Another posifrickintive thread for those pregnant after miscarriage #4

[Treaclepie19]

Welcome aboard ladies - bumps big and small :)

I just wondered if anyone took baby aspirin without it being prescribed by dr? I have researched quite a bit and don't see any cons for starting it, and then discussing with GP (can't get appointment for a while) but wondered if others had done similar? I have had two cp and a Mc over the last 30 months, not had any rmc testing.

I didn't kep but I think my miscarriages may have been caused by infection so have been having regular swabs to catch them early.

envious I don't think it's heartless to feel that way, I never really mourned my loss as the loss of an actual baby either (even though we saw its heartbeat) but rather the loss of all the hopes and plans we'd made for a future with another baby. That's why I never felt the need to mark the date of the mc by planting a rose or anything like I know some people do. I think everyone deals with these things differently, and there's no right or wrong way about it, you just feel the way you do.

kep the latest advice is not to take aspirin unless you have a diagnosed clotting disorder as it can interfere with implantation, but I know people who have done and swear by it. I personally would seek medical advice.

kep I would only take it under guidance from consultant. I was prescribed it due to clotting but it can hinder if you have conditions like pre eclampsia, asthma or affect platelets. Also i think I remember reading it can cause bleeding which may be harmless but cause you a lot of worry.

Only problem being you can't be tested for thrombolosis or TEG when pregnant so unsure anyone would prescribe now.

maybe try eating a kiwi fruit a day, they have lots of similar atributes to aspirins bizarrely without the negatives!

I don't think there are any right ways to feel after MC. You feel how you feel and that's that. Mine does still upset me though. Littlelady33 - I like your way of thinking of it I couldn't be carrying this baby if that pregnancy had continued. That has helped me I think. I'm very attached to this current LO and wouldn't change her.

I don't have to be at work till 10am today, but have been wide awake since 6am. How annoying! Especially as I got up about a million times in the night for a wee.

Thanks all - cava that is interesting about kiwi! I took pineapple core extract (bromelain?) from 1-5dpo to aid implantation, so this could be a very fruit-based pregnancy .

Did a cb digital this morning and finally see it in words "1-2 weeks pregnant" which is spot on for 3-4 weeks. Goting to try and avoid doing them too often as they stressed me out, never getting past 2-3 weeks.

I've added Natalieday1.

Haily111: DC3, MC May 2014, EDD 5 May 2015.
Mslad: 33, no DC, MMC June 2014, EDD 18 May 2015.
ToriB34: 34, no DC, MMC in July 2014, EDD 29 May 2015.
longestlurkerever: 1DD, 2MC, 1MMC, EDD 30 May 2015.
SunbathingCat: 35, no DCs, MMC in May 2014, EDD 13 June 2015.
WrappedInABlankie: 1 DS, ectopic 3/14, EDD 22 June 2015.
Phryn: 32, no DC, MC in Aug 14, EDD 6 June 2015.
thesmallbear: 33, no DC, 1 MMC in June 2014, EDD 2 July 2015.
Boozle80: 1NMC, 2MMC, 1DD, EDD 4 July 2015.
sarahlou20: 35, no DC, 1 MMC, EDD 9 July 2015.
ThePurplegiraffe: 36, 1DD, 1 MC in Sep 2014, EDD 11 July 2015.
Ibelieveinpink: 31, MC, MC, DD1, EDD 12 July 2015.
Ignominious: DD, MMC in August, EDD 12 July 2015.
Broodylicious: 36, 1 DD, 1 MC at 12 weeks on Feb 27, EDD 20 July 2015.
Thegirlwiththebrokensmile: 28, 1 DD age 2, 2 MC, 1MMC, EDD 23 July 2015.
Charlieis30: no DC, MC Feb 14 7.5w, MC Aug 14 9w (trisomy), EDD 26 Jul 2015.
Littlelady33: no DC, MMC March 13 and 14, EDD 25 July 2015.
Happygojo: 28, no DC, MMC September 2014 (blighted ovum), EDD 10 August 2015.
Daisysunshine: 23, no DC, TTC 14 months, 1MC Sept 2014, EDD 10 August 2015.
enviousllama: 33, 1DS (2yo), 1MMC (Nov '14), EDD 4 Sept 2015.
Cavamonster: 37, no DC, MC Dec 3011, MMC Mar 2012 & Jan 2013, Ashermans & Endometriosis, EDD 4 September 2015.
CommanderShepard: 32, 1 DD via EMCS, 1 MC December 2014 (5 wks), EDD 14 September 2015.
Treaclepie19: 24, 1 MC in May 2014 at 8+4, EDD 20 September 2015.
worriedmum100: 39, 1 DS (nearly 4). 2 MCs around 6 w (June 2010 and Feb 2014), 1 MMC (July 2014 at 9 w). Also have endometriosis & Ashermans Syndrome. EDD 24 September 2015.
SomeSortOfDeliciousBiscuit: 30, TOP at 14wks due to abnormalities, 1 DS, had cancer treatment, 2MC at 4-5weeks. EDD 29 October 2015.
northdownmummy:40, 1DD (2), 1MC Aug 2014 10w, EDD 29 October 2015.
gr33dyeggs: 35, 1 DS (6), 2 MC 08 & 14, EDD of 30 October 2015.
Amyyy27: MMC Oct 14, EDD 11 November 2015.
Rebeccaelizabethxo: No DC, MMC June 2014 at 9+3, MC in January 2015, EDD 29 November 2015.
pizzakat: 23, no DC, MMC Dec 2014 at 10+ 2. EDD 2nd December 2015.
Natalieday1: 28, 3 DS (11,8 and 3) MC 1st mar 2015, EDD 6th December 2015.
Metalhead: 1 DD, 1 MMC in Feb 2014, EDD 11 December 2015.
Cariad2014: DC1, had a CP at 4+5 in June 2014 followed by a ruptured ectopic and tube removal in September 2014, EDD 16 December 2015.
mrsdiddlydoo: 34, 1DS, 2MC, EDD 17 December 2015.
HariboBrenshnio: 25, DS is 18 months, MMC at 9 weeks in October, EDD 17/18 of December but probably C section around the 10th.
cherrylola: 29, DS 23 months, MMC February 2015, new PG due December (date TBC).
cloudjumper: 43, 1 DS (4), 3 early MCs in 2013 (3rd was trisomy 2), 2nd trimester MC in 2014 (trisomy 18). EDD 28 December 2015.
kep1979: 36, 2 DS' from previous marriage, MC 15 March 2015 at 6+2, EDD 19 January 2016.

