The Miscarriage

Our happiness was very short-lived. Even before I could get scanned at week 6, I starting bleeding on day 6 after BT. DH had to rush me to KKH O&G 24-hour clinic. The doctor on duty did a scan and found my baby at an unfavourable low position in the uterus. He ordered a progesterone jab and sent me home. The bleeding stopped, but only for 2 days. When we visited KKH O&G 24-hour clinic the second time, our baby was gone. I cannot understand why all these happened when I had high beta-hCG reading and had no cramps or pain. There was no signs that a miscarriage was going to happen.

The problem with KKH is that we cannot make urgent appointments to see my doctor in-charge. So, between the two visits to KKH, we went to Gleneagles to see Dr Mary Yang, who is the partner doctor of Dr Lisa Chin (who happened to be on leave that day). She did a transvaginal ultrasound scan and pointed out to us that my baby's heartbeat can already be detected and seen on screen. On hindsight, I was really glad we made this visit; at least I got to "see" my baby for the first and last time and got a "picture" of it.



After the miscarriage, I stayed over at my parents' place for 1 week and did a mini confinement. My mum didn't let me drink plain water and only allowed me to shower with the herbal water twice. She made red date longan ginger tea for me to drink throughout the day. Oh man, how I hate ginger, but I just had to force myself to drink.

I still went for my doctor's appointment as scheduled at 2 weeks after BT on 1 April, except that the purpose was a different one. Dr Sadhana did a scan and put me on antibiotics for 1 week (to prevent infection) and norethisterone for 2 weeks. After I've finished my medications, AF is expected to return in 2 to 3 days' time. I am scheduled to go for another scan and review with Dr Sadhana at the end of the month.

Also, I went to see a TCM physician, a different one from the two that I've visited before. One of the ladies in the WhataApp chat group has been seeing Dr Lim. And she appeared in a TV show, in the episode that talked about confinement. She did the usual stuff (took medical history and took my pulse) and prescribed herbs (powder form) to help expel the old blood and tissue from my womb.

Dr Susan Lim Sor San (林素珊)
Time Enterprise TCM
12 Kallang Avenue #03-16
Aperia Singapore 339511
Tel: 6294 6880

Although Dr Sadhana (and any other Western doctors) would attribute my miscarriage to chromosomal abnormalities of the embryos, I tend to accept better the TCM's explanation that my body wasn't strong enough to support my baby(s). Dr Lim said that research has indicated that the most common reason for miscarriage is poor blood circulation. I just don't quite believe that both embryos, picked from among the 6 of them, have chromosome defects. Well, I could be wrong.

In the last week, every time I pick up my handphone, DH will give a disapproving look and order me to put it away. He even tried to hide the ultrasound scan photo from me. I guess he just wanted me to free my mind.