Pregnant after a miscarriage, as the bumps get bigger we get braver, 1st,2nd or 3rd trimester, reasurance and hand holding aplenty!

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Before the first thread fills and locks a 2nd thread for us getting braver!

Thank you gem...sounds like you & MrsReiver both need a relaxing evening.

Thank you, it's been a thoroughly unpleasant day but I'm at home, in my jammies on the sofa and have had a lovely cuddle with DS so I'm feeling a bit better now [bsmile]

Great news wifey so pleased for you.

Well I've got a rotten cold, cough and its making me so breathless, as if I wasn't enough already with this baby in my ribs.

Woo hoo! Lovely news Wifey. I breathed a big sigh of relief reading your post. Gem and MrsReiver - hope you both in PJs now and relaxing.

Hope no-one minds me loitering - I want to know what happens to everyone now! I want to hear news of these bumps getting bigger and the kicks getting stronger.

Milli of course you're still welcome here, we've all been in the position you're in so it's a fab place to get support, and hopefully success stories will give you hope. I know I devoured stories of women who'd gone on to have babies after a miscarriage, I figured if they could do it, so could I.

Super wifey.

Can't remember who asked but I'm booked in for c sec on 18th dec but am fully expecting to start before then - get immense pressure down below and can't believe my waters don't pop, and lots of Bach aches and tummy pains - might just be my knackered old body of course!

Great news wifey! Sorry to others but I must get to sleep. 12:40 here already...

Oh milli of course you're welcome. I found it so hard to watch others having successful pregnancies but hearing success stories after losses always gave me hope and made me feel that I was not alone. You must do whatever works for you, and having you here will be nice for us too.

cad think of you often. Xx

Oh wifey I got home from work and came straight onto mumsnet to see your news - I'm just delighted for you! [bgrin]

Hi count I'm doing just fine thanks - 26 weeks today and all seems well. See the consultant in just over a fortnight so should have a section date soon! [bsmile]

Thank you everyone!
Your support & kind words really made all the difference to how I was feeling before I went in today. Thank you. Incredible ladies x

Wow WLmum...18th..that's so soon! How exciting & a wonderful early Christmas present.

milli I'm so sorry about your little one. I was able to bury my most recent baby too. He was with other babies and a tiny blanket that I knitted went in the coffin with him. The funeral was just beautiful and the lovely man from the crematorium was in a proper "funeral suit" and carried the coffin just as they do with adult funerals. I don't know why but I was expecting something less fancy and was pleasantly surprised.

cadmum you could always express your excess milk and give it to your DD2. DS3 had pretty much stopped breastfeeding when I had my most recent miscarriage and I managed to get him to start breastfeeding again when my milk came in. I thought it was nice as it was like a present from my miscarried baby to his big brother.

I talked to the midwife on the phone today and she was fine with me doing the scan first and booking afterwards. She said she would try and get me a scan next week but not to get my hopes up as she does that with all women who have miscarriage history and in most cases the maternity department book the scan at 13 weeks.

Wifey - that's fab news and I'm so happy for you in your head mixed emotions to be told baby is bigger then you though and good heartbeat!!!
Mili - I can only echo what others have said this thread of hope after a loss is just so refreshing and a great thread!
Backwards - great news that your 26 weeks and going to get your CS date that's def a good thing!! Always having a def of when you'll have baby is comfort, never had one before all VB but if offered would def consider it!
Gem - all sounds good - hopefully baby very soon!

milli you do whatever makes you comfortable, this thread is for reasurance and hope at whatever stage we are at in the journey. I started the original thread the day I got my bfp and the fear smothered me its been wonderful to watch it grow and help other people aswell.

Ooh wl there's a day in it between us, wonder where bonzo will place :)

Great news wlmum not long to go!! And milli of course you're welcome! Thanks ladies, was in my pj's and asleep by 10pm! Just been taking it easy today, had my breakfast at 11am and was still in my pj's at 12! Been feeling a bit last few days. Keep hearing of friends having their babies and keep thinking 7wks seems such a long time away, I just want to hold him and have him here now. Getting anxious about the birth and keep having nightmares that something will go wrong. Starting to feel that anxiety creeping back but in the last couple of months I've been so busy with moving, dd's birthday and xmas shopping/prep I've kept it at the back of my mind.

