RM OCTOBER 2014 thread - Today we are pregnant

[TinyTear]

Hi
This is a thread for people due in October with past miscarriage issues, so we don't scare the 'regular' October people and we don't annoy the RM thread with our pregnancy talk...

TinyTear MC May 2010, MC June 2010, MC November 2010, DD Jan 2012, MC October 2013 ADD 6th October

Jbird- great news! I was the same as you. Had lost any symptoms and had brown discharge for a few days and all was ok. I think these things are sent to try us ( not that we need anything else).

My last scan was a week and a half ago now (10w5d) and been feeling positive up to now. Doubts are creeping in again leading up to next scan (wed). Knew this would happen so it is not unexpected but feeling too good in myself to believe I am pregnant. Am really hoping the next one is ok as this pregnancy is everything to me.
I guess this stress will continue throughout the next 6 months but am hoping it gets better.

Hey millysdream isn't it mad how a scan only feels like it lasts for a few days before the worry creeps back in again.
I have my additional private reassurance scan tomorrow at 6pm. I am very nervous. I should be nearly 11 weeks. I will keep you posted! x

Good luck Tum. Will keep everything crossed for you. The consultant was very positive after my last scan saying how the risk of miscarriage is tiny now but will always worry and the risk of 3 miscarriages in a row is also tiny but that happened. I keep thinking- why would this be any different to the others but knowing that things are different as I never got close to this before. Praying this next scan goes well and reassures me for longer than a few days- I doubt it though x

Good luck for your scan, tum! It is so nerve-wrecking, isn't it - I thought I was going to pass out before my scan, when I got called in and got up in the waiting room, my legs nearly buckled underneath me.

Milly I've also tried to take comfort in the fact that 3 or more miscarriages in a row are so rare... Doesn't really work, if you're on the wrong side of the statistics. I think that we will always worry, until the day we finally hold out rainbow babies.

Having said that, my friend who had her baby boy on Thursday, proved that as false sense of security - all went of to a flying start, then, 24h hours later, he stopped breathing and had to go into intensive care. All well now, but what a nightmare!

FX Tum! :) Scans are so scary, hope this one reassures!

Milly at my anxiety appointment they suggested thinking all my freakish bad luck had been used up by 3 losses (1% of women) and APS (0.3% of women) so life owed me a bit of good luck now. Don't know if I'll ever be that upbeat but I'm trying!

Jbird How terrifying for your friend and her family glad to hear her son is OK now.

Hope all goes well today tum

Ugh... MS bad this morn... And totally gagging at thought of coffee. All good signs in my book, despite feeling utterly rancid. Smell of last nights roast chicken in the food recycling bin is pretty bad except have to wait for DH to get home to empty it as not sure I can stomach it!!

Good luck later today tum

Good luck tum!

Thinking of you today, tum fingers crossed!

fed I'm with you on the smells! DS smashed one of his toys yesterday, a little ball that does fancy light effects when you roll it on the floor. It was filled with some oily, super-pungent liquid, which was promptly distributed all over the floor downstairs. Cue me mopping at 8pm last night because I couldn't stand it any more!

I am going to tell my boss today, iiiek! She needs to know because I'm having my booking appointment tomorrow morning, and then seeing the consultant on Wednesday. Of course, this is the week where I'm in late and have to leave early to do DS's drop-offs and pick-ups anyway, duh... But I'm not worried, she was very supportive when I had my last mc, so I don't think it'll be a problem. God knows I've been putting in enough hours over the last few months!
Anyone else told their work yet?

Thanks all. I am soooo worried today, am counting down the minutes. Will post back later on this evening. PLEASE LET IT BE ALRIGHT!

Is it weird I've not even registered my pregnancy with the doctor yet? I'm 7 weeks. Planning to do it this Friday but my doc surgery is so rubbish - you can't book appointments in advance, you just have to phone up at 8.30 and try and get a slot. Usually trying for 30 mins to get through! Just had a panic that I will be late and booking appointments and scan dates won't get arranged . I guess I'm nervous about doing it all. My scans have all been direct with EPU.

Good luck tum not long now... I sense it will all be alright.

And no, not told work yet. They know about the last two mc though and were good about it so if I tell them before 12 weeks (if I get that far) it's not a prob with me as they know if I miscarry anyway as need time off.

Hope your scan was ok Tum
Squiz I like that positive spin on being one of the few!
Had a scan today 9 weeks all fine size & heartbeat. Some reassurance there but of course having miscarried at 18 weeks before that is my key date to get past really. And then viability at 24...
Not wishing my life away of course :)
fedup I haven't booked in with the midwives yet and I don't even know how you're meant to make the appointment

Hello all, I bring good news. Baby was measuring fine (and looked like an actual baby) and heart beat great. I couldn't believe it.

I told the consultant that I was worried and had never had a baby before but had had 3 miscarriages previously. When he saw the baby was ok and heartbeat etc he said, "you have never got to this stage before have you?" and I was like "no" and he said, this will be fine you have about a 1-2% chance of miscarriage! Oh my gosh I was so pleased. I will be 11 weeks tomorrow and my nuchal scan is next Monday.

Really pleased to hear that all the scans are going well.

I'm going to duck out of here now. You've been amazing, and I'll be on the RMC thread still.

Good luck all of you. You've made it this far, so you stand a good chance of having successful pregnancies.

I hope to join you sometime soon.

Tanny x

Tanny you definitely will I feel confident of that! I am still on the RM thread so will see you there xx

tanny you have been amazing too. And when you get your bfp (which I believe will be soon) please do come back here... Even though your EDD isn't oct. Wishing you a healthy sticky bfp soon xx

tum that is great news - and so nice of the consultant to be so kind and reassuring.

Time going very slowly here... And felt a bit crampy today but trying to put it down to stretching. Aggghhhh, these first 12 weeks are so stressful! bugs I'm with you on the pill popping if such thing exists.

YAY Tum it's great seeing the little person shape with a heart flashing away, isn't it? :)

That's true. Although thought of wine at the moment makes me feel sick. Beer I will take (hence my new love of alcohol free beer), but wine right now is yukky.

Right, off to bed to strike off one more day on this everlasting first trimester... Can't believe my scan was only a week ago... Feels like 6 weeks ago.

I understand that feeling too bugs. What I find hard is trying to remain positive and hopeful whilst at the same time preparing myself for the worst as knowing that I would break if I miscarried again. Really contradictory... Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst...

fedup just to say, I have had mild cramping off and on during this trimester and it was down to stretching as proven at scan today, so thought I would reassure you. x

Thanks tum - good to know the cramping can be a good thing.