Staying posifrickentive- Thread 8 for ladies after mc

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Hi ladies. I am rubbish at this computer stuff I hope this has worked as we can not add anymore onto our old post.

Aww he's lovely, congratulations! Look at all that hair too! What does he weigh? Looks like a big'un. Shame about the tear but glad the cold has gone. Enjoy the newborn cuddles! x

Awwww welcome Edward!! Congrats Dobby you must be thrilled xxx

Congratulations dobby utterly thrilled for you! (lovely name too, my DS is an Edward also ) lots of love xx

lynsey how are you? haven't heard from you for a while and hope things are ok. thinking of you x

Oh dobby, he's adorable!!! I think that, far from minding you sharing your picture, we're probably all delighted for you; it gives us hope. Huge congrats! Welcome to the world Edward

congrats dobby what a lovely boy!!

Wonderful news dobby! Congratulations xxx

Wow, congrats Dobby, he is gorgeous, love the hair!!x

How lovely Dobby, congratulations!

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. No spotting here today which is a relief.

Dobby your son is gorgeous, I can almost smell that new born goodness from here.

Lynsey any news, I hope you've had some reassurance today.

Dobby he is a proper little stunner. I'm amazed at all of his beautiful hair! Congratulations
Thank you for asking about me ladies, I decided not to go to hospital as since passing the clot last night, there's been nothing to report. No pain and only a slightly tinged discharge (sorry for tmi).
I'm hoping it was the cyst they'd previously spotted and now it's gone, that might be the end of the blood. If I went to hospital I think I'd be working myself up even more.
Midwife couldn't get me an epu appt so going to have to wait for an official 12 wk date to come through :-/ I'm feeling quite positive at the moment and trying to ignore my wobbles. Simply, there is nothing I can do right now, my poor brain is aching!
I had a surprise visit from my parents today and that helped a lot to cheer me up! They travelled a 90 mile round trip just to bring me flowers amazing! X

So glad everything is ok lynsey and you are feeling ok about it all. Lovely to have a visit from your parents

Congratulations dobby, he's a wee stunner. Enjoy the newborn snuggles x

So pleased nothing more has happened and you're feeling more positive Lynsey. How lovely of your parents! My in laws are like that. My own can barely begin to acknowledge me, but that's another story! Having love and support makes all the difference.

congratulations dobby he is gorgeous I said he will be here by the weekend. So so happy for you.

lynsey glad your feeling more positive Hun.

I've had a terrible week after the stitch was placed on Tuesday took ages to heal but I've now got an infection in my cervix in so much pain I'm so worried about baby now not felt anymore flutters since contracting the infection. Can barley walk either as they cut me bad inside. I have midwife tomorrow I'm praying she gets a heartbeat got such a bad feeling about it.

Happy Mother's Day to you all xxx

Thank you Lucinda :-) Sorry your parents aren't great Chandelier, mine is other way round, partners family are the nightmare here! Glad you have nice in laws tho! Love and support is definitely a huge part of what we all need at this time.
Keys I can't believe they've left you in such pain, that's terrible on the hospitals part. I really hope you can get the infection under control and midwife can put your mind to rest tomorrow when you hear the wonderful sound of baby's heartbeat tomorrow. Take it easy x

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY EVERYONE!

Thanks everyone for the welcome! And happy Mother's Day! I've been eating chocolate and croissants, feeling quite sick which I'm hoping is a good sign and not just a reflection of this morning's terrible diet!
lynsey I'm keeping fx for you.
keys poor you that sounds awful, I hope things settle down and that you hear a good strong heartbeat when you see the midwife tomorrow.
Hello to everyone else!

dobby your little one is so so cute! I'm so pleased the journey is over for you and now you can enjoy your baby
Hope everyone else is doing ok - Lynsey you have the best attitude, and if there has been nothing else then it does seem positive.
Today is going to be hard as it should be my first Mother's Day but for everyone already with their families have a great day!

Keys that sound awful, poor you. I can't believe something meant to help can be so painful. I really hope you hear a heartbeat tomorrow. Stay strong!!

Lynsey hope everything is ok for you too. Stay positive (I know how tough that is)

Big hugs to all you lovely mums and mums-to-be. Good news Lynsey and get well soon keys

Is anyone else finding it hard to know when to buy things? On the antenatal thread people are decorating nurseries and buying prams, but I can't imagine feeling safe doing that! Parents have offered to buy car seat as we don't have a car so it will mainly be used by them, and there is a sale on at Mothercare, but feels like I'm cursing things if I make a major purchase. Have sort of got over the 20 week anomaly scan worries, as I know the risks are low of anything being wrong, but risk of miscarriage or stillbirth still seems scarily high to me. It's like the anxiety gets tougher the further along you get, as people all assume you are going to be having a healthy baby, but I still have doubts :-(

Happy Mother's Day everyone. I know it will be hard for some of you.

keys I am so sorry you are having such a rough time of it. You must be feeling terrible it is understandable how worried you must be. I hope you are feeling better now and have reassurance at the midwife appt tomorrow. Will be thinking of you.

sophia how far along are you? I'm only 7+5 and have decided not to join the antenatal thread bcos I can't share the general excitement on there. It scares me to hope and think too far ahead. Try not to feel pressured into buying things, go at your own pace otherwise you are at risk of feeling more anxious I think. With my DS my MIL was very overbearing and kept asking me had I got this or that and kept reminding me time will fly past and I dnt want to be caught out, even when I was only 5 months. The whole thing made me so uneasy and I got quite upset. It was totally uneccessary. I did start to get things sorted when I was around 7 months I think. And everything was just fine and I wasn't caught out!

Although, back in the day, my nan had 5 children and didn't buy a single thing until they were born! Sent grandad out to get the basic baby grows vests nappies etc once they arrived etc. Babies can sleep in a draw if needed!! Not that it's ideal but I think there is so much pressure to have everything ready and really, babies don't need much.

Anyway. It can be a nice thing to plan and get excited - when we are ready to. Perhaps take some time to have a browse round mother care - dnt go with the intention of buying something but just see how it makes you feel. Good luck xx

Thanks Lucinda15 I'm 19 weeks on Thursday so have told a lot of people and am showing, which is why everyone is getting excited. I've bought a few clothes, but even doing that makes me nervy! It's like I'm trying to protect myself from possible pain by not getting attached, but I know that's impossible. I'm trying to 'enjoy' being pregnant but it's not easy when I have anxiety at the best of times! I've got my appointment with the perinatal psychiatrist on Tuesday and my 20 week scan a week on Wednesday, so hoping they will help :-)

Loving the positive outlook lynsey

for you keys ,hope infection shifts soon.

sophia some good advice from Lucinda about just having a casual browse at baby items, although don't be afraid to pick up a few bits if you see any good offers. We are trying to spread the cost and have been offered 2nd hand cot, bouncer, travel cot and highchair. Just keep and eye out and get things as and when you can afford/have space to store stuff. Baby's room won't get decorated until after it arrives as we are too busy with other house renovations! Hope you have a successful appointment with the psychiatrist but I think you're doing great so far x

dobby what a little stunner!! Huge congratulations

keys I am so sorry you are going through a rough time. Wishing you all the best

obsessed Hooray! It's so nice to hear that heartbeat.

lynsey I had a miscarriage and when I passed the sac I knew exactly what it was, I doubt you could mistake it for anything else. I'm really pleased you are staying positive

I'm feeling good after the scan but still not telling anybody, even parents until 12 weeks.