Positive test after second trimester loss

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Hi all,

I had a blighted ovum miscarriage in March 2023 and then had a second trimester miscarriage last year - I lost my baby girl in October at 15w+5days. She was due to come April 5th. I only recently felt ready to try again, and this week got a positive test. I am so happy and excited but also feel very overwhelmed with a lot of different emotions. I am terrified as it's so early and I also feel guilty for being excited again. I just want this pregnancy to go well, and feel like I've been receiving signs from the universe that it will but I don't know if I'm just losing the plot!

Does anyone have any advice for staying calm? And any tips for helping this be a successful pregnancy?

Thanks in advance!

Congratulations!

Pregnancy after loss, especially multiple losses, can be quite a rollercoaster. I’m not sure I properly managed to stay calm, but there were a few things that helped me.

One was affirmations, but where I also acknowledged my anxiety (because it felt false otherwise). So, “I feel nervous, but I choose to trust my body to grow this baby” instead of “I trust my body … etc etc”

Another was pregnancy yoga on YouTube. There’s a channel by Bettina Rae, she’s a yogi who has also experienced loss and I found her sessions really useful.

I also found it much easier to enjoy the pregnancy in the moment even though it felt difficult to get excited about — if that makes sense?!

Wishing you all the best x