NEW RM OCTOBER 2014 thread - Today we are pregnant THREAD 2

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Continued Sep-Oct thread for ladies who have experienced more than one loss in the past, so as to not scare the regular October folk!

Hey all!!
Glad I found you on this new thread. Great news rainy on your scan whoop! Hiya tanny nice to hear from you - keep in touch regular as to how you're getting on xx

So news in my world is I now have yet another worry. Basically I have had several tests for Utis and all have been negative.

Over the past few days I have noticed a very slight dampness in my knickers (tmi) and after investigation on my part I THINK it's urine. I need to go constantly and always drip after going. Still tho I am worried so went to the doctors who did a speculum investigation and took a swab and also sent another urine sample. All results should be back Tuesday. He said he didn't notice anything untoward.

I also had another private scan on Wednesday as I have been so worried and the amniotic fluid all looks in tact and correct amount.

So am I incontinent now? All I am reading bout Online is horror stories and I am getting my self in a right old tizz.

Reason I think it's urine is cos I need to go to the toilet a lot and can go, then get up and the need to go again. When I wake up in the morning I don't have any leaks when i stand up, surely if this was fluid it would pool and leak out when I stand?

Does anyone know or know of anyone in a similar situation? All my friends that know of my pregnancy have apparently never had this. I'm just constantly worrying. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am 17 weeks today. X

hi tanny good to hear from you. I took a 6 month break after mc3 and I think it helped. Will keep everything crossed for you x
rainy thats super news, so pleased .
tum I have been having to pee a lot, feeling quite tender and coughing and sneezing problems. I just got the urine test result and it was clear. I think for me its a combination of pelvic floor weakness from ds's delivery and the extra pressure of baby/hormones. I have to admit I'm quite scared of how bad its going to get as this pregnancy (hopefully) progresses, considering I'm only 18 weeks.

tum I am similar - can go to the loo then need to go again straight away. Plus my knickers get wet. I think mine is a combo of week muscles after ds too. For ages after his birth and my tear I could not run/ jump as would wet myself. I imagine this preg will only be worse on that front! So am trying to get on the pelvic floor exercises pronto.
I agree that if fluid would be more constant and / or get that pooling.

Hi tanny lovely to hear from you. I think being an interesting case will be helpful - although not seemingly to you - as they will focus on understanding and sorting it for you. I hope you are doing well and the ttc break helps a bit. Take care xxx

Tum I wee little and often (bar last night when weirdly I slept through).

My thing is poop ... so hard that there is a little red blood when I go :( But I can feel it scratches/is too hard so think it's just that. Might see the GP if it carries on.

Hey guys thanks for all comments.

I am on 1-2 fybogel a day, does the trick. X

Welcome stargirl. Great news on a good scan! I'm afraid i don't know much about the quad blood test, but am sure others can advise.

Tum 17 weeks already - nearly half way there! By the way, I had amniotic leakage in my first mc - it is totally clear, and does tend to pool, so quiet different than urine... and should only last 2-3 days before you know there is a problem...so it is unlikely to be that as you say yourself. Hope you get some good advice, sounds frustrating.

Squiz lots of water and all bran! I had that once (blood spot) and got a fright.. apart from the discomfort. I'm sure you are going for it on the prune front etc, hope it improves as very uncomfortable for you. That fybogel sounds good.

Relaxing here today - on my own for two hours - yay! Going to go for reflexology now. Was on a bit of a downer yesterday after the activity earlier in the week, thinking there is still a long way to go... so booked the reflexology to boost my mood and reduce anxiety. Feeling better today though, so its really just a bit of a luxury... nice to have some free time anyway.

Hope everyone else is keeping well.

Thanks all have bought some fybogel, will try it. :)

Lactulose is really good too. I had that and fybogel after DS and it was lactulose that worked best for me out the two and kept it up till I healed

Thanks. One more gross question... I need to wee often but often just a drop comes out! Is this normal? I am drinking plenty of water. Worried my body is hoarding. Water!

