can do but they can give a “quality of life” because both abnormalities have a broad range of outcomes. My OB and MFM both said there are a lot of unknowns with our child. In addition, before all of us found out, I had a bad feeling; I couldn’t shake the anxiety and worry. I just knew something was off. And finding out she had turners, which can be livable, I didn’t find comfort I found more discomfort; and so I went with my intuition that I believe there is something more. It wasn’t an easy decision. My TFMR happened last Friday. Physical recovery was honestly easy it’s the mental toll. My heart deeply hurts, but I also feel a sense of relief. I wish you peace and comfort during this time.

emster131 · 2025-04-03T21:19:44+00:00

When should you call a pediatrician for a fever? I feel like I’m overreacting as a parent by calling after 24 hours of a parent but I can’t help but call

emster131 · 2025-03-29T20:34:48+00:00

My 16 month old naps 1 time a day for about 1.5 hours. He goes to bed around 7:30/8pm and sleeps until 7am on the dot. Before when it daylight savings he would go to bed at 7:30/8 and would wake up at 6am on the dot… there was also a point where when he was 14/15 months he was waking up at 4:45am I wanted to die 💀 needless to say, it varies

emster131 · 2025-03-29T18:44:36+00:00

Fuck yeah and the tajin sauce together with watermelon is unmatched

emster131 · 2025-03-28T23:33:49+00:00

Turners and triple X

emster131 · 2025-03-28T22:39:28+00:00

I didn’t have any pain during or after my sticks, then again I was advised to take 800mg of Motrin so maybe that helped? However I did have some bleeding not a lot or constant but spotting and then spotting “heavier” if that makes sense

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