Me too Gem! With DS in next to me as DH was on a night shift and it was BALTIC here last night. I felt soooo much better after good nights sleep.

State after reading you had your dates moved, I dreamt last night my due date was moved to the beginning of February and I we had nothing organised. I was clearly ignoring the fact that there is still 2 months to go to Feb!

Got to love pregnancy dreams mrs I dreamt a few weeks ago I slept in and missed my csection so they said I'd have to wait until new year!

I'm 37 weeks now, officially term, how scary is that!

Woo-hoo, finally started packing my hospital bag! Bought myself some new pjs - button front in anticipation of night feeds - all getting a bit real now! Excited! I think by Monday house will also finally back to a reasonably/liveable/as good as it is going to get state, then I'm ok for baby to come if he/she wants. Have advised DH that there will be a top up bag in the car ready (thanks for the tip state)

I am 7+4 and soo scared.
I am 33 and we have been trying for over 3 years for our first baby. I thought that coming on this forum might ease my worry but has actually made it worse as all I see is people having mc. I can't be excited about pg, just scared of something happening.

Welcome pink, try not to focus on those on this thread who have sadly lost their babies. There's more of us who are having successful pgs following our own losses, but we all understand how loud the negative voices are. DH and I tried for 2 yrs before conceiving dd1 - luckily for me it was a textbook pg and it never occurred to me that anything would go wrong now we had finally got pg. As it took us so long, we have never stopped trying, and when dd1 was about a year old I conceived again, but sadly mc'd. It took over a year to conceive dd2. When she was about 10 months I conceived again, but 12 week scan showed no heartbeat and Erpc followed. Another year + and I conceived again - am pleased to report that I am now almost 38 weeks and making preparations for birth. Feel free to air your worries on here and someone will always try to offer support - if you were to start from the beginning if this thread (assuming you had a huge amount of time on your hands!) you'd see that we have all done the same. Those that have sadly lost , like milli seem to also be able to take some comfort from being among understanding friends here. Each day that passes is another successful day closer to a positive outcome. X

Cor essay!

Yes an essay but I very much appreciate the positive encouragement. I don't know why I am soo negative and scared as have never mc but have also never been pg before. We've just bought a gorgeous new house and I just seem to think that everything is just going so well that something must be due to go wrong.

pink or maybe it's just time things went right :-)
The general mantra on this thread is one day (or hour/minute/second) at a time. Statistically it is much much more likely that all will be well. Try to be kind to yourself.

milli I was so sorry to read your sad news. I understand you wanting to hang around on this thread, when I had my mc I hated seeing pregnant people who would have been due the same time as me but thrived on stories of people who had been through what I had and gone on to be successful. Look after yourself.

Lovely to see all the good news, reassuring that some are so near the end and will have babies by Christmas! I really want my little one to hurry up now, not that I want it to be early but I want time to go quicker if you know what I mean. There is far too much which can go wrong when I can't see it, I want to hold my baby in my arms and look ater it.

Had a worrying phone message 8pm friday from my doctor saying that the bloods taken last weds for the GTT showed signs of infection and if I wasn't feeling well to contact OOH dr immediately. I have been feeling generally unwell anyway with a cold so I didn't know what to be looking out for. As it was 8pm I could not call back and have been waiting all weekend for something terrible to happen. Have called the surgery and asked to be called back but still waiting. Just want to know what it is so I can stop worrying! Sure it is nothing but so paranoid this time round

pink welcome, hoping everything goes well for you. Most threads are full of people who are having or have had successful pregnancies, we have been an unlucky lot but as you can see, luck changes! Also I think people post more when they are concerned or need support, when everything goes well you don't usually need a bunch of strangers on the internet to hold your hand!

Looking forward to the impending birth announcements!