PG after MC - the Posifrickingtivity gathers pace, the Laura Ashley skirt has been returned

[Bakingtins]

New thread ladies, let's hope the good luck continues!
Shall we start with stats?

Sunday 19th May - today we are pregnant!

GaryBuseysTeeth: 1DS, 1MC, EDD 10th Aug
Pentagon: 1 DD, 2MMCs, EDD 31st October, next scan 14th June
BumpKitty: 1MC, 1DD, EDD 12 Nov, next scan 29th April
Shellshock7: 2MC 1DS EDD 12 Nov Next scan 28 June
Bodicea: 0DC, 2MC, EDD 16 Nov. Next scan 25th April
Ibelieveinpink: 2mc, EDD 17 Nov next scan 7th May
Lucky13: 1DS, 1 chemical, 2MC, EDD 23rd Nov, scan 11th May
Janielovescake: 1MC, 0DC, EDD 25 Nov, next scan 11th May
Vocalista86: 1 MMC, EDD 30 November. next scan (12 weeks) 20th May
Vixjane: 2 MC, EDD 30 Nov, next scan (12 weeks) 21 May
Aoifebelle: 1MC, EDD 1st Dec, next scan 20th May (NHS 12 weeks)
Jmf294: 1 DS, 1DD, 1 MC, EDD 10th Dec, scan 3rd May
Zeux 1DD 1MC EDD 14th December, first scan 24th May
DIYandEatCake: 1dd, 1mc, EDD ?16 dec, waiting for scan date
Booty: 1chemical EDD 19 Dec (Xmas baby!) next scan 25th April
pumpkinsweetie: EDD 26 Dec
WillSantaComeAgain: 1DC, 2MMC, EDD 30 Dec, 6 wk scan OK. Next scan ?w/c 17 June
Bakingtins: 2 DSs, 3 MC, EDD 6th Jan, scan 23rd April
Mummytothearkbuilder: 1DS, 1 MC, EDD tbc (Jan 2014), scan 24th May

Just a quickie to say good luck mummy

blackholes some fun time away from the day to day stuff sounds likea great idea. It's a stressful time both halves when trying to get through pg, especially after experiencing what we've all been through. We're here if you need to talk.

jmf duvet day sounds lush!!

Glad your mw was really understanding santa, fingers crossed for you for Tuesday.

Today i feel awful but not with pg stuff! I got a phone call yesterday afternoon offering me the job i interviewed for on Weds. Said i'd love to take it and i also told them i'm pg (it'sa very big company that i'm in and it's an internal move so felt safe saying it then). It went down like a lead balloon, you could so tell he wasn't happy. Rang himthis morning to explain a bit more that i'd got hr advice and they advised me not to say anything cos of the position it puts the panel in etc and he said "well the thing is we've offered it to you now and in 4 months time we have to go throughthe whole process again". It was quite obvious that i wouldn't have got the job if i'd said anything. Have said that i don't want to start off on the wrong foot etc. Not sure why i'm writing it really but think i just needed to get it off my chest.

Update us when you can mummy!

As predicted its too early to see anything. She saw a sac, yolk and embryo measuring 2mm - she said we wouldn't see a heartbeat until at least 7mm long. She puts me a 5 weeks and 1 day which given my long cycles and late ovulation is totally plausible.

Back for a re-scan on 7th June x

Well, mummy- that is at least not bad news, but obviously frustrating not to be more definitive and v stressful to wait another two weeks.

vix - that is a difficult one, for you both. You can see why your new boss is but then, if he works for a big company, its really not a massive problem PLUS its the LAW. So if he has a problem with it, I suggest he takes it up with his MP and lobby them to revert us back to the 1980s/1990s. You've done the right thing though, because you've been honest as soon as possible whilst protecting yourself and making sure you've put you and your burgeoning family's needs first. I always think that if a man could take maternity leave, he would be twice as devious and underhand as we are forced to be, probably getting himself a payrise into the bargain.

