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: Pregnancy After Miscarriage - Knicker Checkers Anonymous Part III
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Just realised - you'll all be drinking pink champers when you are due now! Less than an hour after glugging back a glass Im on the phone to the labour ward!
Good luck Winky Another confusing day here. My dr rang this morning and said my hcg hadn't doubled in 48hrs like it should have. Don't know what the actual results were but she didn't want me to wait until 25/3 for a scan, so I had one today. They could see a sac, but said was very small and couldn't see anything else and I was measuring about 5+2 rather than 6+5 that I thought I was. My last period began on 28/1 and we bd'd on 11th and 14th Feb. I am feeling pretty sure that it's another blighted ovum miscarriage (sac but no foetus) but obviously won't know until I talk to my doctor, hopefully tomorrow. Very sad right now, can't believe this could happen to us twice
Oh Scully, i am in the exact same boat as you my scan is due Monday, it is 10 days since i had the same scan results as you....sac, nothing else. I have had 2 HCG bloods taken and they had almost doubled. Said sac looked like maybe a 5 week pregnancy. This will be my 2nd blighted ovum pregnancy as well I am just not thinking about it, till i know for sure on Monday. Feel pregnant, boobs sore, no bleeding no pain and feel queasy....but i felt like this with the last blighted ovum too, so doesnt mean much does it. good to know that i am not alone with this.
Definitely not alone, hard to believe it can happen twice in a row. I got to 12+1 last time before I knew there was anything wrong. That's what prompted these early tests this time, to give me peace of mind But still would rather know now than wait another 5wks. I also feel pregnant though, that's what was hard to get my head around last time, that your body can deceive you like this, for so long. Hope your scan is good news on Monday, or at least gives you some answers so there's no more waiting.
Thanks. I knew at 6 weeks last time but didnt mc till i was 13 weeks, was a very very tough time. I feel the same, i just want to know. Will do on Monday, till then i jsut cannot even think that i may be carrying a baby. I cant allow myself to think past Monday. I am just carrying on as normal. DH is less pessimistic and has a huge broad smile when he asks me how i feel today...i say nauseous and boobs sore.......he knows like i know deep down tho but he just so so so wants a baby. So do i, but for some reason,i am unable to do this.
Need some advice it may seem a dumb question but ater the stitch i was told to look out for infection, the thing is i'm now worried that every mark in my knickers is a sign of infection! Its so bad i have even got the other half to look in my knickers. The doctor said you would really be able to tell if it was an infection as it would smell strong is that true? is normal smell ok and whats normal? Sorry as you can tell slightly neurotic....
Hello all - hope all is going ok with you Winky although you won't be reading this right now!! Donbean, Scully thinking of you - my first m/c was blighted ovum - everything felt fine until the 7th week, when they then told me the news that everything stopped real early. Hard to take. Thinking of you. xx
uly not sure what the signs are I would say ring your midwife not point taking risks even if it is not. She may ask you about smell, colour discomfort, signs of temperature.....
If you've had a cerclage and experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:
* Vaginal spotting or bleeding * Your amniotic sac begins leaking or breaks * You have a temperature over 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C) * You have signs of infection, including chills, a cough, or if you feel weak and achy.
Sorry Don missed your last message, I went to bed (I'm in Australia so 9rs ahead), makes conversations a little disjointed I've had no bleeding, a little aching but no pain. I had no bleeding last time until 12+1, so I'm not very trusting of my body not to draw this out GP party of the surgery isn't open today so will have to wait until tomorrow to talk to my doctor. The scan results were sent to her electronically but I'm at work tomorrow so going to be interesting. Thx for all your positive thoughts, fingers crossed for both of us
thanks kaz1967 for the advice think i need to shut down the brain and chill out! thanks for responding though good advice i'm fine but will watch for the signs. Hope all is well with you.
Hello everyone, all ok? What's new? Am supposed to be working but can't stop thinking about impending scan...... Also had my first cup of (decaff) coffee in about 2.5 months - couldn't stomach the smell before. It was yum
It's been a while since I've written on this thread aprat from the message to Winky girl though I do read it alot. Just over 10 weeks to go and it's only in the last few days that I've let myself believe that I'm going to have another baby soon, feeling a bit nervous now about how I will manage with 3 but feeling even more ecitied about meeting my new little girl. My girls are really excited and feeling as impatient as I am and keep asking when she is comming out.
uly I hope everything is alright. I think it would be pretty obvious if you got an infection after having the stitch in. I had three and didn't have any infections with mine.
