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08-10-2009 - Morgan's Results are in!!!

My mood while writing this blog: not sure....

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Okay. So I had Morgan about 4wks ago, and the doctor called me today to tell me what and why we lost Morgan.

-First off Morgan had 69 chromosomes. (for a normal person, you must have 46 chromosomes)

-Morgan was indeed a girl-but instead of two 'X' chromosomes-she had three. So it looked like this 'XXX'

-Several of Morgan's chromosome had 3 instead of 2, which gave the doctors the number 69.

-the doctor didn't give me a detailed report (I will get copy on the 20th) of what chromosomes were tripled, but chromosome 21 was, which means she had Downs Syndrome.

-The pregnancy was considered a MOLOR PREGNANCY. And what that means-is that 2 sperm entered 1 egg....(so its Mitch's fault-right..?? just kidding)

-Not very many women carry a Molar Pregnancy into the 5th Month of pregnancy with this condition. Usually doctor catch it in the first 3 months, when they do blood tests, but my doc never order a HCG blood test. (But she will in the future)

-She wants me to get an HCG blood test done next week. But she said I could take a pregnancy test and it would show if I still had any pregnancy hormones left....so I did take a test and it came up "NOT PREGNANT"

Whats going on with Me....

-None of my blood tests (from the day I had Morgan) came back positive-ALL OF THEM WERE NORMAL!

-Doctor said we might want to look into Genetic Counseling, but I really don't understand what good that is going to do us.

-She said, a Molar Pregnancy-is a type of Miscarriage. And the chances of it happening again is about 1-2%.

-But I have an increased chance of Miscarrying (which I do already due to my previous losses)

-Molar Pregnancies occurs about 1 in 1000 pregnancies

-It can become cancerous if left on treated.

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That’s all I really know for now, but if I find anything else, I will let you ladies know.

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Off subject-Today I think I am ovulating. I have some very eggy, slimmy cervical mucus. So i think that is a good thing-ya know-my body is going back to normal.

We have 'answers' and 'closure' about as to why Morgan passed away. This blog is to answer all your questions that you all asked me in my last blog....you ladies are quite curious...lol!

*So I am gonna get a lot of crap from you girls BUT-Mitch and I don't plan on getting Genetic Counseling- for now. We know that no matter what-we want more children. And nothing is going to stop something from going wrong. God has a way with dealing certian situations, and we need to keep our faith in God.

*None my family members have had a pregnancy like this. Many of them have never even heard of "Partial Molar Pregnancy." The only person I know in my family that has lost a baby passed the 4th month, is my Grandma. She has a little boy about 50 yrs ago, with her 6th pregnancy (she has 13 children, 11 which were born alive)...she told me he was perfect in every single way. Perfect eyes, ears, nose, lips, hand & feet. Now back then they didn't do testing like they do now. So she will never know why her little boy passed. I showed her a pic of Morgan today, and she just cried....my Grandma is the only person (besides you ladies) that can relate to what I am going thru. But we both have faith in God.

*I never got any type of testing down other than what they docs do when you go to your first appt. But in future pregnancies, we do plan to test at 3 Months for the NT screening.

*Mitch and I do joke a lot about Morgan...sounds really harsh-but I guess it is our way of coping. Yesterday my dad jokingly said "I guess Mitch's boys could agree who was gonna get the egg-so they teamed up!" Silly, meaningless things like that.

*For now we are planning on TTC the day Mitch and I get married (May 15, 2010). Unless my doc finds something in my blood tests, then we will wait to get the Green Light!

*A lot people think that 2 sprem that enter 1 egg would make twins....not necessaryly, twins happen when the cell splits, and what happened to me was like a normal singleton pregnancy. Its just when my egg was fertilized-two sprem entered at once. (or something like that)

*My doc didn't really brush off the Molar Pregnancy...its kindda like looking for something, that you don't know what you are looking for. or looking for someone that you have no clue what they look like...yah know-its impossible??

*I dont know why my doc never did a HCG test when I came in for my first visit. She talked about doing it, but she seen a healthy, beating heart, and a baby that was forming at the correct rate. Mind you I had two ultrasounds at 8wks, another at 12wks, 14wks, and the day I had Morgan. And looking at the ultrasounds back then...Morgan looked normal. Although now when I looked at the ultrasounds-i can see her facial features are abnormal, and the last one you can see her cord wrap around her neck.

*To add to that, my due date was messed up. I went to a local hospital for my Due Date and Viablity Ultrasound. A radiologist did my ultrasound-NOT and Ultrasound Tech. Radiologist are told to measure the baby and the gestaional sac, whereas Techs measure only the baby. So my due date went from 1-18-10 to1-25-10 to 2-2-10, then to 1-30-10....since Morgan was not normal-she measures smaller and smaller, which should have been an indicator that something was wrong, but its not impossible for a baby's measurements to be jumped around.

*Last but not least...we had Riley...he is a handsome, happy, entergetic, healthy little man. If Mitch and I can stike Gold once...we sure can do it again!

I wanna Thank all you ladies for listening to me rant, and for all your thoughts and prayers! You are all so great!! And if any of you have questions about my pregnancy...feel free to ask! I love to talk about my baby girl!

