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Preparing to ttc after a late loss

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OopsImDoingItAgain · 06/05/2022 12:52

I lost my son at 17 weeks in March, I am keeping distracted and busy but admittedly feel desperate to be pregnant again. I am waiting atleast another couple of months until I've had a smear and the results after a previous hpv positive one so I can make sure that hasn't progressed or possibly caused the loss. I've restarted folic acid. I just want to give my body the best chance this time around. I want to wait for the post mortem results too but was told up to 18 weeks for them.

I am coping better but I'm very aware my stress levels will be high during the next pregnancy as I've lost all belief that baby or myself are going to be safe at 12 weeks. I don't know how to really prepare for the reality of this.

I was told years ago I had PCOS but never offered any treatment, I wanted a scan to re-check this as I've read links between this and miscarriage. I've been told no as only first miscarriage so no investigations. This seems unfair as it's not the miscarriage I'm investigating it's the PCOS diagnosis.

Does anyone have any advice on navigating all of this and giving myself the best chance of a healthy baby?

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MrsC2018 · 06/05/2022 18:54

I lost my son at 16 weeks at the beginning of April and I'm just restarting folic acid as i also just want to be pregnant again. I feel the same about anxiety and how im going to cope with another pregnancy if I am lucky again but that's not going to change with time so we're just going to crack on.
No advice, but solidarity as I'm in the same boat

Newnormal1 · 06/05/2022 21:25

I lost my baby girl at 23 weeks in October. I took a couple of months off and I am currently 19 weeks pregnant. It’s been very emotionally up and down and I don’t think I will truly rest until I have a healthy baby in my arms. I try and take each day as it comes but feeling movements certainly helped, I found the time between 12 weeks and 17 utter hell with no real sign to know of things are ok or not.
I don’t have any real advice but do understand the anxiety and emotions around it. I had counselling which helps and they also offer a pregnancy after loss support group which I am hoping to attend soon.
Also, I am still waiting for my post mortem results nearly 7 months on!!

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