Jules, I'm always so happy for you when I see things are going well for you! I was really nervous about my 20 week scan even though I hadn't been when pregnant with my other babies. Good luck and I hope you have a great veiw of your wonderful baby!
Everything crossed for you Jules- I was exactly the same with my scan (which was at 24 weeks in the end...) and it all turned out well.
Know what you mean goingfor3...we're at the same stage and it's only now that I feel I might end up with an actual baby in (possibly less than)10 weeks. I get giddy every time I go into the nursery!
Hoping everything went well Winky...
And sending positive vibes and big hugs to those in need...
Jules I had my 20 week scan today. I was soso nervous before. I knew rationally that baby was fine cos I am being regularly walloped, but I was scared of all the things they could tell me were wrong. I wasn't like that with my dd, but then again I hadn't had m/cs, bleeidng etc before dd so..... You'll be fine! Enjoy seeing your little girl on that screen!!
Hi laydeeeeez WINKYMAMA so exciting - the champers news not the birth . Can't wait to hear all the (non)gory details Jules Hope all was good today - so fab to be able to feel her kicking I'm Donbean and Scully extra special hugs to you both - sounds like a bloody nightmare - the waiting is hard enough and once one thing has gone wrong you can only expect the worst - life can be so cruel and it often seems that some people get the brunt of it - I really hope this is not what you think (my 7 week scan - which I now know was 7 +3 was rubbish - just a smudge of a jelly bean that was pulsating so perhaps you are just early?) HIIIIIIIIIIII to everyone else
lol Popsy. Well I had my scan. Was terrified. Sonographer was v efficient, kept telling me all was fine etc. Got a decent mug shot of baby (other scans have produced pics of dubious quality due to uncooperative baby!)!!! Not sure what else to say.....
Just saw ALBS pop up on Active convos so thought I'd Pop in to wave at those who know me - wow ! ALBS and Jules 20 weeks . Glad the scan went well ALBS and good luck today Jules.
Hi Popsy and everyone else who remembers lil ol' me..(EllieG, NH - you can't have long left ??? again) still stuck over on conception... sigh.... Hospital appointment in a few weeks to get things moving at last.
Fingers crossed for your next scan Donbean, are you having blood tests as well? I saw my gp yesterday, she has scheduled another scan for Thurs next week and she took more blood yesterday. HCG is increasing but not doubling. Have only gone from 4200 to 7800 in 6 days. Still within range but should do that in 48-72hrs. I'm trying to be optimistic but not feeling overly confident to be honest.
yes had blood tests last week, just the 2. Friday 12,000 on Sunday they were 19,000 so almost doubled. no more blood taken which i am glad about. feel very pregnant. going for another scan next Tuesday, till then just waiting. conflicting messages are driving me mad tho. Sonographer seemed positive but then mw said that "unfortunately we should be seeing a baby and heart beat by now" so totally pessimistic. Dont know what to think.
Hi all, congrats about your scan Popsy. Glad all is well, I have been thinking of you over the weekend so was really glad to hear everything is as it should be!
Ellie, if you are scared of the birth I would really recommend a couple of books I have reaad. One is Lamaze: Giving Birth with Confidence and the other is Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin. Fear of labour may make everything much slower and more painful. These books have really given me confidence (I am even looking forward to labour now!)
You might want to try a hypnobirthing book/CD as well (I am reading Marie Mongan's at the mo) - it just gives little hints and tips that might be useful. When you read of all the African women giving birth in fields you think "well, it can't be that bad can it!"
Sorry you are feeling a bit in limbo DonBean - all I can say is keep venting on here and fingers crossed for next week. 6 weeks does seem v early for a heartbeat though.
4 weeks to go today - Neenz you have made me realise how unprepared I am....think I'll be scouring amazon for some of your books this weekend!
Congratulations Winkygirl but at the birth story... I so do not want to think about anything like that happening to me! Hope you're making a good recovery though and that baby James is doing well. Jules Great news about the scan - such a relief to have another one over and done with and to be one step closer. Hope everybody else is OK.
When i first started on this thread, way back in November 2006, one of the posters was 39 weeks pregnant and hadn't built the cot up yet as she still wasn't convinced, after several MCs that it was actually going to happen. I think we can all relate to the in denial thing!
Gah, I was going to bed an hour ago and I'm still bloody here!
winky Huge congratulations and welcome baby James!!! I'm sure I wasn't the only person to cross her legs wincing at the end of your birth story though - I hope everything recovers quickly.
jules great news about the scan!
donbean and scully sorry you're going through worrying times, I hope you get some good news soon.
