🌈Ttc after miscarriage thread 5 💕✨🤞🌈

[Skl2021]

New thread ladies 🌈🌈🌈

Afternoon all!! It's been chatty on here today ☺️

@aesgriff sorry you had a bit of a scare with the spotting, but glad there hasn't been any more! I also spotted last night and it was after a poo so hopefully it's just a bit of irritation. I have read that it's normal for your bigger boob to hurt more! Not sure on the science behind it though 😂

It's really frustrating isn't it @Ganesh2022. Mine hurt around the very edges and only when I press down hard. I really feel like my symptoms were a lot stronger before so it's quite difficult not to worry.

I also love Emily in Paris!! I've started watching Sweet Magnolias too which has been quite good. Looking forward to Peaky Blinders starting again tonight!

I don't blame you for hiding @PamelaDoov 😞

@aesgriff I'm glad to hear it's stopped! And thank you 💛 I've had a restful day today, I think getting the news unexpectedly face to face was a shock, I think I'd have preferred a message beforehand so I could digest the news privately first. She also cried and kept apologising which I don't want either, I don't want to take away from her happiness, it's just one of those things.

Hi ladies! I’m 16dpo and have had what I thought were period cramps on and off for 3 days… also today my lower back is a bit achey. I randomly did a cheap pregnancy test and it was positive - clear second line! I’m going to do a clear blue test soon. Really worried that it’s going to be a chemical pregnancy as had one of those a few months and it was such a sad time. I have 2 lovely kiddos (6Y and 3y) so am already blessed but feel like our family is meant to have another little person in it. I’m 37y so worried increasingly that I’m going to have issues… how many of you had period like cramps and then went on to have a normal pregnancy? X

@aesgriff it really is it's mentally draining 😞

Weird one, my period finished on Wednesday and then today I've started getting cramps and spotting again like I'm getting it a second time?!

@Hatty123 congratulations! I think cramping is very normal.

@Sassy144 maybe just some blood left over? The only other thing do you track ovulation because some people spot when ovulating? Maybe it's that?

Hi all! I hope you don't mind if I join you? I've read your thread and you seem all lovely and supportive to each other!
I'm 37, don't have any child but have been pregnant twice. I had my first miscarriage in September 2021 at 7 weeks, I was pregnant again in the second cycle after MC, but miscarried again on Christmas day at almost 11 weeks 😓 I'm now CD7 in the third cycle since that second MC, really want to be pregnant again (but at the same time kind of convinced and terrified that the same will happen again and I might never be a mum... 😰) and could do with some support as I don't really have anyone around me to talk about it!

@Cruz86 I loved Emily in Paris as well! It's funny because I've been living in Paris for 5 years and everything in this serie is so wrong for so many reasons and so far from reality, but that's what made it so funny for me 🤣 I'm now watching Sweet Magnolias and Inventing Anna in parallel and I like both. Looking forward to Peaky Blinders as well!!

@Sassy144 I know what you mean. My friend told me today that she is pregnant. She text me as she knew it might make me sad and was so lovely about it. I'm so happy for her but it has knocked me a bit as we would have been 2 weeks apart so it's made me think of parallel universe me and what could have been. I really hope we both get our BFP soon!

@cruz can't wait for Peaky Blinders either!!

@ArcEnCiel2022 so sorry you've have to join us. The ladies here are so lovely and it's been so helpful to have this outlet x

Hi @Hatty123 cautious congrats to you. I've been having cramps as well (plus a tiny bit of spotting last week). Plus back pain as you describe. I've had the cramps in both successful and unsuccessful pregnancies but I've been told period-like cramps/back pain in themselves are not a cause for concern

Hi, welcome @ArcEnCiel2022 So sorry for all you've been through. This is really a lovely supportive thread. I'm 38...I know many people who've had successful pregnancies much later than late thirties. I hope you don't have to wait long for your rainbow.

@peachiekeen @Ganesh2022 Thank you! It's comforting to feel that I'm not alone.

Hi @Hatty123, congratulations! I think cramps are very normal early on, just everything changing ☺️

Sorry for all you've been through @ArcEnCiel2022 😞 this thread is so supportive so I hope you'll feel some comfort knowing we've all been through a loss. It's funny you should say that about Emily in Paris - I work in marketing and it is completely unrealistic in that respect too 😂 but it's so addictive! I haven't met anyone who's watched Sweet Magnolias! And Inventing Anna has come up a few times so think I need to give it a try.

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7 DPO and I feel panicked, like having what felt like a panic attack in Asda toilets type of panic. I don't know what's happening with my hormones but they are really doing a number on me today. Trying to find all the comforting things for this evening, try and calm myself down.

I haven't seen Emily in Paris, although I'm currently watching Gilmore girls from the start and Love is Blind. Brain switch off trash TV!

@arianasky possibly, I haven't done an opk yet as I'm only CD8 but I do track bbt so I'll see if it rises - it would be so early to ovulate though! Maybe like you say it's just a bit leftover, I'm just spotting atm.

@peachiekeen I'm really sorry, it's so hard isn't it. With them being so close to our dates it's like a walking reminder of what could have been, an alternate universe is a good way to put it. Be kind to yourself and here if you need to talk!

