Staying posifrickentive- Thread 9 for ladies pg after mc

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Right that wasn't so hard! Let's hope everyone finds us still

See lucky I thought I'd found the answer in watermelon till it came back up.

I've been a bit better today only been sick twice which is a result! I've got the midwife on Wednesday so will mention it to her then.

Big week for me as got scan on Friday. Trying to be positive but I can't help feeling that we are on the countdown to finding out that it's over. I quite like living in my little bubble of denial

Hi all, just checking in again. Hope you're all ok, the sickness some of you guys are getting sounds horrific! I can't help (I know it's stupid) but wish I had some other indication that I was pregnant than a test though so I feel a strange sort of not-envy-envy!! My scan is on Tuesday & I feel very similar to you macauley I have 2 more days of trying to hope for the best I think. Gah! This thread is about being positive so I'll try

Just to be on the safe side, I did some Google research on the caffeine and lucozade thing.... and it seems were fine!
QUESTION: IS IT SAFE TO DRINK LUCOZADE ENERGY DURING PREGNANCY?
Lucozade is safe for consumption by healthy adults as part of a varied an balanced diet unless otherwise recommended by a health care professional. The NHS recommends that caffeine intake should be limited to 200mg per day during pregnancy. All of our Lucozade Energy products contain approximately 12mg of caffeine per 100ml. For more information, please check the NHS website or speak to your doctor.

Another website states a normal bottle is about 46mg approx. Which in theory means you could have 4 bottles a day.... I certainly don't recommend it though and at most I've had 2 bottles... which I've sipped through the day. I top up my glass with fresh ice cubes as needed. These are the size bottles that you get with a meal deal at lunch time, not the big ones!
Hope this helps anyone wanting to try it :-)

Hi all- Baby Max arrived at 7.11 this evening. Slightly scary birth story to follow but so delighted and relieved he is here, it's quite overwhelming!

Congratulations Eastend - what a beauty!

Isn't he just!! 24 hour labour, gas and air made me really sick so got all the way dilated on very little but threw everything up I was given so eventually contractions slowed down, ended up with syntocinon, spinal block, forceps delivery and 3 litres blood loss! The team at St. Thomas' were amazing though and we never felt pushed in to anything, so on balance I think it was a really positive experience although I think DH is a little traumatised. Bubs even took to the boob straight away! Just can't believe I'm a momma at long last, 3rd time lucky!!

Just checking in and so lovely to see such great news East. He's gorgeous and I love the name! I hope you recover well from it, it sies sound a little traumatic.
Lynsey sorry to hear you're feeling so rough, but like you say it's probably a good sign. I was the same, no nausea at all when I had chemicals or the miscarriage, but awful symptoms with this one and DD. I have just stopped taking cyclizine this time and it was great for both the nausea and the vomiting.
My sympathies to everyone else with sickness, it really is horrible.
20 week scan is on Friday, I'm starting to get quite nervous, although I can feel kicks so I know at least one of them is still in there and ok.
Have a good day everyone.

Congrats eastend he is just gorgeous!

Twins cockles wow! good luck for the scan

Congratulations eastend, welcome to the world little Max! Sounds like you had a rough time of it, you must be shattered. You sound on top of the world, and fab that he has taken to feeding so well. We had to syringe feed DD for the first couple of days, she was a totally inept baby when it came to feeding. Got there in the end, but it is a gift to have a baby with the correct instincts Clever boy. Hope you can get home soon, enjoy those lovely cuddles x

On Saturday I typed a massive long post about boobs, lucozade, morning sickness and congrats for a good scan!! I lost it all and am not finally at my laptop!!

So lovely to check in today and see a baby pic congratulations eastend such lovely news!

You guys will never guess what I stumbled upon at the weekend! A garage sale. So so many baby clothes. We spend £30 and are basically set up from 0-12months!! Shouldn't have done it before Monday's scan but we don't have loads of cash and it was too good of an opportunity to miss!

Tinkly- pregnancy can make you crazy. New babies can make you crazy. Stressing about your crazy will just make you think you've lost the plot. So don't. Embrace your feelings then make a plan with lots of little steps for tomorrow. Take one step at a time. The 2nd and 3rd trimesters are easier.

Congratulations EastEnd! So happy for you that you're a mummy :-)

Pregnancy is mental, Tinkly. I cried last week because there was a substitution in my online shopping order. I also have this odd feeling of disconnection with the world, as though I'm seeing and feeling everything through a veil of cotton wool. I don't give a stuff about anyone else at all. It was the same last time and I went back to normal afterwards. It will pass, as I am continually reminding myself. And personally I think looking after a tiny baby is WAY easier than being pregnant.

Pregnancy is weird tinkly. I find it very paralysing - emotionally and physically and become very introverted and inward looking. It feels a bit like life is on pause whilst I wait to find out how it is going to pan out and I can't plan or look forwards or imagine next summer. It's hormonally overwhelming, the physical side effects and changes make you feel totally unlike your normal self and there's this constant sense of responsibility - can I eat this, should I drink that, can I lift this, is exposure to x safe?
Like cockles, actually parenting is much easier! Honestly I felt like this huge weight had been lifted from me once I had had DD. New worries, different challenges, but pregnancy was the hardest bit (for me).

A massive congratulations eastend! Sounds very tiring but it's amazing you've finally got there and have a stunning little fella. Well done mummy! Xx

Congratulations eastend! Xx

Oh bless you, don't worry about it. It is hard to have enough brain space left for other people's situations and worries when you're so wrapped up in your own. I find it comes and goes for me - I have times when I can pay a bit of attention to other folk and times when I just do not have the brain or emotional space to deal with it at all. You might find it eases for a bit after your scan, but there is a lot of stress and anxiety in the build up to those.

If it makes you feel any better, I haven't seen a soul outside family for 3 weeks. I just can't handle my friends at the moment so I have gone hermit.

Feeling vulnerable and clingy is completely par for the course in my experience.

I can't handle anyone at the moment not even family. My DH is getting pissed off with me (he isn't its in my head) cause I can't pull my weight around the house and I just lost it with him because he was expecting me to make tea. I think I've done a bloody good job making it through the day at work tbh!

I'm also usually very mild mannered but have developed really bad road rage/ rage in general.

So yeah I think (well hope) it's normal to feel not quite yourself and disconnected. We've been through so much and we are still fighting. I think we are all amazing for putting ourselves through this again.

Hello all, just checking in and to say I think I felt quite disconnected til the very last minute. It helped to talk to my midwife who got me through labour who also experienced 2 miscarriages- she actually brought it up having reviewed my notes so it felt like I had someone who really understood to help us over the finish line 😅

Tinkly, I hope you're ok. I'm exactly the same as you. I have clients to see - I cancel them I have housework to do - I ignore it. I literally feel like I don't want to do anything apart from be in bed. It's hideous

Congratulations eastend! Been watching out for a birth announcement from you . Glad little man is here safe and sound despite all the drama and wish you a speedy recovery!

Argh, I think that means I'm due next! Panic stations, I'm totally not ready yet. Unless keys' pops first, hope baby keys is still doing well and hanging on in there?

Good luck to all with scans this week, both 12 week and 20 week ones are equally as nerve wracking, keeping my fingers crossed for good news all-round.

Been having slight stomach aches or twinges. Bit scared. 5wks pg with DC1. I mc in March.

Have taken to going to bed as soon as I get home from work and chilling out reading or watching Netflix.

Is this self-imposed bedrest a good or bad thing? Trying to keep my life as stress-free as possible.