Pregnancy after MMC

@Frankincense88 - i am so pleased for you - please keep us posted and I hope that this time everything will be perfect!
Your puppy also looks so sweet - i wish I had the energy for a pet at the moment, feel like I am running on fumes. New baby is an angel but readjusting to life with a newborn is tiring. Thank god school has started again!

Sending you all lots of love.

Xoxoxo

@msanne that is such brilliant news about baby's safe arrival 💙 I hope you're healing ok and everything is going well.

We've decided this month we're going to start trying again (casually she says - ha) although I've already caved and bought a digital ovulation thingy. Have also got an appt with the consultant in a couple of weeks because I've basically demanded progesterone for any future attempts and want a care plan in place to support us through the next step.

Sending lots of love to everyone 💛

Hey @MrsTtobe, @Leaf87, @Bells993, @Frankincense88,

How are you ladies!! Each one of you has always been on my mind....but hasn't time flown by quick?! Spring here we come and so chuffed to learn of all the puppy, house and new baby news! Congratulations!! And here's to more happy news as the year progresses!!
As for me ladies, I can now happily report that our little Extra man arrived on 6am on the dot on Thursday (25.02) exactly a month before we lost his sister last year, all unassisted at home in the birthing pool. His older siblings got to watch him being born that this was pretty priceless. Amazingly I didn't tear and everyone thought I had a textbook birth....that is until about 2 hours after birth, when I started to loose tons of blood and had to be bluelighted to hospital. I collapsed and lost 1/3 rd of my blood supply. Apparently, it only happens in 4% of births, but I am used to being in the small statistics land! Luckily, I had pre expressed at home so baby had some milk and we were reunited about 6 hours later. We spent the night in hospital and came home Friday night. Since then I've been breastfeeding him but my nipples are so on fire 🔥! I really hope that then pain goes away soon.
All in all ladies, the last 12 months as per @Mrstotobe said, has been fraught with anxiety and anticipation. I'm happy we have our little rainbow finally and now I can focus on our 3 little birds. The journey has been hard but worth it and I cannot thank you all enough for your love and reassurance on this group. I hope we can all keep in touch :)

Sending lots of love to you all xoxo

@MrsTtobe congratulations 🥰🥳🥳 very happy for you and your family. Sorry to hear it wasn't the easiest but you made her and she is here something to be very proud of. 💛

@Frankincense88 thank you so much ❤ yes we're ok birth wasn't great and ended up with 3rd degree tear but healing well!
Lots of love to you all xx

@MrsTtobe congratulations my lovely! She's a beaut 💜 those gorgeous lips xxx hope you're recovering ok and enjoying family life 😘😘

Here she is x

Hello ladies @msanne @Bells993 @Leaf87 @Frankincense88

Hope you're all ok in these crazy covid times! My beautiful little girl was born last Saturday weighing a whopping 9lb 2oz! One week old today! She's perfect and worth every second of the tears, pain, worry and stress it took to get her here! It was a really tough 12 months and I didn't relax for one second of the pregnancy! I breathed an actual sigh of relief when I finally got to hold her!

Thank you all so much for just being there at a time when I really was so anxious and upset. Wishing you all lots of love xxx

@Frankincense88 he is absolutely lovely!! They grow so quick ours is 30kg so big boy mostly well behaved but hit the six month if something is more interesting I am not coming back!! I am happy to hear that he is helping you heal and your getting some help as well. Let's hope 2021 is better year for us ❤

@Leaf87 we've got our pup though and he has brought us so much joy! He's a big fatty now but here he is when he was teeny 💙

@Leaf87 congratulations!! That is such fab news. I'm so pleased 💜 I was only thinking about you all today and wondering if any babies had arrived yet.

We haven't thought about trying again yet as I have been diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety since my TFMR and we're still no closer to any answers from the hospital as to why our baby girl didn't make it. I'll be starting CBT therapy in a couple of months so hopefully that will give me some coping mechanisms when we start trying again.

Sending you all lots of love and peaceful, straightforward births! Keep us updated xxx

@msanne @MrsTtobe @Bells993 @Frankincense88

Any updates? Do we have any babies yet???

I am ok, we managed too move house puppy is all most 7 months old and I am 14 weeks pregnant! Not the straight forward journey I hoped for but so far so good! Hospital have been great and have taken great care of me.
I hope your all doing well and life is positive ❤❤

@Frankincense88 you are doing amazing as @msanne said stay positive stay strong its almost done and you can look forward to Christmas and the new puppy!!!! I have become addicted to YouTube dog trainers three in particular are very good. If you want I will send you the details!

@MrsTtobe congratulations on the marriage amazing! It was our first wedding anniversary Monday nice to be in the new house with the new dog hopefully a new start.

Hope your all having a good week!

@Frankincense88 - it is good things started on their own. Hopefully, that is a sign that things will pass quickly. Stay focused, stay strong. It's all nearly over and you can have a fresh, new start :) biggest hugs xoxo

@msanne thank you 😘 am here now as things started on their own at 3am and I've had no bloody sleep. Came in about half hour ago as I couldn't wait for them to call me. Fingers crossed I'll be home soon and it isn't any more dragged out than necessary. 😩 xxx

@MrsTtobe - Congratulations!!! how exciting!! Big news and most importantly GOOD news for this year! Very happy for you and well done for pulling it off...if you have a will there is always a way :)

@Frankincense88 - thinking of you today....glad you've got your sick leave sorted and the pantry topped up...Very important :) Sending you the biggest love and the strength to get through today - which you will....cos you can do it!

