The even newer posifrickentivity thread for ladies pregnant after miscarriage! Spring 2, welcome!

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Hi Ladies, continuing our posifrickentivity journey.

Wishing all healthy pgs and lots of thread babies!

Glad to hear your happy and positive saggy she's a little beaut! Bet your dead proud! Xxx

Bathed, smothered in lotion, make up done and hair properly blow dried for change - she needs to make a appearance now! Lol

Awwww Alb a boy! That's so exciting to know! Glad everything looks well.

So lovely to hear from you Saggy I am glad you've both had lovely care (barring the food!) and hope you enjoy taking Lucy home tomorrow (and getting some decent grub in!)

Flower I'm sorry I don't know about cyclogest but lots of people on here have had early bleeding and all has been well so try not to worry I know it's easy to say. Has it got any less today? Hope you get some answers tomorrow.

Corpore thanks for sharing, sorry to hear your dm was insensitive, people are funny with what they think helps. We've come to the same conclusion. We'll be waiting for scan and nuchal results before breathing a word. We've waited this long afterall.

I think I'd like a Cadbury's chocolate bar now after being off them since getting pg. Clearly this means something is wrong and not just that my food sensitivities and other symptoms which have been less intense are waning in a perfectly normal fashion . Fancy being scared that you want a twirl!!

Alb congrats on the boy news! Shows how off our instincts can be sometimes!

Saggy glad you will be in the comfort of your own home soon - how lovely.

I had a message from my doctor this morning saying to please call him as he'd had the results of my cultures back and "wanted to take care of everything". I can't get hold of him now. And of course because I'm a paranoid wreck I"m now freaking out. Do you think it just means that I've got a UTI that needs treating? That's what 'cultures' are about isn't it? Can't relax 'til I speak to him and gutted I missed the call - and now getting myself in a tizz thinking its something related to the pregnancy. Oh I want to numb myself to all these fears. I hate it!

I would have thought it would be your urine test. The pots that have the red lids contain boric acid which is meant to preserve the urine for bacteriology. I could be wrong but I think its probably just that x

polkadot thanks for response. He just called again. I've got a bladder infection so need to start taking antibiotics straight away. hate taking any medication during PG but he assures me it's totally safe so off to pick up the prescription now. It's weird as I have none of the symptoms I usually get with a UTI but I guess I'm just glad we've caught it.

God, I just want to have a simple, nausea-filled early pregnancy!
No nausea so far today. willing it to come.

How are things with you polkadot?

Hi All, just catching up with the thread, sorry I haven't been around for a while, I've been in and out of hospital a lot over the past week. Thanks very much for all the support about the awful pharmacy issue, we've now had a written apology, an assurance that the staff member was put on disciplinary action and a big stack of vouchers from them. I'm still pretty unhappy about it, but think I've just got to let it go now.

Saggy really great to hear from you and Lucy, and hope you've managed to get home today, it's brilliant news that you're both being allowed out! Please keep us updated, thinking of you both xxx

alb congratulations on a great scan and welcome to the team blue corner!

fod glad to hear your sweep is sorted now, hope you're ok.

squiz I nearly wet myself laughing at the "sophie's world up the vag" comment . People always love to stick an oar in, I've become so prickly these days that people (stupid till assistants excepted ) have mostly stopped commenting. I now archly respond to all silly comments with a raised eyebrow and an "Oh? I didn't realise you were an obstetric consultant". People probably think I've turned into the world's biggest bitch!

flower I don't have any experience with cyclogest I'm afraid but I've had bleeds all throughout this pregnancy and so far so good - I'm now 29 + 4. Hang in there, hope you get positive answers tomorrow x.

littlemisspear hope you're feeling ok x.

mrsgiraffe are you ok today? x

pgchimp I second the advice about the whooping cough in the arm you don't use, I don't normally react to vaccinations but my arm was really sore! Luckilly I had it in my right arm as I sleep on my left side.