@Skl2021 isn’t it 😩 just totally convinced it’s going to be another MMC. The sac being irregular is scaring me and not having as bad as symptoms as last time… but just have to get on with it 🤷🏻‍♀️ how have you been doing?? Xx

@Cruz86 it’s so scary isn’t it! And so hard to stay positive but we’ve got each other to cheerlead woooo. Keep needing to remind myself ‘I am pregnant today and that is what matters’. How are you feeling today? Xx

@Sassy144 it’s hard isn’t it.. I went back to work 1 week after my D&C and a colleague who knew what I had just gone through told me she was 5 weeks pregnant on my first morning back 😩 it was one of the hardest conversations I’ve ever had.
Odd about your period.. how long was it?! Xx

@ArcEnCiel2022 @Hatty123 welcome ladies! So sorry you find yourself in this thread but we’re here to support xx

@Tofu35 sending you a hug. Sounds unsettling. Bloody hormones!! Xx

@Tofu35 I'm sorry you've felt so anxious! I found it helped me to start keeping a diary of how I've been feeling to get it out of my brain and close it away (metaphorically).
I'm halfway through the wedding episode of Love is Blind! It's so addictive!

@Sassy144 it really is! It forced me to remember that I would have been having my scan soon. And I work with her too so when she goes on maternity I would have been too. I'm just staying hopeful that soon I won't be worrying about it or comparing it as I'll have my very own pregnancy and baby to preoccupy me 🤞🏼

@aesgriff I think it's positive that they weren't concerned about the sack tho? I know it's so hard not to be worried. My symptoms arnt as bad as last time either and there not consistent they come and go daily which panics me. Just try and take it day by day that's all we can do. When's your next appointment or scan? You have probably said already my head's like a seive 🤦 xx

@Tofu35 sorry your having a rough time hope your feeling a bit better 💕 xx

@calimc83 how u doing xx

Welcome to all the newbies 💕✨ xx

@ArcEnCiel2022 @Hatty123 sorry you find yourselves here, hopefully you’ll find as much comfort in this group as I have. Cautious congrats Hatty123 🤍

@Sassy144 it’s so difficult, sending you hugs!

@Cruz86 I’m glad you said that, Emily in Paris has me wanting to switch career to marketing, maybe not if that’s not the reality 😂

@aesgriff that’s a great way to look at it, just have to be thankful for every day that we are pregnant 🙏🏼

@Tofu35 hormones really are the worst, hope you’re feeling a bit better this evening xxx

@Tofu35 Ahhh Gilmore Girls...scary, last time I watched that I was the daughter's age and now I must be the mum's age, if not older lol. Might give it a rewatch myself. I've had many a panic attack in many a toilet; sending you a virtual hand-hold, panic is really horrible.

@Hatty123 to add I didn't know cramping was a pregnancy thing with my first, and I kept thinking my period was coming. I have a really vivid memory of putting in a pad as surely it was gonna show up. I cramped on and off for weeks, no one was ever concerned about it and she's now 7 :)

Sorry you've had a tough day @Tofu35. How are you feeling now? Do you normally suffer with panic attacks? Hormonal changes are evil 😞

@aesgriff it really is so tough. I go through waves of being calm and then I get some spotting and I just think, shit. It's going to happen again. I literally don't feel pregnant apart from excessive tiredness and lightning crotch on and off throughout the day 🤷🏼‍♀️ How are you? Have they scheduled in a follow up scan? I can't remember what you said, sorry!

@speake unless you're working for a top agency, it really isn't all glitz and glamour 😂

Does anyone watch Married at First Sight Australia? It's my guilty pleasure 🤭

Hi everyone, hope it’s okay for me to join?

I’m 30, no children, and had a miscarriage at 7 weeks about 4 weeks ago. It was a natural miscarriage and I got a negative pregnancy test pretty quickly.

I think I ovulated last week - not doing opks but tracking cm and how I feel etc. DH and I had a good go at conceiving again and now all I have to do it wait.

I’m getting really mixed feelings about it. I’m hopeful but I also just feel full of anxiety about these next two weeks… will I be pregnant again? How will I feel getting my period again if I’m not? Etc.

Not really needing any replies or anything, just wanted to join the thread in the hope that people here will understand how I feel.

Welcome @SillySquirrel Sorry you've been through this too.

@aesgriff @speake Thank you 💞

@Tofu35 @Ganesh2022 I have rewatched Gilmore Girls a few months ago 😂 and same, first time I watched it I was the daughter's age, while now I'm the mother's age... I'm sorry to hear about your panic attack Tofu35, I hope you're feeling better now.

@Cruz86 Thank you! Haha it's interesting to know that the marketing part is unrealistic as well! In Paris, if you try to open the wrong door in your building, you're way more likely to find someone shouting at you than Gabriel 🤣

@Sassy144 @peachiekeen I completely understand how you feel about close people being pregnant. One of my colleagues announced her pregnancy just after I had my first MC. Her baby is born now, and I have had 2 miscarriages while she was happily pregnant, she has no idea about it. I'm happy for her, but it's so difficult because it's a reminder of what should have been for me 😔

Evening, I hope everyone's all good?

I'm 8DPO and going absolutely crazy. I've been so emotional the last few days and struggled to keep it together, the miscarriage and being pregnant is literally all I can think about. Had a dream last night that I was pregnant so I tested this morning as I couldn't resist any longer... got a bfn but still keeping everything crossed x