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Laura Ashley/Creme Egg graduates - pregnant after MC

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Bakingtins · 26/02/2013 21:41

A place to carry on chatting after a BFP and support each other through the stressful bits. I hope to see many new graduates appearing....

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squizita · 07/04/2013 20:22

Thanks Aoife, yes I am just scared that HGC isn't going up as fast as it "should". The EPU nurse stressed the importance of the progesterone as well though on Friday and my basic HCG is high compared to most ectopics. If the 'black dot' has got bigger by Tues that will be FAB.

Zeuxippe · 07/04/2013 21:16

Thanks for congrats, happy to be here!!

squiz good luck, keeping everything crossed for you.

DIYandEatCake · 07/04/2013 21:24

Hi, got a bfp yesterday so venturing over here, hello everyone. Very early days yet, trying not to get too excited but failing...!

IBelieveInPink · 07/04/2013 22:53

Evening all. Congrats to zeux and DIY. Lovely to have you both here.

Sorry you are still having a worrying time of it squiz, hopefully by Tuesday you will have a much better idea, and some good news.

So, if I make it through the night tonight, I will have officially passed my next mile stone. I say if, because you know if I said I already had sods law would mean I wake up to disaster!
8+1 tomorrow. And one day closer to scan which will tell me if little B is growing in there. 4 days, 10 hours and 8 minutes (for anyone who is following scan countdown updates!)

shellshock7 · 07/04/2013 23:34

Hey DIY good to see you here Smile

pink we have same DD now after my scan Grin Passing that milestone is gonna feel good tomorrow Smile

JBrd · 08/04/2013 09:52

Hi Zeuxippe and DIY I remember you from the other thread(s)! Glad you found us here.

Pink Here's to milestones! I'm coming to when things are started to go wrong in my last pregnancy, the next 2 weeks are going to be even more worrying. I think I will spend even more time knicker-checking than I already do now....

squiz Sorry to hear about all your worries, fingers crossed you'll get more reassurance soon!

I've been a bit stupid this weekend - did a lot of baking because I had friends over yesterday for afternoon tea, and of course I had to eat the raw batter, stupid stupid me! Was panicking last night about salmonella (even though I have never ever had any, and I do a lot of baking!), but apparently, it doesn't harm the baby, they just worry that food poisoning is worse when you're pg. Phew! Still, I need to be more careful what I eat! Been having lots of tuna recently as well.
I was so much more careful the first time round...

The midwife finally called last night! Now have my booking in appointment next week, I will be 8+4. She is even going to try and arrange the scan this week, even though she is on holiday, which I thought very nice of her (although I will believe it when I see it).

It's suddenly started to feel more real, now that the 'official' appointments have started to come in.

andadietcoke · 08/04/2013 10:20

JBrd I think our eggs are injected against salmonella (if they're lion stamped) so don't worry too much about that. I want cake now though. Thanks for that Wink

IBelieveInPink · 08/04/2013 10:41

Oh god. I am useless!
I have reached milestone. And am now even more convinced it is going to go wrong at second now! Damnit! Roll on scan.
3 days, 22 hours and 23 minutes.

Shell - yay to (hopefully) dd buddies!! :)

Also want cake, more specifically, cake batter.
I shouldn't really. I have just eaten a chocolate rabbit filled with peanut butter. THAT was good!

Vocalista86 · 08/04/2013 11:21

Ibelieve that is not long at all to go! I'm on 8d 21h 40m! Cannot wait. Just trying to come to terms with varying symptoms at the moment, this first 3 months is soo so hard.

However, this will be our first 'proper' scan where I think everything will be ok, my first scan last time was scary, in a room by myself when by DH was at work, scared out of my skin and nothing could be found (as not even using a pregnancy ultrasound machine) but told to 'come back in 2 days'. I have high hopes for this next scan. Fingers and toes crossed.

andadietcoke · 08/04/2013 11:28

ibip my spotting started dead on my mc milestone last time. Completely freaked me out. Take every day as it comes. 3 days isn't long at all. It's 72 hours. Or three sleeps. Nothing. Wink

squizita · 08/04/2013 12:03

Hi Zeuxe and DIY! Best of luck.

Just an update... sad news. Today they called me in for a scan, as there is a risk of ectopic. They couldn't see anything in the tubes or on the ovary. They could see an empty raggedy looking sac which they strongly felt was a pseudo sac. They almost did a surgical investigation but the consultant said no as I am asymptomatic.

