Wading into spring with the all new shiny Posifrickentivity thread. PG after MC? Dive right in!

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All comers welcome, we're a rolling thread. Newbies, middles and oldies alike, join here for hand holding, knicker checking and general batshit craziness!

suzy really sorry things have got worse for you. I hope you can get some answers. Take care of yourself too.

missmedusa I was wondering about you the other day. Sorry you've had such a hard time. Sounds like your little one is a fighter!

cbeebies and saggy I'm 20+2 today. I think I may have felt some flutterings earlier, after dinner. I'm trying to notice when movement happens, after eating is common, as well as when I'm lying in bed. Today we've been really busy with decorating so maybe baby has been sleeping instead. Anyway, I have my scan on Tuesday so there's a bit of scan doom creeping in too.

I'm 2 weeks off my DD yet ladies

I've sent a request saggy

((hugs)) Suzy, it is so damned unfair. So so unfair. I have no words but am thinking of you.

Congrats Miss Medusa, it sounds like you've both been through an awful lot, so fingers crossed that the next few weeks or months go smoothly for you x

I won't try and join any FB groups until I know I'm sticking around here, but it's a lovely idea :)

Added you Fod and whoever the other applicant was!

Sorry to hear your sad news Suzy, I hope you have lots of love and support around you. Be kind to yourself x

MissMedusa, your little man sounds like a real fighter. You must have been through a rollercoaster of emotions and back again. Wishing your wee family all the best and that you will be taking your ds home as soon as can be expected.

It was me on FB Saggy

Yayyyy thanks saggy

Ooh! We have pant goop!

I thought you might be due a bit later on fod, got confused! and too lazy to find stats to check
So you're due a few days before me? But sounds like you are thinking you'll go earlier?

Oo saggy! Come on ryvita!

nerdy I think I was similar to you at 20 weeks, my baby had no real pattern of moving tho at that stage. Sometimes lying on my back after waking up prompted a bit of a kick though. You'll feel great once the scan is done and over with.

And here is 4am as usual.... Yawn....

Come ON Ryvita!

So she's got til Thursday to get her act together?

Wishful thinking thunder both DC went two weeks over although I am measuring much bigger this time - and DD was 9lb 4 - so I'm hoping they'll start me off but tbh knowing my luck shell arrived mid bloody April ;(

missM thanks for letting us know Rhydian has arrived and is doing well. You have both been through so much to get this far. I hope he continues to do well in scbu. Congratulations!

suzy I'm so sorry to hear you have MC again. I found the second one particularly hard to bear. Nobody deserves to go through it even once, but twice is just shite. Sending you HUGS, hope you have plenty available IRL.

saggy I've sent a request for the group.
Fingers crossed Ryvita is making a move on :-)

missmedusa congratulations on the arrival of your little boy. your doing great. You did nothing wrong and your baby is still your special baby even if they are in scbu. I was a scbu mum with DS and if you have any questions about scbu please ask

Today's worry is I think my son has slapped cheek syndrome. I'm petrified of this as friend lost her baby at 32 cos she didn't have immunity. Off to the doctors to see if that's it and if it is I'm demanding an immunity test.

Oh wow mrsm what a journey you have been on, you must be emotionally exhausted. Many congratulations on the birth of your gorgeous boy and wishing him strength everyday x

suzy I'm so sorry to hear your news it's just shit and I wish no one had to ever go through this misery and heartbreak, be kind to yourself x

suzy So sorry to hear that you're are having a tough time, it is so unfair. I'm hoping they will check you out very carefully and that you get all the care and attention that you need.

Medusa Wow, what an ordeal you are going through! But like the others have said, your son is here and is getting all the care he needs. Wishing you lots of strength!

Is anybody else's DH a bit 'detached'? Mine can't seem to muster even some pretend enthusiasm at the moment... Fair enough, we've been here before, but even so I would have thought I'd get a bit more than 'I'll put it in the diary, but will have to see what comes up at work' when I told him the date of the 12-week scan! Maybe I should have made it more clear that coming along to this is non-negotiable? But, come on!
He also can't see why I would need another scan before then, let alone the Harmony test. I think I need to be a bot more open about how stressed I am, not bottle it all up (or take it out on poor DS).

saggy sounds promising! Although I will be v jealous if you get going, I'm so flipping uncomfortable today. Dh has decided to work at home to help me with ds bless.

suzy I'm so sorry to hear that I hope you get a chance to rest and grieve and you're not too uncomfortable. Hope you have lots of RL support xxx

missm many congratulations on the birth of Rhydian! I hope he continues to go from strength to strength- he sounds like a fighter to me I'm so sorry you've been through such a rough time. please do keep us posted on Rhydian's progress here. All the very best xxx

fedup really hope things are ok with slapped cheek, are you getting to Dr today to check? I'm sure it'll be fine but it is so scary when you know someone who has had a terrible outcome

saggy that sounds promising! dtd must have done some good. I woke at 5am with back ache and tightenings, convinced myself I was in labour but then I fell asleep hugging a hot water bottle and they went away again. Sniff. Will mainly be bouncing on yoga ball today.

Did venture to try an evening primrose capsule as a pesssary last night (full of prostaglandins apparently) and my cervix still feels very high and far back so don't think anything much is going to start happening yet.

Doctor didn't think it was slapped cheek so a huge 'phew' in this household. I will still always worry about it though as what happened to a friend was so awful.

mrsm congratulations on the arrival of Rhydian. You are definately a success story and I hope he continues to thrive in special care. It must be so incredibly stressful for you - hoping and wishing all the best for you and your family.

suzy I'm sorry in my slapped cheek panic I missed your post. I'm so sorry to hear about the clots and mc. I hope that although grim, having kept the embryo that they can do some tests and help with a diagnosis and any treatment for when you get pregnant again. Thinking of you x

Pixie thats pants! I'd love to bounce on my ball but dp has deflated it because it was taking up too much room!
Apparently ive had it for months and not used it!.... twat

Oh Suzy I am so sorry. Life is so unfair. I hope you get lots of RL support

Medusa Wow you have really been on a journey, congratulations on having Rhydian to show for it! Brilliant that you managed to hold on for those 5 weeks. Now that sounds like success to me. I'm sure as you say there is a way to go but you both sounds strong characters. Take good care and keep us updated.

Jbrd Is it his way of coping? Mine is just starting to let himself be a bit more open to the idea this could work out (I'm 8+3 today). I didn't want an early scan but dp made it clear he wouldn't be keen. Mine is very into 'rules' and 'what's proper' and thinks that if the nhs say 12 weeks, 12 weeks is therefore 'correct'.

Fedup So pleased to hear the Dr doesn't think it's slapped cheek. It must be very very hard when you know someone that happened to. My SIL caught slapped cheek in early pregnancy, there was a lot of worry and extra monitoring, but thankfully my nephew was completely healthy when he was born.

I am so breathless today it took me 20 mins longer than usual to do the shortest, flatest route in the park with the dog. I was out a whole hour! Good grief.

I'm sorry to do this saggy and pixie but I've started having contractions in the last hour, whoop!

whoop guff! waving my pompoms for you! hope this is the start of a lovely sneeze birth and that it starts a thread trend for this week, glares in general direction of non dilating cervix

Oooo guff!!! How exciting!!

Big phew for fedup. I know very little about slapped cheek but it sounds petrifying.

jbrd mine was very... Shall we say 'measured' in reactions about the new pregnancy, but not quite as detached as that! I think jen may be right in perhaps its just his way of coping?