Another shiny and new posifrickintivity thread for pregnancy after miscarriage

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The new thread for mummy-to-be madness, mushiness and mayhem!

Ps. Thanks for the get better soon wishes today. I've literally done nothing so hope I will feel a bit better tomorrow. I think it's a combo of working hard, not getting much sleep and the stress of the house and being homeless, moving around and living out of bags. Plus a small matter of being over 34 weeks preg. Next wk is going to be tough as I'm on my own for a fair bit of it as DH goes away.

Thanks all again for the good wishes :-) I'm so ready for this baby now, 3 weeks of slow labour is not fun. Especially since thursday where it's been agony, paracetamols and warm baths do feck all.

But yay baby moving day is here whoop x

Can't wait to hear news mrsg!

Early stages of labour for me with ds concluded I didn't want a water birth as warm bath did nothing for me either and could not get comfy!!

Let us know how the day goes baby and mrsg.

I hope water works for me. I have my eyes set on a lovely water birth this time.

Good luck mrsg! Can't wait to hear the news. alb hope things start to move along for you soon!

Good luck today mrsg and I hope the move goes well baby

I remember being in your position alb. DD was born at 41+4. I was so swollen and uncomfortable. I was booked in to be induced at 41+5 but a second sweep at 41+2 did the job

Hi all.

Just a quick update from me while DH and midwives are busy.

Just been checked over and I'm officially in labour and am 4cm dilated! So the horrendous last few days have not been in vain.

I've said I'll decline the elective c section as I'm in labour. I've got 12 hours to deliver now before it becomes an emergency one during labour!

Excited and scared doesn't come close haha x

mrsg all the best. Hopefully baby will appear in the next 12 hours and they don't have to do a EMCS.

Yeah. It's strange, all the way through I wanted the c section but in last few weeks I changed my mind.

Ah well, either way I'm having a baby today :-)

MrsG love how you're posting in delivery suite! Hope it goes well today x

tanny I'm bored lol. I bet it won't last much longer being bored though x

How exciting mrsg Good luck! Looking forward to hearing your news xx

Ooooh good luck mrsg

Yay MrsG exciting! :) hope it goes smoothly whichever way baby decides!

Wow mrsg, what a turn up! I tried to send a longish response to the thread late last night but my phone crashed and then I couldn't be bothered to rewrite it as it was way past my bedtime.
Progressing with getting things ready for the hospital bags, ordering a few bits and clearing the old bits of furniture and detritus in spare rooms, I shredded about 10y worth of old bank statements in an effort to clear room in our filing cabinet yesterday, but shattered now.
baby I don't envy you - I have only been mucking about with three rooms out of a whole house, I can't imagine packing the whole place up at the moment! Good luck for the move today.

How exciting mrsg good luck!

Best of luck today mrsg x

Hoping you're feeling better soon fedup

Thanks for kind words everyone. Headache finally subsiding a little. :) Although, still pins and needles hands and feet and pretty much unable to feels toes and soles of feet now. Gp was concerned re pre eclampsia, but ANC said I'm too early for that. Ooh gp said a uti explained all symptoms (despite no uti symptoms) as I have protein and white cells in urine, but wouldn't tell me why. I have ongoing sterile interstitial cystitis, so will often have WBC in urine and need culture to diagnose infection but she wouldn't explain when I asked about this. Waiting for my own doc to get back to me before beginning atbs, as really don't need thrush as well as everything else!

