Pregnant after MC due December 14

[Penguin13]

If you're pregnant after a previous MC and due in December 14 this is the thread for you.

If you're an obsessive knicker-checker or just want someone to chat to who knows where you're coming from you'll fit right in.

So our Downs risk came back as 1:1700 which, bearing in mind that I'm 40, I feel pretty good about.

Eeeeek! Just finished my ultrasound i was supposed to be 12 weeks today but my ultrasound a month ago said i was a week and a half late and this ultrasound said i was only a week late so babies slowly catchin back up saw the heart beat and it kickin around! So happy!

Oh my gosh Engels how did I miss your news?! Congratulations! Brilliant stuff

Xkat that is wonderful news!! Go baby kat! So happy for you.

Nice one xkat really pleased you had a good scan.

Thinking of you today basgetti I hope you are ok.

Hope everyone is enjoying the rain and thunder like we are! Going into hibernation for the day here x

Baking hot here!

scan was great. Bang on for my dates. Wriggling around, even gave us a wave. Such a difference from 3 weeks ago!

too hot outside to do anything so sitting in shade while ds runs round like a mad thing. Will head inside with him soon to watch a film and cool down, but first ice cream!

sorry for lack of personals, my brain doesn't seem to be working very well today!

next scan 7th july and will take ds. Our appt is with the mw who delivered him!

basgetti thinking of you today.

Great news on the positive scans.

I went back to the gym today for a Pilates class, a good friend was there too, I shared my news after class and it turns out she is pg too, just a week ahead of me, this is perfect, so happy.

Lots of of good news! Fantastic.
We are now working through the list of people to tell and it has mostly been great. Kids are amazing about it!

I cant wait to tell the world! It was so hard testerday because me and my boyfriend went to our friends house to help lay a new floor while me and my friend mainly cleaned everything but she is 35 weeks pregnant and i helped her set up the nursery i think i found myself going back in and just staring at the crib and baby stuff more than she did haha and they kept asking when we were going to have another baby i wanted to spill the beans so bad but didnt haha hopefully one or two more weeks until we tell everyone id like to wait until im showing so i could be like BAM! im super pregnant haha but dont think i can wait that long!

I know what you mean xkat I'm 15 weeks now so have told a lot of people but I'm meeting up with four friends on Friday that I met when I had DD and I haven't seen them since I started showing. It's going to be a case of "so do you notice anything different about me?"!!! It's been hard not telling them by text or on the phone but I'm looking forward to seeing their faces!

Well I did not know this but apparently Amazon deliver on a Sunday as my doppler arrived this afternoon . I've already tested it and found the heartbeat after about a minute beating at 150bpm. I read it shouldbe between 120 and 180bpm so I'm so pleased. It sounded more like whirring helecopter blades that galloping horses but I'm sure it was the hb I was listening to.

Does anyone have scans or appts this week? I'm on my phone so it's difficult to check back. I'm hoping having a doppler will satisfy my worries enough to stop me paying for a scan before 20 weeks but I'm making no promises!

It's funny, I'm feeling incredibly calm about it all now, in a what will be will be way. I'm out of the first tri, feel fine, and so that's it.

No more scans until 20 weeks, just eating as healthily as possible and walking and swimming as much as possible. I can't spend the next six months in the same state of stress that I did the first 3, I'd go loopy.

Only slight worry is GD, I've been given another GTT appointment on 9th July, even though one was made for me for 26th August at my booking in, so I assume that my initial test has come back borderline and they need to test earlier. Laying off the carbs and upping the exercise as of now, as I could do without an 11lb baby!

I don't understand how a doppler can reassure, which may be me being a bit stupid, but if you couldn't find a heartbeat, it would be too late to do anything anyway wouldn't it? Would a slower hb be an indication of a problem that could be sorted out if you got medical help? I may change my mind about getting one as this pregnancy progresses, but at the moment I can't see the benefit.

president glad you are feeling positive and I hope your outlook is infectious as I think we could all do with a bit of positivity.

Peraonally my biggest fear now is a mmc. If baby has died I would rather know sooner than later (I.e. at 20 week scan). After my initial success with doppler I couldn't find hb again yesterday after 2 more attempts but I was calm about it and didn't actually worry too much. Tried again this morning and heard the 'galloping horses' sound of baby's hb. It has kept me going all day just hearing it. For me it just brings a smile to my face and reassures me that this really is happening.

That makes sense MrsFtn, thanks.

The positive feelings are quite nice, helped by the fact that I'm feeling well physically I'm sure. If I was suffering severe ms or still feeling knackered it'd be a different story!

Just dropping in to say 'hi' after a busy hen weekend and a manic day preparing for a research summit tomorrow. Currently at a delivery depot in docklands trying to pick up some printed lanyards that the breathtakingly incompetent delivery company have repeatedly failed to deliver for over a week . Need sleep! Being a pregnant lady with hair trigger emotions has its benefits though - they weren't going to let me in because I didn't have proper photo ID but after a teary meltdown they changed their minds. Hormones : 1, overly officious security guard : 0. They are taking a suspiciously long time to locate the parcel though which is making me nervous that I've come all this way for nothing.

