Staying posifrickentive- Thread 10 for ladies pg after mc

[LynseyH5]

I've made the new thread, hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes... just wanted to make sure we had one.

I'm doing the same, Mac! With the addition of a Chinese take away. Dd is on a sleepover at my mums so I should be living it up but my pj's are much more appealing!

I just need to stop crying when people when medals it's an emotional roller coaster!

I'm glad I'm not the only one easily crying today.

Dogs Trust advert got me really bad earlier.

Oh don't! That dogs trust advert has me in floods of tears everytime it comes on. It makes me cuddle my dog like a mad woman and cry at him. That was him once (he doesn't seem overly bothered!)

I am not even a dog lover, not by any stretch, and yet that dogs trust advert gets me every time. Will be wonderful to have my brain and emotions back under my own control!

I'm 17 weeks and 1 day today. 3 weeks until my next scan. Consultant appointment on Tuesday. Had a scare last night when I couldn't find my little girl's heartbeat but found it with no issues this morning, strong and fast. I think I need to cut down on the doppler use. I tell myself it's just for fun but it is feeding my anxiety really. I think she was hiding behind my anterior placenta. I'm worried about the placenta being so low. Hoping it's moved at the next scan. In other news we have completed the redecorating of the living room/dining room and conservatory (just waiting on the flooring) and we are now about to start on dd's new room as she is going into the bigger bedroom. Once that's done I think we will do the nursery but I want to wait until after the 20 week scan. Last time I redecorated our entire old house at 36 weeks which was crazy despite the face that, at that time, we were living in a tiny house. I want to be more organised this time. How is everyone else getting on? Sorry to vent on this thread. It's just nice to get all of my crazy out!

whatser sounds like you have been really busy!!! So great that you're 17 weeks I can imagine the Doppler can be something that feeds anxiety. I know it would for me but I would also want to hear the heart beat every day!!!
I'm so worried we won't fit a baby in our flat! Think I better start chucking some stuff out!

I wouldn't worry too much. Our first house was tiny and we squeezed in. I'm having a changing table in the living room this time to store all of the baby stuff without taking up too much room.

whatser I'm only a few days behind you and also in a house decorating phase! I have only got as far as Pinterest mood boards but I have lots of ideas for most rooms. Not buying anything for baby yet. We really like the colour of the room that will be babies so no decorating there but need to re-arrange and get rid of some furniture.
Think baby is on the grow got the growing pains in the pelvis again!

Hi ladies, hope you're all still hanging in there. Does anyone else have the mumsnet pregnancy app? I really like the bump slider wheel in it, where you take a photo of your bump for each week of your pregnancy and can slide along through the images to compare and contrast them. I have a Saturday morning ritual where I take a picture of my bump in the same jumper so I can compare, and I'm finding the results both amazing and reassuring - I started at week 7 when I thought I'd started to get round (I'm normally flat stomached) and now at 15+5 I'm huge by comparison. Comparing my growth week to week gives me very concrete visual reassurance that my baby must still be alive and growing in there. Just thought I'd share in case it helps someone else

That's lovely, lucky!

Aww Lucky that's really lovely, I definitely need to look at it.

Babies are tiny in the beginning JPEG & they're in with you for ages.

DS has decided to not sleep at night anymore & get up at 6am. Absolutely shattered today & I have to keep eating or I feel sick. Good thing I've got decaffeinated tea as I'll be having a lot.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Ooh I'll get that if my next scan goes well - thanks lucky. Must be lovely to see the progression.

I am hoping there is something growing inside me otherwise this morning sickness which seems to strike out of nowhere will be v confusing!!!

About to eat my own arm unless I can get my hands on food in the next few minutes...

I've got slightly sore boobs jpeg, despite being only on 18dpo, had them since about 14dpo. Really weird as didn't have any symptoms with DH it my recent pregnancy that ended in mc, so going to take it as a good sign. Comes and goes though and more obvious when I concentrate on it so possibly psychosomatic?? I want to beliiieeeve. hopeful his car along are you now? I've not gotten in touch with midwife or doc yet, scared I'll jinx it. Doubt they'll give me an early scan after just 1 mc, so am going to hold out till 8 weeks and get a private one. 3 and a half weeks will fly by right?

I'm hoping the time will fly by too nitnat! Boobs have started hurting now so I'm pleased! I have a docs app on Thursday but not sure if I need it. Had some blood tests for progesterone a week ago before I knew I was pg... Do I just book straight in with midwife?

Jpeg I just booked in with the midwife. She saw me at 7 weeks instead of 8 because of my mmc and booked me an early scan for a few days after. I'm feeling some proper movements today it is so lovely. How is everyone today?

It depends on your area Jpeg but here you book straight in with midwife. Hopefully they'll
Sort out an early scan for you as well.

Aw that's really good whatser, really reassuring for you as well.

DS got up before 6 so I am shattered. I was hoping to get 6 months of relatively good nights in before the newborn phase again.

I ate constantly yesterday, had to eat every ten minutes or feel sick or heartburn. Luckily had kola cubes, hoping to not have that today.

11 days until the next scan, starting to get anxious about it even though there's nothing I can do. We've decided to tell families etc after the scan if there's good news so that's what I'm trying to focus on.

Great thanks for the advice whatser and dolerite... I've taken the dog for a walk (not mine I'm house sitting) and just been for a run. Anyone else running? I don't know why but I'm scared to run... Like it will jiggle the baby out of place!!

jpeg I am not doing any exercise at all at the moment but thats because i've had some spotting so i was worried it would exacerbate it. I've got a second scan on Friday when i should be 8+1 so if all is well at that then I am going to start moving again. Particularly as I feel very well otherwise, so i feel like i should be making the most of it.

Pretty sure my boobs have swollen up again which has pleased me!

All being well I am 7 weeks today. Next bloods are tomorrow.

Keeping my fingers crossed for you, purple. Been thinking about you - hope you are doing okay all things considered.

Having one of those days today.
Now 14+2 but can't shake the feeling something has gone wrong. Scaring myself thinking this is intuition and not just fear.
So annoyed as I've been doing good at staying positive but now I'm really panicking. I've just bought the Angelsounds doppler I saw recommended a while ago.... I think I've started to see this baby as really happening now so the fear of something going wrong now is terrifying
How will I know the difference in sounds when I have a listen? Is it easy? The reviews on amazon say you can get confused between the heartbeat and placenta etc. I ordered next day delivery so it will be here tomorrow.
Please tell me this is just myself playing mind games and it's not some scary premonition.

It's your fear. You are not psychic and neither am I, although I convince myself at times that I am! I had the same fear at exactly the same stage. It might take you a when to find the heartbeat. Use lots of jelly and start really low down. Just above your public hair line. Start ot to the side towards your hips and m9ve in slowly. You will find your own heartbeat it is a whooshing sound. Time for 10 seconds and count the bpm. If it is less than 15 then it's your heartbeat. You might hear your placenta too - that will sound like a wooshing sound too. Your babies heartbeat will be much faster - between 120 and 169 bpm. Time for 10 seconds, if it is above 20 it is your baby. It sounds like a horse galloping or a train moving. You will know it when you find it. Just be aware that midwives warn at 16 weeks that they may struggle to find it so do not read anything into it if you don't. If in doubt, go to the epu. Good luck!

Thank you whats. Don't know what's wrong with me today. Just feel quite sad and scared. Up till now I've been concentrating so much on getting through feeling ill and tired that I've barely registered I'm pregnant. Now that's calmed down and it's more real, I'm just scared.

Me too. Little miss has been wriggling do much today and my response is to burst into tears because I'm terrified. I keep waiting for it to get easier. Hang in there.