Hi all, im new to mumsnet and this post, came across it when looking for answers on the net, currently have 1 ds who is 18 months old :) had a very early mc in Feb and we are currently in a state of limbo being 6 weeks preggo now (confirmed by blood and preggo tests) but all ultrasounds both tummy and (joy of joys internal) ones coming up inconclusive and having seriously bad cramps for the past 6 weeks were hoping our next us on thurs is going to show us an actual babba and hb fingers crossed!!! have no real pregnancy symptoms which is freaking me out, last two times my boobs hurt like hell and they haven't so much as changed this time, im rocking the start of a bump already (I know part of it is too much food) but not all of it, I showed pretty quick with ds too, but I keep getting really panniky and anxious, and I don't know why, I know im not exactly calm about the situation but the waves of panic seem to be different to the general worry, im theorising its because we haven't told family yet and im feeling like im hiding something (which does generally send me into a total paniky hot mess - me and secrets are a receipie for disaster!!) but the dr also suggested it could just be a pregnancy sympotom..... oh whoohoo! if this lasts the whole 9 months ill be a wreck! has anyone else experienced this at all or have any clues on how to help calm myself down?! im a bag of nerves anyway and the waves of extra panic are really getting me down, I was so looking forward to being all bright breezy and excited by this pregnancy this is feeling like a right blow!

Hi all
sorry I've been awol for so long. No real updates. Had my 12 week one stop appt last week but still waiting for harmony results. Should be today or tomorrow. Bricking it!!! Keep replaying scenarios in my head...

good luck today mrsg!!

Sorry to hear you are still in limbo silver.

Welcome monkey. We are no strangers to panic and anxiety here. Fingers crossed for a positive next scan x

Welcome monkeysocks! Anxiety for us women in our situation seems to be almost unavoidable :( things that have helped me have been: getting an early scan, after 12 weeks getting a home doppler to check the heartbeat whenever I want, and apart from that, lots of distractions! In the first trimester I tried to keep organising lots of nice things to do each weekend so the weeks would go past quicker. And plenty of retail therapy! Hope your scan on Thursday goes well x

Just home from my midwife appointment, nothing much going on, good to see some nice high iron levels and low blood pressure! 20 week scan next week!

I have taken the plunge and added myself to the stats. exciting that we have quite a few ready to 'graduate' in the next couple of weeks

Alb1 1mmc EDD 30th august
MrsGiraffe12: 1DC, 1MMC, EDD 7th September 2014
Squizita: 3MC, EDD 12 September 2014
OneLittleToddleTerror: 1DD, 1MC, 1 MMC, EDD 18th September 2014
HopefulHamster: 1DS, 1MC, EDD 5th October 2014
Londonjen: 1MMC, EDD 8 October 2014
Wigwam33: 1MC, 1DS, 1MMC & 2MCs, EDD 9th October (or 29th Sep according to NHS)
Fedupofrainydays, 1ds, 2mc, EDD 10 Oct
CorporeSarnie: 1DD, 1MC, EDD 1st Nov
MabelMay: 2DS, 1MC, 1MMC EDD 6th November
Omama 1 DS, 1 MMC, EDD 5th December 2014
Gwlondon 1mc DS 1mmc EDD 5th Dec
BobaFetaCheese; 4 MC, 2DS, EDD 14 December 2014
Seasides: 1 EP, 0DC, EDD 15 Dec 2014
Amicablemoomin; 2MC, 0DS, EDD 19 December 2014
QuietTiger; 0DC, 1DD (Stillborn), 1MMC, 3MC, EDD 25th December 2014
CallingAllEngels 2MC, 1DS, EDD 28th December 2014
aMuminwaiting: 5MC, 2MMC, EDD 31st December 2014
Cuppachaplz: 1 DS (twin MC'd), 8MC, 1 EP, 5 MMC, EDD 2nd January 2015
TeaRex: 1MMC, 1DD, EDD 7th January 2015
DitzyDonkey: 1MMC, 1DS, EDD 9th January 2015
Cakebaker35: 1DD, 1mmc twins, EDD 20th January 2015
GailLondon: 1 DD, 1 MC at 12 weeks, EDD 30th Jan 2015
AddictedToRadley: 1 DS (5.7yrs), 13 MCs inc DS's twin, EDD 8th Feb 2015
Blankfornames; 1 MC at 6 weeks. EDD of DC1 19th February 2015.
BadgersInTheSlurryLagoon; 1MMC, 2MC, EDD 24 Feb 2015
Davidtenantsmistress; 4MC, 2MMC, 2DS, EDD 27th February 2015
HollyBen: MC (10 weeks), DD, MC (9 weeks), EDD 2nd March 2015
Babytinks11; 4MC, 1MMC, 1DS, EDD 4th March 2015
Tannyloo; 4MC (1BO), 1 MMC, EDD 10th March 2015

