Pregnancy after miscarriage - part 4

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Hi all
Just popping on to let you know that I got a phone call from my midwife at 10pm last night (!!) telling me that I had an early scan booked for 10.30am today!! So after a sleepless night I had the scan this morning. All a bit worrying really as apparently the sack is showing me to be 5-6 weeks pregnant whereas I had calculated from my last period to be 9 weeks yesterday. As there was some doubt about presence of a heartbeat I had to have a vaginal scan which showing a faint heartbeat and fetal pole. I suppose that's good news but the date mystery makes me think that perhaps the baby is experiencing growth problems and that all is not well. I have another scan booked for 2 weeks today so sure this is going to be a long 2 weeks but amid all the anxiety I will try to remain positive. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Jules hope your scan went well - everything crossed for you for the next hour xx

Good luck today Jules.

Babycakes - No personal experience and totally understand your concerns. It's great though, that a heartbeat was detected. A lot of MNetters have had experience of baby being smaller than they would have expected - Would it be worth starting a thread on it - bet you'll get loads of responses.

Good idea Jules - I'll do that - Thx

Sorry Wools! Jules and her scan on my mind

Gosh i have been away a long time! A whole new thread has started.
Hope everything is ok babycakes and jules.
I am now 17 weeks, but am still very paranoid and emotional - has anyone got a doppler? I was thinking of buying one to put my mind at rest as it is another 6 weeks till my next scan. My problem is, if i can't find a heart beat i will go into panic mode - and it could possibly make me worse! And advise?

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hiya girls

Thanks for all your well wishes. Im back from scan.

Baby is doing great - sneaky suspision its a girl after seeing no pinky on there and heartrate 160bpm on my doppler.

Bobbynog - are you not feeling baby yet? Dont freak btw may still be too early. But I have a doppler it is a god send! Ive been using it since 9+6, was using it everyday till u/s lady told us it was bad for baby now we use it twice a week if that!

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my midwife said I could get a doppler if I really wanted one, but by the time I'd be able to hear the heartbeat I'd be feeling the baby move anyway. But I have seen some on ebay that say you can hear from around 12 weeks. I keep toying with the idea of getting one too, but don't want to send myself into a blind panic if I can't find the heartbeat!

Bobbynog - where have you been???!!!! How're you doing?

I have ordered a doppler off ebay - dh said i could get one on the proviso that i don't panic if ican't find the heartbeat. It should be here tomorrow - i can't wait.
Julezboo - i'm not sure if i am feeling the baby or not. I have a very gurgly tummy! I didn't feel dd move for definate until really late.
WWW i lurked for a while, and have been on my hols for 2 weeks. I am feeling fine, but have this constant niggling doubt about the baby. My baby would have been due around now so i think i am just extra sensitive at the mo. Add pregnancy and the fact that i am normal quite emotional onto that and you have a powerful mix! We shall overcome!

Bobbynog - don;t worry about not feeling the baby yet - it's still very early. I'm expecting my 3rd and this time didn't feel anything until about week 23, even though last time, I could feel baby at week 15.

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Hi all, not posted for a wee while, I am now 12 n a half weeks, had scan las tues and everytin fine, got my 12 week scan tomorro at 11am, scared stiff, even altho all was ok las week xx

Hi all
still here, still no bleeding, still panicking
Hope you are all having an OK day. I've had a duvet day today (hehehehe) resting up a bit - I reckoned I deserved it - work will still be there tomorrow! Only problem I have today is a rather gassy dog keeping me company - bless! LOL

Anyone having a bad day? Need cheering up? I had a good old cry last night to release my pent up adrenaline after hospital drama yesterday - felt much better!

I've had a rubbish day too....started when I told my mother that I was starving and wanted bread and butter - she told me that I would be as fat as a barrell by xmas and that they would be able to dress me up in a santa suit...probably wouldnt have taken it quite so badly if I wasnt going through a " I'm fat and ugly and horrible and non of my clothes fit me stage".. never mind. Had a good old cry at my desk.. I'm sure the blokes that I work beside think I am crazy.. and have put in a days holiday for tomorrow to go and get my hair cut, meet my best friend for lunch and do some "fat clothes shopping" There you see - I feel much better now after that little rant.. managed to get through the whole of the message without bursting into tears which is a first today!! Feel pretty guilty though because there are people in the world and here that are so much worse off than me.

