My recent scan showed intrauterine fetal demise. Is there any way to get the baby back?

Hi,

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I am very sorry for your loss. Once the scan says no cardiac pulsations, all you can do is cross-confirmation with a scan at a different center. If the second scan also gives the same finding, you have to accept it. Then all we can do is not lose hope, you are a young lady with good fertility potential, proved by this pregnancy, and the final result can be changed in the next pregnancy. I know it is a very sensitive issue, and it cannot be forgotten, but you just have to pray for a healthy baby next time. The scan showed a good healthy sac which was regular and oval, it became irregular, so some problems occurred after that. Never blame yourself for that; it is not something that you could have changed. If a repeated scan also gives you the same result, your doctor can give you an oral MTP (medical termination of pregnancy) kit, which can remove the sac without D and C (dilation and curettage).

1. Do not try for pregnancy for three months so that your body's hormones will get back to normal, and you will regain all physical and mental strength. Next is to try to find the cause, which should be done after three months so that these pregnancy hormones do not affect the result. The following possibilities have to be ruled out. Genetic recurrence in the next pregnancy is 3%, which means a 97% chance of a normal baby.

2. For uncontrolled blood sugars, get fasting and postprandial blood sugar tested.

3. Thyroid profile.

4. APLA (antiphospholipid antibodies) syndrome is the most probable cause. The mother's body rejects the baby, as it is a foreign body. Check your aPTT (activated partial thromboplastin time) and ACA (anticardiolipin antibodies). This can be corrected with injections once the baby's heart starts to beat.

5. Do not worry about TORCH (toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, and HIV) infection assay, which some doctors advise, and It is proven that they cause occasional fetal loss.

Do not lose hope, and you have something good waiting.

Hi,

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As I said, all we can do is confirm the diagnosis with another scan done at a different center. If the heartbeat has stopped, there is no way to restart it. Trust me, be bold; take it as the worst test of a bad time. Something very good is yet to come. There is no medicine or treatment to get back life.

Hope I have been of some help to you; my prayers are with you.

Hi,

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This is the same prayer of every mother, and I too want that to happen. Do have the scan and see the results. I told you to have the scan for your peace of mind. In the scan reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity), the shape of the sac, which was oval and smooth at the time of heartbeats, has become irregular, and this is a sign of poor health of the baby. If further confirmation is wanted, get serum beta hCG tomorrow morning, then repeat it after 48 hours; if the baby is not healthy, it will not increase by double. If it is healthy, it will double.

As far as I know, there is no medicine to get back to life. If your faith says that there will be a heartbeat after medicine, you should try it. I really wish I could advise you something to get that heart ticking, but I can only share your sorrow and can assure you that the problem can be solved in the next pregnancy only.