We're posifrickintive! Another posifrickintivity thread for pregnancy after miscarriage #2

[Treaclepie19]

For all the lovely ladies who are pregnancy after miscarriage! :)

Gah! Having a major panic attack day.
Normal things like driving are causing problems. So far I've nearly reversed into two cars and been so distracted a car had to beep at me to move.
Needless to say I'm a jumpy mess and hoping baby is chilled out despite it.

Yay for scans going well and hello to the new people.

I've been AWOL for a bit, mainly because I'm exhausted and sleeping every chance I get. I've pretty much turned into a cat.

I had a bit more spotting and started to get horrible pains, like I'd sat on a knitting needle.

The EPU were brilliant and I've just got back from a scan - baby is fine, no sign of bleeding near him/her at all, and I've jumped ahead a few days date-wise too, so now at 8+3. I make GIANT babies though, so I'm not surprised.

Treacle when I was pregnant with DD I managed to scrape the entire side of my car down the rail on the side of the trolley store at the supermarket . That is the very expensive reason why I'll no longer park next to such things, pregnant or not!

Very glad to hear all is well SomeSort. I'm joining you in the just wanting to sleep. How giant is giant?

Little I was the same as you, It felt like every single person online could feel movement from 18 weeks, and at 23 weeks I still couldn't tell if I could feel something or if it was gas. It was only by 24 weeks that I was confident that I could feel movement. Even now, everyone talks about feeling really strong movement ALL THE TIME, and how it wakes them up at night and I'm still a bit I do feel her but definitely not all the time, and not very strong. I'm beginning to relax about it now.

Welcome fifi

More great scan news somesort

Anyone know where my brain has gone? I'm sat here trying to do a particular piece of work which requires some comprehension and ability to communicate, and it feels like wading through treacle. I can't work out what I want to say let alone how to say it....

Stick, my DS was 10lb 14oz and I've been told to expect an 11lb-er this time! I WILL be having a section with this one. I'm sure they'll agree right away but I'll stage a sit-in if they don't!

Wherever your brain has gone, mine has gone with it. I'm putting the shopping away and I put butter in the cupboard under the sink, cat food in the tin cupboard and tins of baked beans in the fridge. I knew I got it muddled but couldn't figure out why for at least three minutes.

Yup, I'm not getting many kicks but trying to tell myself it's all fine :). You do feel everyone else is going several rounds with Mike Tyson and why you're not!
I had the knitting needle pain - really blooming hurt! It's calmed down now though :)

somesort I've been told to expect a big baby and it's beginning to freak me out a bit....I'm guessing your labour was difficult....?

Oh no, I didn't mean to make anyone scared, Mslad! Bigger babies don't always mean harder births. I got DS out just fine, with a bit of help. I need a section because I got an infection afterwards, which I think was completely my fault as I wasn't looking after my stitches as well as I should have. I needed an operation to redo everything. It could easily have happened with a smaller baby - I just don't want to run the risk of going through it all again.

Ouch SomeSort, that sounds no fun at all - I can see why you'll push for a section this time. I thought I'd have a nice 7lb baby and she turned out to be 9lb 1oz which surprised everyone. Doesn't quite compare with yours though!

Maybe our brains are on holiday together somewhere. I have however discovered that I cope a lot better with an evening meeting if I have a nap in the afternoon - worked today, but won't always. Last week I worked way too many hours and was a wreck by the end.

stick, treacle and sunbathing, at least you could find your cars to bash them - I spectacularly "lost" mine in asda car park... A lovely old man helped me and after all of, ooh, 10 seconds, said "isn't that yours then, just there, opposite us?"

My DD was a 10lb beast and I didn't even have stitches, she was very long and thin! My joke about ttc too much and that's why it was such an easy birth didn't go down well with the midwife though...

Hehe thanks ladies, i definitely lost my brain yesterday!

We also announced on facebook yesterday. Is was unsure whether to as I know how hard it is to see for anyone who is struggling but it was the easiest way to tell people we wanted to know but wouldn't go out of our way to tell.
Nice to see the responses but I did have a mini "what if it all goes wrong???" moment.

Oh no broody :p Baby brain, it's allowed!

Boozle that midwife obviously had no sense of humour :p

Thanks all that's so reassuring about movement. I'll hang on in there and hope to feel something soon. My memory and general concentration are completely hopeless right now too - I thankfully don't drive a car to lose but regularly manage the central London equivalents of lost keys, phone, Oyster card

Treacle I FB announced at about 17 weeks. I didn't want to but people kept 'outing' and i was sick of getting upset and having to delete things. I was quite stealthy though so not many people understood my cryptic update. I had a massive melt down afterwards that I have somehow 'jinxed' it. Hopefully monday's scan will bring good news though.

Not feeling great at the moment. In the evenings I keep having these 'panic attacks' but without the panic. Kind of like 'restless leg syndrome' but all over my body and the only thing I can do is go to bed. My heart and breathing rate increases and I can't sit still. I have no idea whether this is anything or whether I am just over tired. It is worse some nights more than others. Last night was particularly bad and then I barely slept at all so now I am in work feeling like poop.

Sorry to moan, as always I am grateful to be pregnant.... I just wish I was more 'glowy'

I know exactly what you mean.
I had major panic yesterday that things wouldn't be ok.
I had really hoped that mu scan would reassure me but I don't think I'll be properly reassured until baby is here.

Tried to do some housework today cus I feel like I've just lazed around for 10 weeks.

I feel so clumsy at the moment too. Yesterday I dropped my mug at work - it just fell out of my hands. The same thing happened later with a cup of raisins for dd. I think it might be related to my blood sugars but it makes things like driving a bit worrying, and I'm meant to be going on holiday next weekend to Norfolk (dh doesn't drive).

I have taken the mw's advice to relax a bit on my diet as numbers were very low but have had some highish readings since which are bothering me. Is so hard to get the right balance. 30 weeks tomorrow. Was thinking that would be a big milestone but with the gestational diabetes a lot of my anxiety has returned and it still feels a long way to go. Only 6 weeks left at work though if you take away my holiday! Better get cracking on the project I need to finish. Think I've had my last late night though as my new law is almost done - phew, though am having to arrange childcare to attend a celebration party thing at which I can't even drink juice or eat any snacks. Rock n roll.

I think pregnancy glow is a myth made up by men.

Actually there was an annoying girl in yoga who gushed about how much energy she had etc. But she had HG and ended up in hospital in her first trimester and she is so lovely that I can't hate her lol! But yeah the only glow I get is when the guy I share an office with insists on having the heater on all the time!

Still so far from glowing here, 22wks today. Had ridiculous episode at pool this morning, felt completely fine in the water then as soon as I was out incredibly dizzy, blurred vision, the works...sitting very inelegantly poolside with head between knees until I could walk again! God knows how I stopped myself fainting...maybe need to slow it down a little, the blood flow isn't quite what I'm used to!