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Psmith: 1 MP, 1 MC, EDD 23 April 2015
OneDayLikeThis2013: 27, no DCs, MMC June 2014, EDD 26 April 2015

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kep I'm on baby aspirin but only under advice from my GP and consultant as I have a history of pre-eclampsia. I wouldn't take it without medical advice, personally.

Thanks commander - I have decided not to take it, until speaking to GP on Tuesday. I suppose I just feel like I want to be doing something to prevent what happened last time happening again i am a control freak too

Just wondered how early people managed to get scans from EPU for reassurance after a previous mc? I fly to the states on 22 May, when I'll be 5+6 (or maybe a little less as I suspect I ovulated a little later, although seems to implant early so who knows)? I miscarried at 6+2 last time, with spotting starting the day before. So really want to see a healthy heartbeat before getting on the plane, as I am terrified about miscarrying on the flight or whilst we are there (we are away for ten days). So seeing GP on Tuesday to push for referral to EPU so I can get scan/bloods before I go. So if anything looks wrong then we shall cancel the holiday.

kep I had my early scan at 6+6. I think anything before six weeks and you're pretty unlikely to see a heartbeat, so not sure how much reassurance you'd get from a scan at that stage.

kep I agree with metal - there is no point having a scan until you are at least 6 weeks, even better if you can wait until 8. Even at 6 weeks, it can be really a hit and miss as to whether anything you see or don't see is conclusive.
There really isn't much that can be done/seen in the early stages, it's very frustrating.

yeah I am tending to agree - still going to see if I can at least get some bloods to show that my hcg is increasing as it should, and that my prog isn't awful. I suppose I just want something before getting on that plane!

Kep I agree best to wait until 8wks if you can, also I think some EPUs have guidance on when they'll scan you after MC, mine prefer you to be 7weeks at least by your own lmp calculation. Aaaagghh despite my beauf efforts spent the day stressing about baby's movements. He's been a bit quieter the last couple of days... Some movement still but less, and I feel like I need to really concentrate, like they are kind of padded more than they were? So far this pregnancy looks like being 16wks of knocker watch, last 24wks of movement panic. Any and all advice along lines of 'stop panicking' most welcome!

*best efforts. And should add that I'm now almost 29wks so in 'count the kicks' territory not that I understand what the guidance actually is!

Can I please join? Mc in January, 2dds and nearly 8 weeks pregnant due 20th Dec with 3rd. Feeling very sick and sorry for myself at the moment.

kep I'm the total opposite although I know Epu is open to me I don't want to have a scan till 12 weeks I'm terrified there will be nothing there. So as long as no bleeding and I feel sick like I do all day at the moment I'm going to wait only a month till scan.

It is an anxious time is it natural to be a little detached after a previous miscarriage?

Littlelady33 - I don't know if this helps or not, but I still don't have a pattern at 32 weeks. At my 31 week midwife appoint, my midwife said 'is the baby moving ok?' I said she is moving, but that I hadn't really noticed a pattern. I do have an anterior placenta though. I asked if this could be the reason I haven't noticed a pattern and she said 'yes, it is a lot harder when the placenta's in the way.' She said that if I do feel like the movements are a lot less, I should still go to hospital. The thing is it might be a lot less than yesterday, but not the two days before that IYSWIM.

So I've decided as long as I feel her move throughout the day I'm happy. If you do feel you've noticed a pattern which has changed though, please go to the hospital.

Also, a lot of the time I feel like the movements are more like her wiggling about and getting comfy, rather than kicks.

Thanks small he woke up a bit this evening! I'm also of the view that so long as I feel something each day then all seems ok...God almighty there just seems to be an endless list of things to worry about! Current fear for no reason is early labour and I'm terrified of going more than a couple of hours from home!

jodie I think it's totally natural to feel detached I know I did until I had my scan as I was so sure the baby wouldn't have made it I didn't want to let myself get attached if it was only gunna be taken from me. Do you have long to wait before your 12 week scan?