When my first ultrasound moved my due date back a week (saying I was 6 weeks instead of 7 weeks), I knew that wasn't a good sign. The ultrasound technician told me it was pretty normal and not to worry; I was probably just off on my dates. But I track my cycle pretty consistently and I knew myself...I didn't count wrong.
At 8 weeks, 5 days (when I should have been 9 weeks, 5 days by my count), I was still measuring a week small....maybe even a little more than that. My doctor did some crazy and inaccurate math on the back of a referral sheet at that appointment and said it was nothing to worry about. I raised an eyebrow and shrugged my shoulders. Still felt like something wasn't right.
And then at 9 weeks, 5 days (10 weeks, 5 days by my count), I miscarried. Today, at my two week appointment, I asked if the smaller fetal size in both of the ultrasounds could have been a sign that something was awry and my doctor gave me a pretty confident "it definitely could have been". I wanted to start screaming and waving my hands in the office while screaming, "HELLLOOOOO!!!!".
So the lesson here? Trust your intuition.
I completely agree with you. I went in for my first appointment at 6 weeks and was told I was no longer pregnant. The doctor even thought I may have had a false positive and started arguing with me about how I probably got my dates wrong. Umm, NO! I track everything in my iPhone. They are human just like us. I wish they had all the answers but they don't. Although some act like they do.
ReplyDeleteRight? So ridiculous. They were so adamant about being right when they changed the date. I must have been out of my mind from the way they acted. But alas, this whole situation has gone to prove that I do, in fact, understand basic math.
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