first cycle ttc after mc, any positive stories to share?

[gingerbreadmam]

i suffered a missed mc last year and after lots of complications i am now in my first cycle of being able ttc again.

my mc was my first pregnancy and threw me a lot, i am trying to stay positive and keep telling myself that the next bfp i get will result in a healthy baby but i keep reading about people who have suffered more than one miscarraige.

i know that can and could happen to me, but for now i just want to go into this naively thinking it wont so can anyone tell me any lovely stories of having a successful pregnancy after mc to cheer me up and stop the panic?

Well, nearly, fingers crossed! Afraid I'm not quite who you want to hear from as my 1st 2 pgs did both end in (late 1st trimester) mmcs in 2013 and 2014, & the 2nd took a while to complete. However 3rd pg took less ttc than the 2nd & is now 27+1 with no problems (and fwiw I'm 40 with a chronic condition that makes me 'high-risk'. You mention complications but hopefully if those are resolved you don't have such increased risk factors)?

Don't know what your pg symptoms are like; I've had virtually none but hard nipples each time & so 2nd time feared it would go the way of the 1st. Well, for me it did, but 3rd time the same few pg symptoms but all has been well, so it does happen.

You may have also found that when you mention mc to people it turns out loads have had one; although I've had 2 mcs, in real life (not MN) I only know of 2 others who've had more than one, they both had a healthy DD in the end. Know 5 women who mc'd their 1st, had a healthy baby 2nd time; 2 others who had a DC 1st time but lost their 2nd both had another healthy DC on 3rd attempt. So chances really are high that your next pg will come good. I know it's really hard to hope for the best when you've experienced it going wrong, but do try to remember that even after an mc (or 2 I think) you've more chance of a good outcome than a bad one.

All the best for a bfp and that like me it won't be too long before you're actually confident enough to buy a newborn sleepsuit!

toucanet thank you so much for sharing your story. im so glad you are i the midst of a healthy pregnancy right now bet you are counting down the days to meeting your dc, congratulations.

oh they were actual complications with the mmc it was a drawn out affair with failed medical management, haemorraging and an emergency erpc.

i had similar symptoms to you actually. just the nipples really i did feel a bit queasy but wouldnt say morning sickness and no extreme tiredness or cravings or anything like that.

i know theres every chance it could happen again and if it did i know i would have to cope with it cos thats what you do but its nice to hear happy stories.

i agree when you say in rl that you have mc'd it is surprisingly something alot of people have been through. thanks again.

Hi,

I've had two miscarriages so far, the first at 5 1/2 weeks in July, the second at 6 1/2 weeks at the end of November.

I found out this morning that I'm around 4-5 weeks, no idea how far as I didn't make a note of my last period as we weren't really trying. At the moment I'm bricking it and trying not too get too excited, especially as I had a general anaesthetic yesterday! In my naivety I thought the symptoms I've been experiencing for the past few days were pointing towards the arrival of AF, it suddenly dawned on me this morning that AF still hadn't arrived and the symptoms were still there!

So keeping fingers crossed for third time lucky & wishing you all the best xx

congratulations gingernut that is fabulous news. i bet because you havent know and had an anaesthetic this is your happy ending!

so sorry to hear of your mcs thats really sad however sounds like you are very good at getting pregnant. will kp my fingers tightly crossed for you.

i am getting up to ovulation now so dtd every other day and hope for the best. thank you for taking the time to add your experience and all the best with this pregnancy. eeek! exciting!