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 My Loss Is Heaven's Gain

My Loss Is Surely Heavens Gain

By Kristen

Hi My name is Kristen and I have two children. My son is 12 and my daughter is 10. I was 16 when I had my son. Since I already had two healthy children when I married my husband we figured it would be pretty easy, and we would start trying right away. He adopted my kids and I got pregnant right away. I miscarried at 9 weeks. We were so sad but wanted a baby so bad we tried again the next month and got pregnant. After 12 weeks we took a breath of relief, we had made it past the dreaded 12 week mark and doing great.

At my 20 week appointment we found out it was a baby girl and we were elated. We had our two older children there with us to see baby sister on the ultra sound. We celebrated by going to Macys and buying tons of little girl things. 4 weeks later I had slight spotting and I went in for a quick check. I found out to my horror I was dilated 3 centimeters. Luckily my husband had come in with me for that quick check and I had to be rushed to the hospital immediately. I went in for an emergency cerclage. For 4 days I was placed in the Trendelenberg position and on magnesium sulfate.

April 1st 2001 our daughter Madison Estelle was born and 2 hours later she died. I was empty and devastated. We held her and our children got to say good-bye to her along with my dad and my husbands parents. We are still so sad. My husband is doing much better than me. He is great at helping me. Just 2 months ago I had yet another miscarriage at 5 weeks. I'm so sad I want a baby so bad. We are trying yet again.

Stories like the ones on this sight give me the courage to do this. Thank you I need to hear it can work. I will have a cerclage at 14 weeks with my next pregnancy. I know when I get to hold my baby it will be so worth any and everything we must go through to get there!

Thank you for sharing this great site! I just cant wait to share my success story one day.

 


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