no jinxing for us - #6 posifrickintive thread for those pregnant after miscarriage

[northdownmummy]

Continuing the thread for ladies who are pregnant after MC

Bumble did they not? Maybe I should stop testing soon then! I have one more frer and one more cb to use, but it didn't matter how many times I tested when I mc'd, it didn't stop it from happening. I should chill out really. Only 3 weeks until I get my private scan. As of today I have an apple pip

Just had another scan. Measuring 7+4, so 2 days ahead, and a flickering hb. Feeling very relieved as in right in my danger zone. Next scan in 2 weeks.

Welcome newbies and good news on scans for the others x

Yay Marchgirl great news.

That's great March!

Great scan news :)

Dont get worried by lines ladies. I decided against trying to get a 3+ digi because it stressed me out trying to get a 2-3 and I'm now 33+5!

I've managed to stress myself out again today by eating some (a lot) of chocolate that was best before 31st March.
I know it'll be fine really but I do feel like a bad mommy!

Anywho, got my consultant appointment next wed to decide whether we are having an elcs or not. Excited!

Yes mummy, the last few didn't seem to get much darker up to 6 wks and then I was having a scan at 6+3 so I gave up. I was also struggling to not wee in the night so fmu maybe not as concentrated as it should've been.

Great news on your scan March

Thanks llama, I'll make sure to ask the consultant about it on Wednesday :)

Hi mummy nice to see you here, and what a lovely set of lines!

I had a scan this morning and saw the hb. I'm 7+3 (which is exactly what I thought). Phew! Relief for now. Thanks so much for your support the last few days. Mw on Monday then just got to wait til 12 week scan!

Great scan news tft

Congrats brickie, march and tft on good scan news!!

Everything is looking good for us too. Just had the 20 week scan, everything looks completely normal. Baby very cute - seemed to keep trying to hide from the camera!

I always said I would try and relax if the 20 week scan was ok - can't quite believe we've actually passed the milestone! We're even going to tell DD there is a baby in mummy's tummy this evening!!

Great scan news tft and zeux!!
That's lovely about telling your DD zeux. Me and DH were saying last night we would tell our DS after 20wk scan as well.

Thanks tft congrats on your good scan! Lovely to see you doing so well, I'm right on your tail!

zeux great milestone reached! Enjoy telling DD. And well done on keeping the secret. My ds knew as soon as we had tested both times.

Ahh, great scan news all around, how lovely!
We told DS when I had the scasn at 16 weeks (kinda had to, since we had to take him with us!), otherwise I would have waited until the 20-week one as well.

I tested about 3 days with this pg, with DS I only tested one day (although did 2 tests to make sure it wasn't a fluke). I'm a firm believer in a line is a line, pregnancy tests are not meant to give you a quantative answer, only 'yes' or 'no'

Congrats on all the good scan news and milestones reached, I'm so happy for everyone!

My scan on Monday went pretty well, we saw the sac in the right place which is a huge relief, and a tiny embryo (less than 3mm long) which confirmed my dates at 6 weeks. There was no heartbeat yet though, so I'm going back for a rescan next Thursday when I should be 7+3. Time is going pretty slowly and I'm so emotional.

I haven't been on here because I've been really distracted, I've had a horrible week. I found out a good friend of mine has committed suicide and am really struggling with the grief. She was only in her early 20s. I'm also terrified what the shock and sadness might do to my pregnancy.

bing that is so tragic and sad about your friend. Try not to worry about it affecting your baby (although hard I know) and remember to keep looking after yourself. Do you have other friends or your friends family who you can speak to and grieve with? x

Thanks Bumble. I'm going to see a bunch of my friends tomorrow which I think will help with the grieving process. Only one of them knows I'm pregnant though, and I feel a bit detached from them as a result, which probably sounds a bit silly but I hate keeping secrets from the people I love.
I have a history of pretty chronic depression and anxiety, and my therapist is currently off work as she has just had major surgery, so my support network is a bit skewed. I'm feeling really fragile!

Bing What awful news, take it easy and look after yourself.

Sorry to hear your news bing, how utterly tragic x

Bing glad to hear the scan confirmed your dates. I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I know from experience that the Samaritans can be a really good source of support in these situations. Anything you tell them is confidential and sometimes it's easier to talk to a stranger than people you know. We're here for you too, you can talk to us x

bing I'm so sorry to hear about your friend, that really is the most awful news. I really hope you are able to talk to your friends and family and us of course x

bing thinking of you at this difficult time

I had an appointment with the consultant today to review my notes from my first delivery. Should have been done months ago but they misplaced the notes so only getting round to it now at 28 weeks.

A few surprises in there that I hadn't realised. Knew I'd had a tear but had been told it was 2nd degree, apparently it was actually 3rd and quite severe.
I also knew I'd lost quite a bit of blood cause I'd needed a transfusion, but hearing her say it was over 3 Litres was a bit of a reality check on how dicey things actually were.

My poor DH was very quiet and getting more and more tense as she was reading through the notes. Said it brought it all back to him.

Anyways, she was able to clarify that I need to plan for it happening again which means labour ward rather than home from home. Lots of monitoring and cannulas/lines already in place just in case they're needed. She also said they'll want to induce at term rather than allowing me to go over and will be keeping a very close eye on my iron levels.

I've actually found it quite comforting to know exactly what'll be happening. My birth plan this time is so much simpler then with DD...."keep us both safe"

bingumy So sorry to hear of your loss, that is really tragic news. As others have already said we are here if you want to talk