Posifrickentivity thread: pregnant after miscarriage. TODAY WE ARE PREGNANT.

[squizita]

Continuing our journeys through pregnant after past loss.

Hand holding and support for all.

TODAY WE ARE PREGNANT.

So sorry to read your news, a mum. Glad you're feeling relatively ok at the moment though.

Cuppa. Sorry you are feeling rough. Has the spotting stopped? I would give the midwife a call and just ask if you need to come in. It is common though and probably nothing to worry about.

Welcome new posters and congratulations. GandT, I am in the same boat. Don't know yet if I can have an early scan but have been googling private scans and they are about 100 quid. Don't know if you can stretch to that but I am contemplating it. Another poster said she found somewhere where it was 60, recommended by the midwife.

squizita thanks for explaining about St Mary's. Now I can understand why amum is travelling so far to see them. I have a choice of two local hospitals. One in my NCT trust, the other in the bigger city in the neighbouring trust. I still haven't made up my mind where to go yet. But I doubt either is a national centre for anything.

Actually I just looked at the hospital in the bigger city and it claimed it's a 'centre of excellence for maternity care'. What does it mean? Is there a list somewhere that I can see where all these centre of execellence are? (Wondering if they just give them out to everyone). I would definitely go there if it means they have better equipment, doctors etc. It's the same distance to my home, so no reason not to pick the better option, is there?

One generally they have to pass an inspection/test to be deemed a 'centre of excellence' so yes, they are likely to have a high level of care there. :)

Welcome Ellis and Seasalt!

Congratulations Amicable.

Well you can tell I'm pregnant again, I have been struck down with a migraine. I always get them within the first six weeks, must be the hormones. Once DH gets in from work I'm going to bed!

GandT welcome, can you self refer to your local early pregnancy unit? Might be worth giving them a ring.

Hi all can I join? MC in March and am touching wood all the time am so scared it may happen again! I'm 5 weeks I've only known for a week but with all symptoms and pains I've had this week it's been a worrying long week! I hope it doesn't continue like this the whole way through?!!

Hi all and welcome newbies!

Well I am officially driving myself mad. In the past 4 days I've done 8 pregnancy tests, poked my boobs more times than I can count and had a panic at least 3 times.

Help me!!!

Hi all. Ive been hovering around this thread since I had a MMC just before my 12 week scan in November last year. It was my first pregnancy and all very scary, but found that the mumsnet forums really helped me to handle the emotional and the physical side of things.

I found out I was pregnant again a few weeks ago and have been terrified ever since. Had a lot of stomach ache and the dreaded brown spotting started again 3 weeks ago (had it pretty much every day since then, sometimes tinged with pink). I was totally convinced that I was having another miscarriage - this was how my first one started. Had my 12 week scan today (i'm actually 10 weeks) and was so relieved and surprised to see that the baby is fine and has a strong heartbeat. They can't see where the bleeding is coming from but no one seemed particularly worried so that's good enough for me for the time being.

Have another scan in 2 weeks and I am sure I won't worry any less over the next couple of weeks. I wanted to write because when my spotting started, I found great comfort in reading success stories from others. I hope this helps to put a few other peoples minds at rest.

Sending all my luck to every one of you!

Am still lurking in and out of this thread.:) Welcome all the guys who've had BFP's.

My update is that I'm still pregnant.:) I had another scan on Wednesday and am now 11+3. The consultant gave DH and I a 4D view, which was amazing, especially as the baby looked like a baby kitten! (Made me happy, DH, not so much!)

I have my official 12 week scan on Monday at the hospital, so fingers crossed I'm still pregnant then. I am suffering horrendous migraines at the moment, so this afternoon resorted to taking some solpadine on the basis that it was better to try and shift it, rather than die in agony as the paracetamol wasn't touching it. I then immediately panicked it would all go horribly wrong as Solpadine has Codine in it! (Which was the whole point of trying to shift the migrane).

I'm trying to tell myself that migraines are good, because with me they are a pregnancy symptom, but actually I'd rather drill a hole in my head!

Sending luck to everyone. :)

Thanks for the welcome everyone. I think I will see about a self referal Ohthe Drama. The idea of not knowing something is wrong for another 12 weeks like last time sends me into a bit of a spin.