that's great mummy :) at least you know where you are now and can look forward to your next scan. i had long cycles too so i understand it's difficult to know where you on - i miraculously wanted them to tell me i was at 12 weeks when i knew deep down i would only be at about 8!

yesterday's news has made me feel so grateful for what i have so far, and has made any little niggly tweaks be very welcomed. pregnancy (especially after mc) is such a damn rollercoaster of emotions.

blackholes i just echo what everyone has said, please feel free to share if you think it might help to talk about it. we're all here to help if you need us x

vix firstly congrats on the job offer!! i'm no HR expert but i can't help but think that what your new boss has said is pretty illegal. you were offered the job on your excellence and to discriminate like that seems totally sexist and wrong. so what if he has to get maternity cover..that's not your problem. ladies have babies, he'll need to live with that. i would write the conversation down so that you have all the stuff he said and check with HR. i think he could regret that.

on a lighter note, i had a dream last night that ryan gosling wanted to go out with me (i'm quite in love with him), i told him he was too late as now i was married and pregnant. he asked could i just spend one day with him...then i woke up dammit.

happy friday x

I'm definitely counting my blessings after such sad news this wek on here. I just hope this pregnancy continues as has few scares but trying to find that positivinfrigity! Mummy, I had to wait another couple of weeks too like you. Try and fill your days and keep busy. I'm having a nightmare time! Chicken Pox is a horrid childhood disease! No sleep for anyone last night. Poor DS is covered and soo uncomfortable even using the creams :( poor baby :(

Yay mummy that's brilliant news
Finally got my scan date today, was so pleased until i saw the time 8:20am, dh won't be able to come as dc are needing to be taken to school that day. Hoping my mother will be able to come with me as i don't want to go all alone

Oh i second chicken pox is a horrid thing lucky, i remember when pfb, dc2 & 3 got it within a week of eachother. Poor babies were itching from ear to ear and nothing i could do would help. Hope your dc get better soon x

Vix - I do work in Hr so if he gives you any hassle you come to me!! You have done exactly the right thing, and what he has said is out of order, however you will have to work with him. I would keep a record of it, in case you need it in the future, but hopefully he will have a little think about it and realise he was in the wrong.

Mummy- good news so far. Today all is good :) keep busy in between now and next scan...

Thanks ladies. Initially I was thinking it was a bad outcome but I guess I have had no bleeding or cramping so that is a good thing - she said it looked all fine and normal for 5 weeks and 1 day.

The only thing making me nervous is that this is where I was with my last pregnancy - scan at EPU to be told 5 weeks and then during the 2 week wait the miscarriage started - fingers crossed it doesn't happen again - think my EDD is 23.01.14 x

mummy not bad news then! I know it'd be better to have a definite answer but if you have long cycles, it's very likely that it's only too early! OMG, I've just remembered that with DD I had a scan just before the May holiday weekend, I was 5w+ so inconclusive and her EDD was 22/01! (I went back a week later, we saw the heartbeat and everything turned out well, thank goodness - I hope it's the same for you!)

Vix I'm no HR expert either but I do think this is discrimination and if you work for a big company it shouldn't be a massive issue for them! You did the right thing!

Lucky I hope DS gets better soon and you all get some sleep! DD hasn't had any of the horrid childhood diseases yet - I'm really dreading them!!

Janie I'm so jealous, I love Ryan Gosling! I want a similar dream!!