Sorry if I've missed anyone, I've been at the hospital all day again today due to another unexplained bleed. Not a big one this time thankfully, and the blood didn't come from baby, cord or placenta thank goodness.
We've now had five periods of reduced movement, several bleeds and three lots of labour contractions (which were only just stopped in time) in the last three weeks alone.
Our consultant isn't happy about it. I'm being monitored very closely now and have to spend two days per week every week at the hopsital for full scans, blood tests, baby's heart monitoring etc. I'm quite glad really even though it's exhausting and a bit of a trek to the hospital, it was really worrying me and it's reassuring that the consultant is keeping a very close eye on things. I have a meeting with him and the anaesthetist on Monday to talk about whether doing my ELCS early would be a good idea. They had wanted to try to get me to 38/39 weeks, but consultant now thinks it might be safer to deliver earlier.
On the plus side, our little man seems to be thriving, and his growth, heart, vitals etc are all apparently textbook .

mabel glad to hear it's a UTI, well, not glad to hear but you know what I mean! I've also had a UTI without any symptoms, it makes me wonder how often we get infections outside of pregnancy and just don't realise as they don't get picked up on.

Phew Mabel - glad it was just an infection and he can clear it up for you.

Thirding the whooping cough comments. I had the flu jab and my anti-d without a whimper, but jeezo, the whooping cough one hurt for four days. Couldn't sleep on it.

stars and squiz - thanks - I got you stars! Yes, phew indeed. Wish he'd just said it in the message. When he had good news re the bloods he explained it all in the voicemail message - but this time it was just a "call me", which is what triggered off my paranoia attack.

Hope everyone and their beans are okay.

Floweroct Sorry to hear that you're having a scare. I've had a small bleed a few weeks ago, as well as brown spotting for about 3 weeks that only just stopped. If you don't mind my asking, are you taking the Cyclogest as a pessary or a suppository? I started off taking them vaginally, but then switched to the 'back' door when I had the bleed and the spotting. Sometimes they can cause irritation, I've been told, so maybe that's something to consider?
I've also had cramping and back aches, but so far, everything is looking good. Fingers crossed for you!

alb Lovely news about you being Team Blue! Have you started thinking about names yet?!

Saggy Wow, sounds as if you've had a bit of a rollercoaster in the last few weeks! Glad to hear that little Lucy is on the up, hope you can go home soon! Hospital food is vile, and for some reason, it always seems worse on maternity wards...

Mabel Good to hear that you're being looked after. I've also taken antibiotics for a UTI early this pregnancy, and everything was fine. Better nip it in the butt right from the start!

Stars Oh, you are having such a hard time at the moment, you poor thing! You must be so worried! But they seem to be taking good care of you, hope the little one stays put for a bit longer! Do they have any idea what's causing all this? Wishing you lots of strength.

squiz I think it is very unrealistic (to say it politely) to expect to feel movements this early in your first pregnancy! More likely 20 weeks-ish before anything comes through, from what I've experienced and heard. It might be earlier with your second, but only because your muscles aren't so firm anymore after having had one. Don't listen to people, get yourself a good book instead!

I'm starting to wish that the nausea would end... We had a training day at work today, and because that meant I couldn't constantly nibble on something, I had to just eat humungous amounts of food for breakfast and lunch to keep me going. Which then also made me feel queasy, as I do better with eating little and often. Argh! Still, I have not actually thrown up once in this pregnancy yet, so I guess I can't complain too much...

Morning! A few days off mega busy with work and I can't keep up! How is everyone?
flower I remember you from the other thread. I hope all is ok and definitely try the back door if you can.
saggy so lovely to hear you are lucy are almost home after what must have been a stressful first couple of weeks of her life in the big wide world.
alb yay for a boy!!
stars sounds like a rough ride for you but so glad they are keeping a close eye on you. How many wks are you now?

Hope everyone else is doing ok?

Booking in apt yesterday and Mw was really kind about my panic with this preg. I do get a bit funny when they start booking in appointments and stuff for much later in the pregnancy. As had this all with my mmc and they had to all be cancelled and I struggle to think that far ahead.

Thanks all, I had a bit of bleeding yesterday morning but it looked more like old blood and think it might have just been the cyclogest making it run out so to speak as yes I've been taking it vaginally. I did a test this morning and the line was the darkest it's been so taking that as a good sign, will probably go and get bloods done today if clinic will let me.

