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Pregnancy after miscarriage - part 4

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mygirllolipop · 08/08/2006 14:39

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time4tea · 10/11/2006 12:54

Sunshyne, I was glad to help, and very happy that it put your mind at rest. But I really think that we all self-protect to a certain extent by "preparing ourselves for the worst" - I found it inescapable, and still do it at 25 weeks, even though I can feel the baby move now and am really quite big. this thread has been a great way of letting off steam and surfing the wave of feelings which really do get on top of us all now and again. there is something good though about being well-informed, then the panics aren't as frequent!

mygirllolipop · 10/11/2006 13:09

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justbeme · 10/11/2006 18:31

thanks for you words timefortea
i keep checking that my boobs still feel tender etc and dread going to the loo in case of a "show" - but my last 2 mc were at 6 1/2 weeks and im JUST over this now , so fingers crossed - still wont tell many people yet though although think my gut is abit of a giveaway as im normally considered quite trim !

wools · 11/11/2006 10:24

Just popping on to wish Twocats and Mygirl all the best. It can't be long now ladies, keep up the good work with the curries Mygirl - I shall be having one myself tonight and will think of you.

Ettenna · 11/11/2006 12:45

What a great thread! It's really nice to know that there are others out there who are staying detached from their pregnancies becasue they can't quite believe it's going to actually work out for them. I'm almost 24 weeks, feel huge, baby kicking a lot - and i STILL can't quite make the leap of faith and believe it's going to be alright! Mind you as time goes on i get less and less paranoid - when i was in the first trimester i was a wreck!

wayzee · 11/11/2006 18:59

hello everybody

im just looking for advice had a missed miscarriage 4 weeks ago after trying for 2 half years since i had my little boy got pcos and just been put on metformin just wondered how long it took for anyone to conceive. i feel strange feel like going to start period and boobs gurting and feel sick but been put on metformin so dont know if sickness is off this did pg test on thu and negative can you fall pg this quickly..

mygirllolipop · 12/11/2006 13:05

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Scubes · 12/11/2006 19:21

Hi everyone

We lost our first baby in September and now I am pregnant again, I know we are very lucky to have got pregnant again so quickly but I am terrified.

I don't feel pregnant and I didn't last time either. I'm 5 weeks pregnant. I know there is nothing I can physically do to make sure this baby makes it.

I've had backache for about 10 days which is how my miscarriage started last time. Other than that I have no early pregnancy symptoms.

Anyone else had similar experience?

time4tea · 12/11/2006 20:08

Hello Scubes

I'm sorry for your loss in September and sympathise with the situation you are in right now.

I had a missed miscarriage in April this year, after nearly a year of trying to conceive, and then conceived again just a month later. While it was great on one level to conceive again so quickly - and I'm really not complaining - it really was difficult to deal with psychologically and emotionally. So much so that there were big tears at various points in early pregnancy, especially in the waiting rooms for the early scans (at 7 and 9 weeks, again at 13 weeks - same room where were found out about the mc, very tough - and the subsequent scans are an ordeal rather than the exciting times they were in my first pregnancy before our DS was born) Basically I was in total denial about the pregnancy for a long time, really until the baby started to move around a lot - and I'm still not entirely relaxed about it, although it has got better with time.

All I can say is that the mc experience taught me that no amount of worrying does any good (for some reason I had a very bad feeling about that pregnancy) and any symptoms (or indeed no symptoms) can mean anything, this is just a time where treading water is the only thing possible, that and giving yourself as many small treats and enjoyable activities as you can manage to try to take your mind off your worries.

But you have found the right place for letting off steam and sharing experiences with people who have gone through the same as you. We all know how you feel, and feel for you.

In my experience, the Your Pregnancy Week by Week book by Prof Lesley Regan (who runs the frequent mc unit at St Mary's Paddington as well as being a general prof of obs and gynae) is full of info on normal pregnancies and difficult pregnancies alike, and I have found her book really comforting (I'm always recommending this - must emphasise I'm not Prof Regan's mum or literary agent )

Good luck and stay with us!

Scubes · 12/11/2006 20:51

Thanks time4tea

Great advice. I have that book already and was using it during those first few weeks of previous pregnancy. I haven't got it out again yet because like you I'm a bit in denial - scared of getting too excited.

I just want to feel a bit more pregnant to make it all seem real but I know its early days - I'm not good at being patient!

I'll read the rest of this thread when I have more time, have to remeber to spend time with DH sometimes and not get too het up with scouring the internet!