Thread Babies:

Jessw25 Baby Oliver born 9 July 2013 5lb 11oz
BobaFetaCheese Baby Alexander born 30 July 2013 7lb 4oz
Andadietcoke twin girls born 29 August Charlotte 5lb 5oz & Sophie 7lb 13oz
Pentagon baby Elsie born 23 October 7lb 5oz
Bodicea baby James born 3 November 8lb
Ibelieveinpink baby Imogen born 14 November 7lb 4oz
BumpKitty baby Matilda born 18 Nov 8lb 2oz
Luckysocks13 baby Charlotte born 24 Nov 8lb
Jmf294 baby Alexander James born 25 Nov 7lb 4oz
Shellsocks baby Noah Stephen born 27 Nov 9lb 3.5oz
Gardenworm baby Wolfie born 1 December
Janielovesluckysocks baby Leo Thomas born 4 Dec 7lb 5oz
Bootyluscious baby Sofia born 17 December 6lb 2oz
ChocolateTeabag: baby Joss born 18 December 7lb 7oz
Blackholes: Baby girl born 23 December
WhatwillSantabring: Baby boy born 6 January 8lbs 7oz
pumpkinsweetie: Baby girl born 7 January 6lb 4 oz
Christinedaae - Baby girl Sawyer born 6th Feb 9lb11.5oz
MissMedusa: Baby Rhydian Thursday 27 Feb 1080g
TotalShock - Baby James born 25 February 8lb 1oz
Swangirl: Baby boy, 4 March
SaggyOldClothPussCat: Lucy Elanor 7 March 7lb
Pixielady83: Baby girl, 9 March
GuffSmuggler: Baby boy, 3 March
Fod: Baby Girl, 7 April, 10lb 3
TeaAndANatter: Baby Henry born 18 April 7lb 15oz
Kjh5: Baby Logan born 19 April 3.3kg
CbeebiesIsMyLife: Baby boy born 2 May
Tomkat: Baby Lolly born 16 May
Bakingtins: Baby Faith born 23 May 5lb 3oz
Penguinita: Baby Elanor born 27th May 6lb 1oz
Emki: Baby Michael born 29th May 9lb 10oz
Pgchimp: Baby boy born 16th June
Fishcake77: Baby boy Jack born 26th June 7lbs 14oz
Nerdy bird: baby girl born 1st July
Keepingthefaith: baby girl born 2nd August 2014 10 weeks early 2.5lbs

Good luck mrsG. Here's hoping that baby G makes an appearance soon.

Not much to report here, 16 weeks and feeling less sick and have more energy in the mornings, but afternoons are hard work still. Think I've felt flutterings for the past few days. Would love a stronger kick just to know all is well.

welcome monkey. Agree with Gail that the more you can distract yourself (obviously easier said than done) the better. And set yourself small goals. I think the worry and anxiety is part of the course for those of us who have had losses, keep posting here for sanity checks and support.

Glad all going well gail - big milestone coming up for you at 20 weeks.

silverine good luck for those results.

mrsg - can't wait to hear!!!

welcome monkey, no advice other than keeping yourself busy either. Hopefully you aren't as neurotic like me and will calm down once you pass the 12 week milestone!

gail 20 weeks, how exciting!

silverine fingers crossed for your harmony result.

I just have a busy day today again. (Doing what I preach, as in to keep busy)! Been to ikea again to pick up some fitted sheets and a new mirror. And I gave up and bought some maternity jeans from H&M. I was down to one pair of maternity leggings and it's getting far too cold to just wear my summer dresses. I felt stupid buying more maternity clothes at 37 weeks, but what else can I do? Did some pilates afterwards and then I was totally exhausted. It's hard to know when my big day will come because with DD I would have been in labour and in hospital already. So it could be anytime now, or it could be another 4 weeks.