Geordie LOL - great you made me giggle...can relate...tomorrow will be brighter honey!! Just remember it's your hormones playing tricks...

Geordie...Take no notice of your mum. DH said I looked like Demis Rousos (wrong spelling!!) yesterday. Tomorrow will be a great day - have fun.

Babycakes - I saw your other thread. Has it made you feel any better?

just wanted to pop in for a while...going on holiday (well home to the in-laws) tomorrow so doubt I'll be able to log on much. I'll be too busy shopping like crazy - I live in Germany with RAF dh and all family are in Glasgow. Cannot wait to get to the shops!!

Hope you're all feeling ok...keep yer peckers up ladies! We're all doing ok, I think. It's such a difficult time for us all, but the support here is fabulous and quite frankly I don't know how I'd be coping if it wasn't for you lot!

I'll try to check in over the next 12 days, but if I don't, 'see' you when I'm back. Stay well and take care of yourselves!

xxxxxxx

Greetings to you all! What a lot is going on.

Julezboo - really glad they got their act together to get you a scan, that's great news. Is it worth getting your doctor to chase up the haematologist etc - mine put some pressure on and resent letters, and so the hospital eventually got their act together. But it's all too common - and I know just what you mean about missing your old place, when I had my m/c I was under the care of a lovely EPU in London. And now I'm not...

Bobbynog - as everyone else said, not surprised you are feeling a bit up and down right now. It is hard - and I think other people expect that now you're pregnant, the miscarriage doesn't matter any more, which is rubbish, because it's still a loss. Hope you've had a good day though.

Geordiemacminx. Mothers, god love them. And mothers on days like that, even worse. Hope you have a lovely indulgent day tomorrow, and go and spend lots of money at some lovely pregnancy boutique. And eat bread and butter for lunch!

Wools - I'm doing OK, thanks. Not so keen on walking around these days - and don't even mention the idea of bending over. I'm also worried about whether I'll make it to the end of next month at work, if only because, being short, I may not be able to wedge myself behind the wheel of the car to get there! When are you working until?

WWW - have a fab holiday and hope you too get lots of shopping done.

Babycakes - hope the duvet day was good.

I have no other news, baby kicking away (I sat and watched my stomach jiggling in a meeting this morning, which amused me at least). And our cats have learnt to play Kerplunk - no, really. We left a half-finished game out, and while we were out of the room, they pulled out all of the remaining sticks. We are going to make our fortunes by filming them for 'You've Been Framed'. If they ever do it again, that is.

And another thought, shall we all post our stats somewhere? This is getting so busy that I'm starting to need reminding who's at which stage (blame my pregnant brain, I know). There used to be a stats thread, so I'll try and dig it out.

tc x

aaargh, just posted link on the stats thread. Duh.

now this is it

Twocats - know what you mean about walking around. It's such an effort isn't it. I've got another 3 weeks of work to go. Leaving when I'm 36 weeks. It seemed like a good idea at the time although not sure of the wisdom of that idea now.

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Hello everyone, I'm new to this thread and am now pregnant after 2 micarriages and I'm terrified quite frankly!!
My previous m/c's were blighted ovum and I'm a bit worried that this one is the same, I had an early scan last week when I was supposed to be 6+4wks by dates. However the scan lady (not sure what you call them!) said that she could only only see a gestational sac which was about 5+2wks. There was nothing in the sac, which as I understand is normal for a 5 wk pregnancy, but I really thought I was further along than that.
I'm due for another scan next thursday to see if it's grown. But it's really hard because with my previous m/c I didn't have any signs, like bleeding, that any thing was wrong until 9-10 weeks.

I was reading the thread and and it's sort of similar to what babycakes is going through.
I wish I could get scanned now and at least I would know one way or the other!

Best Wishes to everyone

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Hi 2 girls - hope you are doing Ok - all the waiting (for next scan) is driving me crazy already too - hope you are doing OK? I know what you mean about being terrified - with you on that one. I had a previous missed mc at 13 weeks and had no real signs until the 13th week when I had slight bleeding and cramps so I think it leaves you a little paranoid to say the least. As I said to my very understanding DH last night during a minor emotional breakdown - it's mental torture!! But today I've had a better day so trying to get my thinking a little more in perspective - sure like me you'll have up and down days up until your next scan - but keep thinking positive thoughts...I keep stroking my tummy to encourage the little one along...it makes me feel better even if it does no good! Hope you manage to relax a it this weekend but I'll be logging on if you need to chat