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Selective reduction!!
Well I went to my doctors today and had an ultrasound (I'm 6 weeks) and to my surprise (big surprise) the doctor found 4 maybe 5 heartbeats. I was so surprised. I knew I had 6 matured follicles when I did the iui but I didn't think 5 of those would actually implant. Now they are telling me that I have to get a selective reduction and reduce the pregnancy to a twin pregnancy. I am so sad and scared. Has anyone ever been through a selective reduction? What was it like and how painful was it?
It was an IUI, not IVF. 6 mature follies is a lot, but it's probably not very common for so many of them to actually fertilize and implant. Especially since the IUI is done after there have been fertility problems.
A friend of mine had one becuase of the size of her uterus. You may want to find out more info.
What I dont understand is why you had6 embryos implanted according to most IVF doctors the norm is 3 to get a singlepregnancy! This reminds meof the octomom situation becausethey implanted 6 and 2 doubled. It is slightly unacceptable that your doctor would implant that may and not knowthe risks!
Its ur call Sweety... don't feel any pressure .. as Imc2132 says... go with ur GUT... there shud be no guild whatsoever. Its ur life.. u call the shots. No one will help u with 5 babies or even 2. Only u'll have to work with what ever ur decision is. Good luck.
If I were you, I would research quint pregnancies as much as I could to understand the risks. Then talk it over with the people supporting you and your Dr. and then do what your gut tells you. Good luck.
The first question that comes to me is .... does the doctor give you the choice of how many to try for in the beginning. I've never been through this or know much about it but I would think the mom should get to make the decision considering the risks in the beginning. I agree with the other posters as far as doing what is best for you and your family. I'm sure it's such a hard decision but you have health and many other things to consider also. Good luck!
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