I'm doing ok - been having some pretty painful cramps in my lower abdominal but my hospital can't figure out what's wrong so i'm just leaving it be for now. Other than that I can feel him kick now and stretch an awful lot too....gives me some reassurance that I can feel the baby as there isn't much the Dr's can tell me at the moment.

I'm still spring cleaning the house (in autumn)! getting new wardrobes this week to sort out my mountain of clothes...we for some reason never got round to building in wardrobes when we moved in 6 years ago!!

Sending you all lots of love xoxox

@MrsTtobe congratulations! That is such fab news, so pleased for you! You'll have to drop the 'to be' from your username now!!

I'm ok, met with consultant and midwife yesterday and had the tablet which stops production of progesterone. Being called in to deliver tomorrow so no doubt it'll be a horrible 24 hours. Been signed off for a month which means just going in for the last week of term which is basically watching films and colouring in (even my Y11s love a Christmas quiz) but if I don't feel up to it I can just go in and get ready for jan / stay home. They've been brilliant, I honestly cannot fault them. Being looked after but also just wanting this nightmare to end and begin to heal. 💕

I've been getting ready for Christmas too - got lots of lovely snacks & drinks in but I'm slowly making my way through it - there won't be any left for Christmas at this rate! Got a Sainsbury's slot for next week to top up though.

Sending you all lots of love and I hope you're all doing well ❤️

Hey ladies, I'm married!! Can't believe we pulled it off in the end. 🤣 It was a close call!
How are you all? @Bells993 @Leaf87

@Frankincense88 how are you? How did your meeting with the consultant go? Hope you got some answers to your questions and some clarity. I hope your oh taking good care of you and you're resting. Sending you lots of love.❤

@msanne how are you? Baby moving lots? This one never stops. Got to have a growth scan at 28 weeks as my daughter was small apparently.

Getting ready for Christmas here. Nothing else to do with lockdown number 2 😭 Lots of online shopping and list making.

Thinking of you all xx

@MrsTtobe - that is shite about your wedding. Will you have to reschedule again? Or will you just do a more intimate ceremony? I have really given up planning this year - the more I plan the less it goes to plan! I really hope it doesn't get you down. Big hug!

@Frankincense88 - good luck with the consultant appointment today. Totally get another sick note- I think I told you I took 1.5 months off after mine. I will be thinking of you xoxo

@Leaf87 @Bells993 - sending you lots of light and love.

Come the 31st December I will be having a party at home just to see this bloody year off! I've had enough of it!

xoxo

@MrsTtobe that is such shit news about your wedding, I'm so sorry 😔 I agree I have 100% had enough of this year and may even push the boat out and stay up until midnight on NYE this year just to make sure it really had buggered off! I'm usually asleep by 9 but might have to make an exception this year.

Got a meeting at 12 today with the consultant and midwife to talk through everything - not quite sure what to expect but I've got lots of questions which will hopefully be answered. I'm going to ask for an extended sick note as well as my GP only signed me off until next week after asking if I felt like going to work this week (!!!) Not really, I am barely functioning I don't think I'm quite up to teaching 21 lessons a week and being in contact with 750 teenagers who will be constantly asking 'where have you been' just yet! Idiot.

@Leaf87 @msanne @Bells993

Sending you all love and light - I will still be checking this thread so please do keep posting with your lovely news and updates 💕 going through something like this is so isolating and I really have learnt over the last few months who my friends are xxx

@Frankincense88 I'm so so sorry to be reading your news. I was praying everything would work out ok. I think you've been treated so badly and messed about beyond belief. It shouldn't have taken this long surely for them to find out what was going on. It's heartbreaking.
Im glad you are being strong and focusing on your little puppy.❤

I think all of us in this little group have really had the shittest of years! We really have been through the mill and im exhausted from the ups and downs. Ive gone from finding out we're pregnant in Feb to total lockdown and losing people I know to this horrible covid that's taken over our lives. Then in April going through the heartbreak of losing a child. Being rushed to a&e on my own and literally thinking im going to die. To not being able to see my loved ones for 3 months when I needed them most. Then came the joy in June of finding out we're expecting again, followed by bleeding a few weeks later. To live in fear every single time I go to the toilet, even now at almost 26 weeks.
The anxiety before every scan. The feeling that doesn't go away that something is going to go wrong.
It's just never ending. Im supposed to be getting married on Sat 7th Nov at Gretna Green. It's not looking likely now either.
Ladies I sure will not be glad to see the back of 2020! We really have been through it.

Sending love and best wishes to you all.
@Leaf87 @msanne @Bells993 xxx

@Leaf87 we're going to have a Bedlington x Whippet. They're only 3 weeks old atm so will hopefully do a visit in a couple of weeks then ready to come home in Dec all being well. Anything is a welcome distraction atm - even disturbed sleep! Xxx

@Frankincense88 I am glad you are getting a puppy!! I can not tell you what a difference having ours has made!! Get ready for some disturbed sleep!! I was up a 12, 2 and 5 last night but he is a great distraction and makes me smile! What breed have you gone for

@Leaf87 Thank you my lovely. In all honesty we have been expecting this for 2 months so have had time to prepare mentally. I still have no idea what I'll be like when it comes to it but we're doing ok considering. So grateful we made the decision to look into getting a dog as that's pretty much all that's been keeping me going atm. He should hopefully be coming to us at the beginning of Dec which will make our home and hearts a little less sad and empty. Xxx

@Frankincense88 I am so sorry to read this, you really have been dealt a poor hand. I hope now you have a definitive answer you can grieve and find some comfort in knowing that there is nothing you could have done differently. Take some time to process you are strong and will get through this.
I am thinking of you and your husband look after each other 💛💛💛