I had my 16wk m/w appointment yesterday, everything's fine and she found the hb straight away despite my anterior placenta . I thought I was coping OK with the anxiety but I was fighting back tears of relief listening to the heartbeat!
I went maternity clothes shopping today as well, it was fun as it's soooo long since I had a shopping day all to myself, but didn't find much that I really liked, oh well.
Hello ladies, could really do with some support this evening... I had my nuchal scan and blood test on friday. All seemed well with the scan, though it took ages to get beanie to move into a position so that they could take the nuchal measurement and I was quite sore afterwards. The measurement was pretty tiny but they said they wouldn't give me a result until they had the blood results as well so as not to give me false hope just in case. But we heard the heartbeat - which totally blew me away - and consultant said all looked good. Got the blood results this afternoon - not so good. Very low risk for Downs but the hormone levels were the lowest the consultant has ever seen in 3 years of doing these tests. In fact, to quote, they've never seen anything like it. I had to go back to give another sample in case it was just that the first one got contaminated (though this has never happened before and everyone else's results from Friday were fine...) I should get the results on Thursday, though possibly tomorrow or Friday. If the results are the same they'll scan me over the weekend and the consultant said he'll talk to the fetal medicine centre in London as he's never seen hormone levels so low before... The possibilities at this stage seem to be 1. No problems, 2. chromosonal disorder other than Downs, 3. a sign that the pregnancy will mc at a later stage or that I will go into premature labour 4. something else! Feel like I've been hit by a bus. Just can't take it all in, though in some ways it all feels so horribly familiar - back in the "wait and see" territory so familiar to anyone who's ever had a mmc... Not expecting any of you to have had experience of this, just wanted to 'talk' to people who'd understand what we're going through. Praying for a positive outcome, but don't really believe they're going to find that the bloods were just a mistake, so who knows where we'll go from here.
kate . so sorry that you have this uncertainty hanging over you, and wish there was something I could say. hoping for a positive outcome for you and that all is well and it was just a dodgy test result.
{{{{hugs}}}} to you and your DH for the next few days.
Hi Kate, so sorry to hear that after everything seemed to be going so well, you've got more to worry about What hormones is it that's so low? (or is that a really silly question?). Waiting and not knowing must be so agonising, I really feel for you. On the good side, you've had unusual hormones levels in your blood tests before, and your little baby is still hanging on in there. I'm keeping everything crossed for you
Thanks for your messages daisysplish & jules. To answer your questions Jules: They did a full nuchal as it was a private scan. We booked privately because the hospital I was under for the mmc and early in this pg only offers a 16 week scan so no nuchal and I thought that even if I went to a different hospital I would be unlikely to get the scan in time as I was late booking in with my midwife due to GP not wanting me to in case it turned/turns into another mc... The nuchal measurement was 1.2mm at 12 weeks exactly, or 11 weeks 6 days depending on who you believe. They didn't tell me what the hormone levels were, and tbh I'm not even quite sure what the hormones were. Didn't want to press it as I knew I wouldn't be able to resist googling it if I knew for sure, and that way madness lies. As far as the consultant could see there was nothing not right on the scan, though was obv still pretty tiny. He showed us the skull, the nasal bone, the bladder, the stomach... Am somewhere between 12+5 and 12+3 today.
Thank you all for the good wishes. Doesn't really feel real. Not expecting to sleep much tonight though
kate how worrying I didn't even know they tested hormone levels with the nuchal scan. The nuchal measurement is excellent though, especially if the nasal bone is visible as well. I do hope they give you some answers quickly. Lots and lots of hugs xxx
awful news, so so sad hope everything is ok Kate know what you mean about conflicting messages Donbean, it is frustrating. I'm trying to prepare myself for bad news next Thurs but at the same time don't want to give up all hope. I'm going to trying to relax and enjoy the Easter break with dh and the dd's & remind myself how lucky I am have to them, even if having no3 is proving difficult.
I actually peered at a speck of something in mine for about ten minutes - if I had had a microscope.....conclusion was that it was unidentified non-blood substance!
What awful news from Feedmenow. Makes me upset just thinking about it Can't begin to imagine how she and her family must be feeling. Kate what an anxious time for you. I was really hoping that things would get easier for you after your worries at the beginning of this pg. Fingers crossed for you at this worrying time and hope you get some answers soon. (((hugs))) to you.