Glad to hear you are feeling positive President that is lovely to hear and I'm very glad for you.

I had a bit of a wobble this morning as my increasingly rounded belly seemed to have disappeared overnight but for once Google was reassuring and apparently this is completely normal for this stage!

Just dropping in to say 'hi' after a busy hen weekend and a manic day preparing for a research summit tomorrow. Currently at a delivery depot in docklands trying to pick up some printed lanyards that the breathtakingly incompetent delivery company have repeatedly failed to deliver for over a week . Need sleep! Being a pregnant lady with hair trigger emotions has its benefits though - they weren't going to let me in because I didn't have proper photo ID but after a teary meltdown they changed their minds. Hormones : 1, overly officious security guard : 0. They are taking a suspiciously long time to locate the parcel though which is making me nervous that I've come all this way for nothing.

Glad to hear you are feeling positive President that is lovely to hear and I'm very glad for you.

I had a bit of a wobble this morning as my increasingly rounded belly seemed to have disappeared overnight but for once Google was reassuring and apparently this is completely normal for this stage!

Oh ffs, I couldn't find this thread...turns out I accidentally hid it at some point (had a look on mn on DH's phone).

President, glad you're feeling positive. It's a lovely feeling when pregnant. Hope it rubs off on the rest of us!
Superb for all the excellent news, Debbie, if you're still reading, I'm sorry it's not worked out for you.x

Engles, it's lovely to see old midwives again!

12wk scan today, all well & moved forward to the 13th (it's not a friday, I checked first thiing), so back here full time with lots of positive vibes!

Great news drfunkes congrats on the scan.

penguin sorry you're having a hard time, i hope they've found it in the end.

mrsftn same here, terrified of mmc...

glad to hear some positivity president keep it up.

I have ups and downs, (still) don't feel pregnant, waiting for the 2nd tri energy to kick in, although I might not notice a strong difference as I was never sick in the 1st one. My friend pregnancy announcement gave me a boost, (she is an amazingly positive person) that lasted 24h, but thinking of maybe getting a reassurance scan at the end of next week when i'll be 15w.

Work is already looking for my cover, a bit scared I've told them too early and tempting fate.

13+4

I don't really feel pregnant at the moment either, it's a funny old time, especially after the nail-biting tension of the first few weeks. My tummy had disappeared too the other morning Penguin! Grateful that I won't be mahoosive in this hot weather though, must be grim.

After a lot of thought we've decided to go for the Harmony test as well. Talking to a few people last night about undiagnosed Downs babies even after good combined test results. I think it's worth it for the peace of mind. So we will be having another scan as part of the package, which is exciting but scary too. I am desperate to know if it's a boy or girl, but MrPres is standing firm, and I couldn't unless we both wanted to know. I'm so impatient.

This morning I am hormonally fuming about my maternity swimsuit still not arriving, am desperate to go for a swim, but my speedo is indecent and unwearable now. I am also fuming about having to climb to the 11th floor in my office because of the insane queues for the lifts and the selfish fuckers who only work on the 3rd floor not having the decency to walk. Grrrr.

Quick selfish message, harmony test came back clear. They didn't check for the sex though, so a few more weeks to wait for that.

Oh that's good news Covent.

Thanks president I have to say it's good to have one less thing to worry about.

You're brave, I'll do step aerobics anytime but I'd rather wait an hour for the lift to 11th floor! I hope to get a good view from there

To get = you get

I have a glorious view of the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye, Battersea from the other side. It almost makes up for the lack of air conditioning and being stuck in Vauxhall!

Judging from how out of puff I was by the 5th floor, I should probably try and walk up more often.

That's great news about the scan DrFunkes. Hope everyone else is doing well.

I've been back to the doctor this morning as cyclizine no longer working. I've been given a new tablet I have to tuck under my lip and let it dissolve into my gums. He said to give it a couple of days to work and if no improvement I may need a trip to the hospital as struggling to keep fluids down since yesterday. At least it's symptoms I suppose (trying to look on the bright side!) x

Congrats on your scan news DrFunkes that's brilliant. Hopefully the rest of your pregnancy will be relaxed and positive.

Lovely news for you too Paranoid. Must be good to have that extra layer of peace of mind.

Just plodding along here. Midwife appointment next Thurs and looking forward to hopefully hearing the hb again.

I did get the lanyards yesterday - woo! It took them about an hour to dig them out though. Need to start taking a bit better care of myself as I'm not sure getting home from work at 11 a day the stress of the last couple of days has been very healthy.

Have you lot thought about how long you will take on maternity yet or when you will start? My boss asked me on Mon and it floored me a bit as we haven't thought it through yet.

basgetti fx you feel better soon.

penguin i'm planning on taking a full year, not sure when to start though, probably as late as possible, sometime in November.