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20 Comments on Morgan's Results are in!!!


amandunn - Friday, 9 Oct
It's so good that you have some answers. Morgan was just so special that she had more chromosomes than us other people. May your angel watch over you all forever. Good luck to you all in the future! *hugs*

iLOVEMYANGELJAiYLA - Friday, 9 Oct
good to hear wat found out what happened i kno it can be hard at times but in the end it can give u a litle closure!! i wish u luck mama with future pregnancies everything will b ok!! **smile** for morgan she wants u to

sherrybabydean - Friday, 9 Oct
Are you still planning on conceiving the next baby in 7 more months.I know they say that you should wait a year.It's more common in women who had pre-eclampsia,I've heard any way.Off the subject.How is Riley doing?I was also wondering what the photographers and the website said.I'm glad you have some answers on Morgan.A partial molar pregnancy does usually last longer then a full molar pregnancy.The term sounds so bad for such a sweet little baby.

Alesia - Friday, 9 Oct
wow good to hear you found out what happened. But for a doctor not ordering a HCG test, i have never heard of that. when i had my first pregnancy last summer and the first thing my doctor did was a HCG test. and that was how she knew that the pregnancy would not be successful. Because my hormones were low. So i do not know what doctor you have but this could of been prevented if she had done that test. But i am glad that you got your answers. and i hope that you are doing better. my thoughts are with you.

lisa337 - Friday, 9 Oct
Glad you got some answers.. I dont like how your doc brushed of the molar pregnancy though. I had a baby with Mosaics down syndrome I lost that lil boy at only 6 weeks. No one in my family carried the gene. I did genetic counseling they pretty much test you for EVERYTHING. I now go to a high risk doctor and a maternal fetal medicine specialist.. ultrasounds at every visit and they really check everything. Look into that sweetie. IM glad you arent giving up. I almost gave up on my last one. I am here if you need me!

firsttimer - Friday, 9 Oct
Hun I had one. PLease talk to me if you feel up to it x

thuy - Friday, 9 Oct
I'm glad you got some answers. I've never even heard of that happening before. I hope you continue to heal emotionally and physically and be able to try again soon.

firstmommy08 - Friday, 9 Oct
WOW. I'm glad you got some answers. It takes some weight off your shoulders. I'm just wondering if Mitch had 2 sperm go into 1 egg, should that egg have split & became twins? is that what happens when 2 sperm get in? I'm clueless about this stuff but it makes me think... like, was she suppose to be a twin? I would be asking that kind of stuff Renee...

JenWilson07 - Friday, 9 Oct
OMG Renee..... this is the excat smae thing that happend with me in march..... i never thought i would meet/know someone else that went though the same thing as me..... hang in there love! i went all the way to 18 weeks with my Abby .....

mmyof3angels - Friday, 9 Oct
I am happy to hear that the results came back and I am sure you are slightly relieved as well. I was VERY shocked when I found out my son had down syndrome, and was even more shocked when I found out that no one in my family carried that gene. She explained it as a "fluke". I hope that you dont give up and in time try again...I am here for ya if you need to talk. XO P.S. I would do the genetic counseling...We did it for all 4 of my pregnancies....Well worth it.

Mommy2anArmyBrat - Thursday, 8 Oct
woww you must feel better. i was devistated when i lost my baby. but i felt better when i figured out why i lost the baby. in a way i stopped blaming myself.. it took a lot of weight off me and my husband knowing none of us were to blame. So i am glad you know whats going on.

marchmomma84 - Thursday, 8 Oct
It must be a relief to know what actually happened. Prayers to you and your family :)

KCity - Thursday, 8 Oct
Genetics counseling is a good idea. My MD has me doing it because my half-sister (maternal side) has a duplicated piece of one of her chromosome #7. She is now 14 years old and still can't talk, and is at the level of an 8 year old as far as most school skills go like reading and math, etc. I would suggest that you do the genetics counseling, even if you see no point in it now, it's really interesting actually. They will probably do blood tests on you and your hubby to check your chromosomes and tell you what your chances are of anything, and what exactly went on with what in baby Morgan by taking a deeper look at the parents (you and your hubby).

Dara - Thursday, 8 Oct
Glad to know you got answers hun...I think it's weird how by getting too many chromosomes can cause those problems...seems like it'd make it better--that doesn't make sense to you, but I'm weird, and to me it does LOL! well, I'm glad you're doing better, and that you got answers mama!!! take care :)

boystruckx2 - Thursday, 8 Oct
Since we are human hearing an "answer" really helps us cope :) You sound like you are doing great! You have a beautiful Guardian Angel!! I wanted to ask you, cause I cant remember . . . did you do the bloodwork for downs and stuff around your 4th month???

atlantagrace - Thursday, 8 Oct
Oh my! I'm glad you got to find some answers. I can't believe it was a molar pregnancy! I haven't known anyone else that had one.. but yours was way more developed than mine was. I'm sure your doctor will do this - but make sure you keep up with your Hcg because mine rose again after a few weeks of my DNC. I think about you and your family daily - I hope everything is going well for you guys. And again I'm glad you got some information about Morgan and exactly what happened. I'm here to talk if you want.

fruitful - Thursday, 8 Oct
Good to know that you got some answers but still sorry about your loss.

fallenangel32 - Thursday, 8 Oct
I am happy that you got results and you now have some answers. I hope that they will be able to detect anything in the future... I am praying for you and your family still.

MyAngelTwins - Thursday, 8 Oct
I hope you got some closure. I still am so very sorry.

anxiousannie - Thursday, 8 Oct
Hey Renee, glad to hear you got some answers - I know Morgan will always be with you, but at least you can have some closure knowing what happened. My twin sister passed away at birth and I've always wondered how and why - especially now that I'm having twins myself. How is your son doing? stay well