Trying to be proactive but not totally pregnancy focused. With that in mind I've started batch cooking to stock my freezer so I don't have to think about food too much if I'm lucky enough to get ms! Never thought I'd look forward to being sick! Ah the magical journey that it pregnancy!

Quiet I was told that codeine was fine to take as a one off but just not regularly as it crosses the placenta and affects the baby.

Gah, just got in after rare night out. Everyone was hammered, including dh. Had forgotten how much I hate the tyranny of secrecy around early pregnancy. Having to pretend there is vodka in your mocktail, and all that shite. Somehow ended up in a dubious bar where the owner said people could smoke, so had to abruptly get up and leave. Am now wide awake, feeling vaguely pissed off with everyone for having a better time than me and thinking 'I had better be sodding well pregnant this time!' Night night everyone!

Waves to all new people! :) :)

Longest I've got a night out tonight. Really grateful for the football, can claim I am going to watch it and sneak off about 9.30 mwhahahaha. Really I will be Zzzzing while DH cheers very quietly downstairs!

Hi everyone

good to see lots of new people, hope it's a smooth journey for you.

I am now 35+1. It's all getting a bit real. I've NO idea what I'm going to do with a baby! The back pain I was getting has lessened a bit so I'm hoping it continues to reduce. A couple of people did suggest acupuncture so I might give it a go if it gets worse again.

The other thing I am wondering about is movements. They seem to have changed a bit over the last week. I am still getting enough I think but it does feel different. Perhaps it's it's due to baby running out of room and hopefully moving into the right place for birth? Trying not to panic...

Hi nerdy when I was pregnant with DS he barely moved from about 34 weeks as he had no room. I got the occasional poke but nothing more. Call your midwife if you are worries though. They sometime get you to come in and they check the heartbeat mainly to reassure you!

Can someone give me a fish slap please ? I had a scan last week and saw the heartbeat but am now panicking that it's coming up to 10 weeks (last mc) and I am thinking of booking a private to scan to reassure me again. My 12 wk scan is second week of July.

Running out of room makes sense to me, Nerdybird. Or maybe the baby's head has engaged and it can't move around as much? Exciting! Enjoy your night out squizita. Good plan to leave early. I had a fun time till everyone was on their fourth or fifth pint and I was contemplating a fourth pint of soda water!

Off out with the girls tonight and although I've said I'll be driver, I'm pretty sure they're going to put two and two together. Also so tired I could happily get into my pjs and doze in front of the telly tonight instead

Bbc=vvvvvvvvvvvvv

Sorry, Sat on my tablet!

Welcome newcomers and lovely to see more names I recognise from the TTC thread!
I'm 7+2 today, and on holiday at Centerparcs in Holland which is fab - lots of lovely swimming, (gentle) cycling and long lunchtime naps while DS is sleeping!
Hubby is staying up late to watch the football which starts at midnight here, think I will be tucked up in bed by then!
Have my early scan next Sunday which I'm equally excited and apprehensive about.

I'm glad you had good care there Squitza but it's just not been great for me. Dh and I were promised so much at the start and were really hopeful but nothing has materialised. I'm not seeing them again until the suture now which I need to call about a week before for an over the phone pre assessment because I was told they'd forget to do it otherwise. Have random appointments sent to me for goodness knows what and they keep arguing amongst themselves about who sent them out and will let me know but never do. Then I get letters saying I failed to attend! Infuriating.
Been feeling rubbish since the scan on Wednesday and was really sick yesterday. I feel sore from peeing so much and the burn from uti (or not uti, the doctor isn't sure) and feel really heavy in my uterus. I don't know if I can make it to the nuchal at my local hospital on Wednesday or just give in and call them tomorrow. I'm so scared of losing the other twin. I really wish they could knock me out completely and I'd wake up in December with a healthy baby!

Have you spoken with Yash about the admin errors? There are some odd things going on with their appointments.
I just went to every appointment I got a letter about, sometimes the letter seemed pretty random!
I found this started just after I was switched to ante natal ... Similar to you, I would get odd appointments or date changes I had to ring and change, no letter for ones I'd need a full bladder or to fast for.
This was after a good 1st ante natal appointment.
I wonder if something happened about Feb/March in their bookings? I know their new computer system is poor.

Hi all, hope everyone's ok, nothing happening with me but it's been a while since I posted so I've dropped of the 'threads I'm on' so thought I'd better post something :)

Dropped off! Shall read all the news. 12wk scan was good, huzzah!