Sorry for no name checks as as well as all this going on I've managed to get a tooth infection and in absolute agony so concentration is not so good! But glad to her some of you are doing well and fingers crossed for those with worries.

mabel doctors and hospitals are really bad for things like that, I know that sometimes they can't say much on messages because of data protection, but surely they could hint that it was nothing major or nothing to worry about, particularly as you said he had explained previously. I hate missing calls from our hospital, they send me into a frenzy of paranoia too. x

JBrd it can be really difficult at work and nausea is awful at the best of times, I think it does usually go away as you start getting into the late first/early second trimester, so I hope you start feeling a bit better soon. Thanks and no, sadly they have no idea what's causing it. Our consultant said for the reduced movements it could be the little man just being awkward/stubborn as apparently some babies are (this made DH snigger and comment "just like his mother" ). For the bleeds and contractions as far as they can tell it's just my body not playing ball again, they can't track down an actual cause, although my blood pressure suddenly dropped to being on the low side of normal yesterday, and even outside of pregnancy I have naturally high blood pressure, so not sure if that's related. Still, the main thing is I've come this far and bean looks to be very healthy (if uncooperative) so I'm really counting my blessings on that front. It could be a lot, lot worse and I don't lose sight of that, I just sometimes wish for a straightforward pregnancy!

fedup great news that your booking in went well and that your mw was lovely, it makes such a difference to have an understanding one. I think it's very natural to worry about booking dates/scans/appointments, even now I still have to force myself not to leave booking them until the last minute. Today you are pregnant, and this pregnancy is far, far more likely to have a positive outcome than a negative one. Hope you're ok x.
I'm 29+5 now, so time is passing, although it seems to be creeping by (isn't that the same all throughout pregnancy?!) I'm still on strict bed rest in between hospital trips too, which I think doesn't help time speed by. Still, not this coming Monday, but the next one, our consultant has deemed I am allowed a trip out (provided it's relaxing and I'm careful not to overdo it), so DH has the day off and we're going to buy our pram, car seat, isofix base, baby carrier, changing bag and cotbed mattress, and then have a nice lunch out . They're the last things we've got left to buy, and although I'm still a bit worried about jinxes, I'm really looking forwards to it .

flower oh no, you are going through it at the moment . The test sounds like a good sign though, and remember, today you are pregnant. Really hope your toothache gets better soon x.

Flower :( Hope the bleeding clears up and causes no more worry.

Jbird have similar with food - lots = feel ill, but hungry all the time! With me the discomfort is the ahem 'other end'.

Fedup great your MW is kind. :) Makes all the difference.

Week 15 for me today. Off to find the loo with the least 'recycled' loo roll. Did a wee in a poorly lit one and could not descern what the almost invisible brown/pink 'dots' on the paper were. We've all been there. Most likely it's the cheap loo roll.
Pain high on one side (where the bend in the intestine is) and not pooing related judging by feel but making me ever so slightly scared.

Wipe update: nada. :)

Squiz, only on a pregnancy thread could you have a 'wipe update'!

Thanks star me too! I'll settle once it's all kicked in - never been sooo excited to be in pain ;)

Oooh fod sounds exciting?

Fod FX. Hope the pain is something starting and that it is as straightforward as possible. :)

I'm such a hormonal wreck. Cried my way through sport relief - particularly those two kids that lost their gorgeous sister. Just heart breaking.

stars I hope the little bun stays in there nicely to cook a bit longer before saying hello. I hope you get to do your shopping trip too as it's fun getting all that stuff. Although we got ours mostly online!!

fod fx it's baby's time to come!!

Right, I'm shattered so off to bed. Spent all day struggling and throwing up. Feeling rank at the moment. Not complaining but I do feel really awful and getting through the day is hard. Hope a good sleep will help me.

Just told on FB. Added an explain at the start, some people bless them do just skim read and thought it was just a generic 'APS awareness' type post. Lovely comments re 'glad you're better this year' but clearly just saw the 1st line!
Might have to cluster post another status: doh, I'm not just better I'm pregnant'.
Now getting the fear the poor explain may jinx things!! Doh.

...the first words under it were 'bad times, I hope one day you manage it' so CLEARLY they'd just read the 1st sentence!!

Just a quick post as iv been really busy n lost track this last few days.

squiz well done on the fb post! Funny how people don't read things properly tho, but remember there's no such thing as a jinx!

stars sorry ur still having such a rough time! Sounds like uv got a good little fighter there tho so hopefully hel hang on a while longer (is he a boy or have I made that up - sorry if I have!)

mrsG how are u after the fall?

Apologies to everyone iv missed, rushing to get to work today! Hope everyone is doing ok