Kate, I just wanted to say that I had abnormally low hormone levels for my blood test too (mine was at 19 wks though). My consultant said this meant the Down's risk was ridiculously low for my age (1:8000), as was the risk for spina bifida, but a high risk for Edward's syndrome.
I had a detailed ultrasound and amniocentesis, and everything is absolutely fine. It's horrible when you get results like this, but please try not to panic. Wishing you the very best of luck x
Life can just be so cruel. Poor Feedmenow... i really just can't imagine.
Kate thinking of you. I hope everything turns out well.
My dating scan tomorrow and I am starting to feel really petrified. If all is well I was going to start telling people. But it all just seems so much in the balance somehow, even after a +ive scan.
I haven't been on here for weeks but just managed too today and am devastated for feedmenow, it's just too unfair. Hope the rest are managing to keep well?Goingfor3, what name have you chosen or is it a secret?! I am 32 weeks and trying to think of a third girl's name too, although only my instinct tells me it's a girl but I am pretty sure. Take care ladies.
Hi Janus, girl number three was going to be called Matilda. I chose it before my 20 week scan and really settled on it when I was tld it was a girl. Yesterday I had another scan and the baby appears to have litterally grown some balls!!! At a scan three weeks ago the sonographer did seem doubtful it was a girl but baby put it's hand in the way. Yesterday was comical as even I could spot the testicles as they were large. I will be taking clothes back today, may go for neutral just in case though and I have to have a name rethink! Only 8 weeks left for you and 10 for me, I'm so pleased we have got this far!
Rainrain Good luck for your scan today. What time are you going? I finally managed to book a private scan and they could fit me in today as well so I'm going at 4.30pm today. Like you I'm also really scared. Can't help thinking back to last time when there was nothing there We must stay positive! ILTS Good luck for your scan tomorrow too. I can't believe you're 20 weeks already Hope everybody else is OK.
Daisy and cricri - scan at 2.15...thanks for all good luck vibes. fingers crossed - and all the best cricri for your scan later too.... remind me how far along are you?
ILTS That will teach me to skim-read! OK, good luck for a week Friday. I should have known tomorrow is Good Friday - blame the pg brain! Rainrain According to LMP I'm 7+5 today, but I think I ov'd around CD 21/22 so that would make me 6+5. Hopefully the scan will also give me an idea of exact dates too. How far along are you? I'm really hoping I see a heartbeat - doesn't the risk of mc decrease considerably once a heartbeat has been seen?
Cri 13 weeks today. Had a scan at 7.5 too and all was well (well they spotted a heartbeat anyway). And i am getting a bit of a belly. Know that is no guarantee tho' - and could just be all the crisps! Just want today to be over so I can relax a bit (but do you ever ladies?!?)
I think it is so nice you ladies are able to find out the sex, we can't here without private... I would love to know (but perhaps not bothered enough to shell out the extra cash...as long as it is healthy )
rainrain how did the scan go? I think you and I have exactly the same dates?
Totally devstated to hear feedmenow's news. Just can't imagine what she and her family must be going through
I heard from my lovely consultant yesterday afternoon. The second set of bloods were the same as the first, which is what DH and I expected. He wants to scan me tomorrow and in the mean time he's talking to colleagues to see if any of them have ever seen levels like mine... I feel like a freak! He's also going to speak to the fetal medicine foundation which I find reassuring. So will keep you all posted. Am praying I just have a miracle bean in there who is absolutely fine, but I'm scared. Whinegums thak you for your post, I'd thought about Edward's Syndrome as well, I've managed to resist googling it so far, but don't know how much longer I can hold out, especially after reading your post...
i am rushing out to work now sweets but i wanted to say edwards has lots of soft markers like downs and they are noticable on the scan, the nt measurment also takes this into account,
kate, thinking of you and hoping all is well with your scan tomorrow. Please don't google anything until you know you have something to google; it will just scare the bejesus out of you.
Hi Kate, good luck for tomorrow... mine is later today - yes exactly the same dates as you so was wondering how your 12 week scan went.
All the best - hope tomorrow's news is good.... Just think, back in the days before scans and bloods and all the rest many people might have had different hormone levels, just noone would know. And perhaps they had healthy babies and were none the wiser about strange levels. I sometimes think we all know too much.
Good luck, am keeping everything crossed for you x
Hi just wanted to tell you all scan went well. Everything was as it should be with a very sleepy looking baby who didn't wriggle around at all but was a healthy size and good h/b.
again) still stuck over on conception... sigh.... Hospital appointment in a few weeks to get things moving at last. 