Will keep you posted xx

OonaghBhuna · 12/11/2006 20:59

Hi Scubes, so sorry to hear of your loss in September and I can also empathise with your anxieties now. I had a missed m/c a couple of years ago after 2 years of trying and within a few months I was pregnant again with my dd who was 18 months yesterday. Every pregnancy is different, however I never felt sick until week 7 or 8 it takes time for the hormones to kick in. If you can just get plenty of rest and be good to yourself. I had to go into denial to cope, I did all the right things for the baby but dreaded every scan. I really hope things work out for you this time.

twocatsonthebed · 13/11/2006 09:35

Hello mygirl - good luck for today, or beyond! I am now, twelve, count them, twelve days over term and as bored and fed up as it is possible to be. Have now tried all possible remedies - all they do is give me cramps all night, so I can't sleep, and then back to normal in the morning. I am now resorting to sitting on the sofa eating Celebrations; it may do nothing for labour, but at least it makes me feel better. Going in this afternoon for an appointment with the consultant, so we'll see what they say then.

hello Ettena, welcome to the thread, and scubes - glad you made it over here. You'll find loads of support here, it really has got me through the last nine months. These last few days, though, may be the ones that send me over the edge... Please send lots of labour vibes, as I really don't want to be induced!

mygirllolipop · 13/11/2006 10:51

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Aslarry · 13/11/2006 12:43

Scubes, I'm sort of in the same boat. Had a miscarriage in the spring after 6 months ttc and lost it at 5.5 wks. We've finally got a BFP - hurray! But, I'm constantly worried about miscarriage. I've got back ache too which really scares me and I just can't enjoy it because I'm so darn tense! Will be pleased to get over tomorrow which will be where I was in days last time.

Aslarry · 13/11/2006 12:44

Sorry, I also meant to say congratulations!

3flightsofstairs · 13/11/2006 13:13

Hello - I'm a newbie at mumsnet, hope I can join you - this is a great thread.
I got a BFP last week, wasn't expecting it, haven't had a period since DS born last November, so totally shocked. And now totally bricking it as I've had 3m/cs and here I am back on the rollercoaster. I thought it would be easier this time having gorgeous baby but I've just been in floods thinking of what might happen again
Don't really know dates and need a CVS at 12 weeks as we have a dodgy chromosome and a potential nightmare even if I don't have a m/c! Can I go straight to my hosp and ask for an early scan? Going to doc tomorrow but even scared about that!
V glad I didn't go back to work after DS, don't know how I would be managing at all...

mygirllolipop · 13/11/2006 15:16

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MrsChristmasboo · 13/11/2006 16:57

mygirl and twocats, good luck!!

and a big positive vibe to all you others.

should really tear myself away from this thread now but just like to see how everyone is doing

Scubes · 13/11/2006 17:04

Thanks everyone.

Regarding early scans - should we shouldn't we? I had a missed miscarriage at 8 weeks, didn't know until 11 weeks. Part of me thinks even if I do have an early scan it wont stop me worrying and could make me more para moid - advice anyone? My Gp said last time that we could have an early scan but we'd have to go private.

ooops rice has boiled over - that's what Mumsnet does to us

Still no other symptoms, infact feel entirely not pregnant today which is depressing. I know it can be normal not to have any symptoms but it doesn't help. For once I want to feel sick and have sore boobs!

Aslarry - have you got any other symptoms?

Scubes · 13/11/2006 17:08

Para moid??? I mean paranoid! That's what multi tasking does for you

Coathanger · 13/11/2006 18:57

Quick gate crash...

Mygirl - Good Luck hun!! Thinking of you and hope it all happens soon mmmmmwah xXx

mygirllolipop · 13/11/2006 19:07

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OonaghBhuna · 13/11/2006 19:30

Scubes, its difficult ot advise as everyone is so different. However with my second pregnancy with DD I waited until 12 weeks because I had an early scan with my first, We saw the baby with the heart beating but we were told that it didnt have a chance of surviving. We had to wait two weeks before going back to have everything confirmed.The waiting was horrendous.Sometimes an early scan doesnt pick up a heartbeat even when there is a perfectly healthy baby.This is my experience there are loads of people out there with positive experiences of early scans.Good luck.

time4tea · 13/11/2006 21:04

hello Scubes, I had a missed mc at 7/8 weeks, so was scanned at 7 weeks, the baby was then the same size of the baby we lost, so they asked us to come back again at 9 weeks to check that whatever had happened hadn't happened again. To tell you the truth, neither scan was particularly reassuring, I felt freaked out and miserable the whole time, and only felt a bit better once we had a good 13 week scan with a good nuchal fold result, with a very nice sonographer who was upbeat about the baby generally looking great. Even now I have my anxious moments, even though all tests etc have gone well. I think each individual just deals with this however they can - even though the L Regan books on miscarriage etc say that if you have had one mc you are no more likely to have another than someone who has never had one, the experience stays with you in different ways. One thing I reminded myself is that the mc happened, and I survived - although then thought that well, two mc is a different matter... I really think if you are going to be strung out, no end of facts/mind-games will stop that, but if you can ease off then great, its the best thing. Keep talking to people you trust and treat yourself well...

Daisybump · 14/11/2006 13:17

Is there anybody there....
I'm now 9+1 and over the last week my nausea symptoms are getting a little bit better. My boobs don't feel as sore and tender as they had been and am really worried that things are going wrong again. Is it normal for things to start to feel better this early...I thought I'd be stuck feeling ill till around 12-14 weeks. Really worried that this is another missed m/c. I do still feeel really tired though...so that is still a good sign, isn't it? Reading some of the recent posts it seems everyone has been this worried, but not sure i can cope much longer. We've already been to the EPU for a scan at 6+4 and saw a heartbeat, and I don't feel that I can bother them again...or can I??? Maybe I'll call my midwife and see if she can help/reassure.
didn't have any ms with DS and don't remember if boobs got better...they're still bigger, just not as sore.

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