I wanted to share my story, as I’m trying to process everything and also hope to hear from others who may have been through something similar.
I’m a first-time mom, and everything initially looked perfect. My first trimester ultrasounds were normal, and my NIPT results came back low risk. There were no signs that anything was wrong.
At 19 weeks, we were diagnosed with severe IUGR (<1%). The weeks after that were incredibly difficult and filled with uncertainty. We went through extensive testing, but everything kept coming back normal, which made it even harder to understand what was happening.
At our 23-week follow-up, our baby boy was measuring only 290 grams. The Doppler ultrasound showed reversed end-diastolic flow in the umbilical artery, and around the same time I was also diagnosed with preeclampsia and admitted to the hospital.
Because of my health and the extremely poor prognosis for our baby, we made the heartbreaking decision to terminate the pregnancy for medical reasons.
I’m now trying to look ahead, but it’s really hard not knowing why this happened.
Has anyone here experienced something similar (severe IUGR, abnormal Dopplers, preeclampsia) and gone on to have a healthy pregnancy afterward? I would really appreciate hearing your stories or any insight.
Thank you!