I have to go in every day for bloods and scans and am not to be left on my own.

The consultant feels that it's likely this is a miscarriage where the bloods have lagged and I will start to bleed. They will scan me and do bloods to confirm this, although there is a risk of ectopic too. Sad

Zeuxippe · 08/04/2013 12:22

squiz that is such sad news, I'm so sorry. Can they be sure yet?

Hope someone is there in RL to give you lots of hugs.

Thinking of you x

IBelieveInPink · 08/04/2013 12:33

Oh squiz. How sure are they? Is it not just too early to see anything in te sac? Oh I do hope you are being looked after :( X

JanieLovesCake · 08/04/2013 12:39

Oh squiz :( I'm so sorry to read that. Sending you a big hug xxxThanks

Aoifebelle · 08/04/2013 12:42

Squiz I am so sorry, that is heart-breaking. I was so full of hope we would both get positive news.

Please take care of yourself, I hope you are getting lots and lots of TLC.

Thinking about you

Aoife

JBrd · 08/04/2013 12:46

squiz so sorry to hear your sad news! How many weeks are you, would there still be a chance...? Big hugs, take good care of yourself!

DIYandEatCake · 08/04/2013 12:49

squiz I'm so sorry to hear that too. It's a horrible situation to be in, to not really know what's going on. I had an empty sac last miscarriage and strange bloods too, they thought mine was ectopic for a bit but it wasn't and it all came out naturally in the end. Can remember having arms like bruised pincushions, and hating the sight of the hospital. Hope you've got lots of support at the moment.

DIYandEatCake · 08/04/2013 12:52

And pink keeping everything crossed for you, not long to wait til the scan now...

DIYandEatCake · 08/04/2013 13:02

Had a strange experience this morning, came home and noticed a bit of paper blown under the hedge by the front door, got it out to put in the recycling bin and it was a page of notes from a church sermon by the looks of it, with a post-it stuck to it that a date in December a week after my mc started. It said 'you have suffered, but you are an amazing child of god and 2013 will bring you an amazing thing and great happiness.' Now, I have to confess I'm not religious, but it's a strange coincidence and made me feel a bit peculiar... Anyone else been looking for omens?! Also worked out my due date with an online calculator yesterday and it's exactly the same date as my miscarriage started....

Ok. A bfp hasn't done anything for my craziness obviously.

Aoifebelle · 08/04/2013 13:27

Magpies have been telling me good things.

Two days before my bfp I saw four magpies out my window at work. Also I went for a loooonnng walk yesterday whilst waiting for test results. All magpies I saw were in pairs. (I got good news so clearly the omens were correct).

To put this in context, i am a trained scientist. I deal in evidence and rationality. Hower MC + 2nd time pregnancy = mad woman. There is no avoiding it. No straw will go unclutched. No omen un-analysed. My OH is a bit shocked by my mentalness I think. I am normally really level headed and calm. It really is like being taken over by an alien

squizita · 08/04/2013 14:05

Thanks guys. Just everything crossed it is a normal MC (sounds terrible but what I mean is no surgery or drugs that stop u trying for 3 months). I doubt there will be any miracle bean in that sac, the scenographer tried and tried bless her, in the end she had to admit it changed shape and flopped around.

Lucky13ForBaby · 08/04/2013 16:12

So so sorry squiz :( I hope your being looked after well in RL.

Lucky13ForBaby · 08/04/2013 16:17

Hi ladies. I have been keeping up with all your posts but keeping a low profile after my scan the other day. Feeling very down and not sure which way this pregnancy going at the moment. 10 long days to find out . An feeling pretty rubbish with nausea and so weak so an hoping this is a good sign but I know people having symptems and things arnt always ok. Don't mean to be all doom and gloom, sorry! Pest potter back of to my dark cave! Again so sorry squiz. Will still pray for that miracle bean for us both xxx

GaryBuseysTeeth · 08/04/2013 16:34

Squiz, so sorry to hear your news. Everything crossed for a 'normal' mc for you, and a massive squishy hug. x

Welcome zeux & DIY.

, hope the day isn't dragging for you too much. Yay milestones!

Betty, congrats on having a girl!

Fish taste/smell has gone, so hope it wasn't oral thrush (had it once before, reaction to anti-biotics & it was awful).

squizita · 08/04/2013 17:01

Lucky13 ... keeping everything crossed for you!

Garys... thanks. You know you've had a year of it when you'll count a non-complicated MC as lucky in some way. Glad the fishy taste has gone - sounded yuk!!