Yes. I have this too. Particularly at night. Thought I might have uti but no so think quite normal as just all the changes going on down there it's probably our bodies thinking we need a wee when really it's just a little person growing!

Nightmares last night about combined test results. It's such a horrible waiting process. With my son they did the blood test based on your booking in bloods at bout 11 weeks so when did NT scan we found out risk of problems there and then. Much preferred it that way round.
Am nervous about results and feel stressed about it. DH has told boys he is away with so people know now about this preg but I feel so wobbly about it all still.

Anyone else stress like this? I feel so anxious waiting and wondering if the phone will ring...

fedup I have had and occasionally still do some absolutely horrific nightmares this pregnancy. I really sympathise. I don't think combined testing is universally offered in NI, so it's one less thing to worry about. Off course that doesn't stop me spiralling of into wondering why its not offered and what if something is wrong that they can't pick up on scans. I hope you get the results really soon and you can relax.

my panic this week is that I still haven't felt any definite movements. mn has come to the rescue and some people just don't feel anything till later.
dh says im determined to find something wrong

Nearly I am due 12th September and been told not to expect movement yet!

I just had most people that know saying that I should feel movement much earlier with the second one. Thinking positively its probably my layer of comfort eating podge cushioning it and the gynae doc said anytime up to 24 weeks is normal

rainy you could call your midwife in few days to get the results in any case. Perhaps Better than waiting around for a call. Also, I wouldn't worry too much about getting a call. I got one last week, due to a minor increase in risk - 1:77, as opposed to 1:94 for my age (will be 41 on due date). I think the odds are still pretty low.. So hopefully it will be ok for you too, though it is just so easy to find things to worry about. I just wish it was June/July now and I was heading into last trimester.... And normally I really dont like counting down time.

I think 22-24 weeks would be about average time to feel movement in first pregnancy that has gotten that far. A bit earlier (20wks) if you have had a healthy pregnancy already, though might depend on position of baby/placenta..

Also for some reason people say the weirdest things e.g. 'my first baby kicked and made me jump at 13 weeks' from an otherwise knowledgeable friend with several kids... when logically the fetus is tiny with weak little bones then and hardly any movement.

My husbands home now so feeling a bit better having someone solid back to help me deal with this irrational fear. More terror I'm going to be told the baby has something that means it won't live once born. It's crazy but I can't stop thinking like this! I've not got the option of phoning the MW they say can phone the screening team after 10 days if not heard. I may phone up on weds if not heard tho to say I'm just going a bit mad.

Pretty sure I didn't feel movement til about 20 wks last time. 12 weeks the baby is so tiny who can feel that?! It must be wind :)

Almost there bugs. Bring on Friday for you. although I hope you don't got this mental phase I'm going through right now, I really feel nuts.

Quick question. Over the last few days I've felt a sensation like someone gently tickling my belly from the inside with a feather? I'm 17 weeks... Wind or early movement. Not had a firm "popping" (which some say to wait for), just feathery.

I'd say a good chance that your experiencing early movement Squiz. Nice!

bugs The week before the scan is the worst, I feel for you! Try to take one day at a time and keep very busy!

squiz You might never get any popping, it's different for everyone! With DS, it felt like internal muscle twitches and fluttering, I never had any bubbles or butterflies, like so many described their first movements. Always wondered what a butterfly would feel like anyway, the poor thing would probably go mental trying to get out!

fedup Look at it this way - if there was something seriously wrong, they would have probably phoned you by now! With DS, when everything was fine and low risk, I received a letter nearly two weeks after the scan and bloods. Now, with my high risk, they called me 2 days after the testing! So I'd say, this is a good sign!

I've currently got my head in the sand and try my best not to think about what will happen if the Harmony test comes back as high risk. The idea of having an invasive procedure is scary - seems crazy to take a risk like that, given my mc history. But if the results are inconclusive, could I face not knowing for certain? Or wait until later, when they do the detailed anomaly scan? So much to think about, my head is going to explode. Therefore I am stubbornly ignoring everything and am immersing myself in work and everyday life