Thanks guys, you've helped me feel better that ive done the right thing. have to see how it turns out.

mummy if it all looks fine then its a good sign. Try and keep busy till the next scan easier said than done

Thanks ladies pentagon thanks for Sharon your story - it's good to hear other people have gone through it and had a good outcome xxx

mummy try and focus on the positives and two weeks isn't that long to wait x

Hope aoife baking and zeux are doing ok today

lucky hope your DS gets better soon

blackholes DH and I are having our first ever rows this PG and it's awful (ours are abt his parents tho) I cried nearly for the whole day on Sat after we saw them, so on Sun I spelt out to him how much pressure I'm under worrying constantly abt this baby and extra stress from him/them is the worst thing as I can't handle anything else right now it upsets me too much...would a similar clear the air be good for you? Thank god for the doppler tho, so reassuring when you've for stomach pains etc from the stress

Meant thanks for sharing your story not Sharon your story!! Xx

santa mahoosive hugs. I also had a mini meltdown on Tuesday at the hospital - the registrar didn't know what to do with me so went and got a midwife. You'd think he'd be used to hormonal women!

mummy so far so good

jmf yay for duvet days - i took the day off yesterday after being horribly sick. My blood pressure was high on Tuesday, and I was worried it was related to that. Had a nap and woke up with a puffy swollen face so ended up ringing mat triage convinced i had PE even though on tuesday there was no protein in my wee. Everything was fine, and i'm fine today, but it was good to have a day in bed with my wriggly babies wrapped in cotton wool.

What a shit, crappy, sad week. Hope you all have your cotton wool coats on ladies

hey mummy I guessed it was sharing! :-) your situation reminded me of myself - my cycles were also long (35 days) but my GP didn't listen to me so she sent me for a scan earlier than I had anticipated. They thought I would be 6 weeks, I was pretty sure I was 5 but seeing everyone's face drop during the scan (because of my last LMP and having had a missed miscarriage at 5.5 weeks in December) really freaked me out. I spent the bank holiday weekend in a state of desperation but had good news at my next scan. Fingers crossed it is the same for you!!

blackholes I forgot to include you earlier!! I'm so sorry you're upset, I hate fighting with DH (well, everyone for that matter) and when I do I prefer to talk it through and have things resolved. I can't stand sulking. I hope you manage to sort it out soon and enjoy the long weekend!

Lucky - Piriton was a life saver when DS had the pox last year. It helps with the itchy and it's slightly sedative so helps them get to sleep. we had to use it when DS had his awful racking cough a few weeks ago as he was starting to rival me with bags under his eyes from lack of sleep. (not advocating drugging children willy nilly though!)

Mummy - keeping FX for you - hope the 2 weeks fly by.

Well I will be off MN for the next week - We are off to France for the week to stay with MIL and stepFIL. Yesterday's mini bleed definitely gone, just some mucky cm today, so feeling a bit more confident (like this - - much vs the -- this much it was yesterday)

Now everyone please all TAKE CARE, KEEP THE COTTON WOOL WRAPPED TIGHTLY AND STAY POSIFRICKITIVE!

back 3 June

mummy sounds like everything is as it should be then, bloody unpredictable cycles! Hopefully the next scan will show you much more.

lucky you have probably been told this but virasooth is great and porridge oats in the bath (in a sock). My DD had 2 really uncomfortable nights then started to get better, hopefully it will be nearly gone for your holiday.

blackholes i hope things are better for you today

vix i think you have done everything right, you just need to work out if you can work for someone who is so unprofessional!

have a lovely trip choc we'll save your seat for you

Thanks for your comments ladies - I really appreciate it.

I think longer cycles make it so hard to date pregnancy - just going to try and remain positive and hope the 2 weeks go quickly!! X

Have a lovely holiday choc

Confession time...I wasn't going to use the Doppler until after the next scan (next Friday) but I was bored and DH is out...got a heartbeat!! Meep! Posifrickintivity might be back in the house! Sleep tight all (fx for Ryan gosling dream again ) xx

Hello everyone. Just checking in for a quick update.

I miscarried this morning, about 24 hours after the spotting began. Feels like it has been pretty complete but apparently I still need to go for the rescan on Thursday to make sure.

So goodbye everyone. Thank you for the help and support you have given me over the past three months (and longer for those i met on the TTC after MC thread). I hope you have happy healthy pregnancies with lovely little lively babies at the end of them.

After two miscarriages back to back (the first in January this year) I'm going to take a break for a few months now to recover emotionally.

Love to you all xxx