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.

Really great news hopeful! I took zero joy in telling people either and won't announce on fb. I did last time and it was amazing to relieve people's congratulations. I'm jaded this time. Plus I'd hate to hurt anyone else going through what I went through. With dd I announced and posted my scan pictures and then a couple of hours later my auntie announced she'd miscarried what would have been her 8th child. I remember feeling guilty and much mum getting cross and saying my aunt was being selfish because she didn't need to be so public about it when she was 49 and had 7 healthy children. Now I've suffered a loss myself I know that I caused her so much pain and my mum was so wrong for getting any angry with her sister. I realise that my mum, along with lots of people who haven't been through it, just don't get it. This time, no announcement for me. I have just ordered a doppler from my sun lounger because I'm in a panic about some coleslaw I ate last night. The worry never ends.

Neighbour has come to the rescue, I now have paracetamol now to hope the headache buggers off.

Hope you're feeling better lynsey

Just a quick post to say nuchal is done, NT 1.6mm which is nice and small, just got to wait for the bloods to come back now. Fingers crossed. Shattered now, it's a long drive to hospital with a load of city navigating and the first time I've done that alone so it felt like hard work!

nasch nearly there lovely, hang in there x

Fascinating detailed article here from the Fetal Medicine Clinic about screening if anyone is interested in the whys and wherefores of it all.

Haha butterfly I found that article earlier!

Hello ladies :)

Just popping in with an update. I had a scan at 7 weeks this Monday gone. We saw a heartbeat! This is the furthest we've ever got so whilst still very early days, I'm taking hope from it. I'm due for another one at 9 weeks. Day by day, step by step :)

Wishing everyone well xx

I'm back and pleased to say I can continue the good news! Saw and heard a heartbeat and measuring at 8+6. I think I'm in shock and embarrassed to say that I instantly burst into tears when our little bean appeared on the screen. Couldn't even speak for a while.
The relief is unreal but I'm not sure it has quite sunk in yet either.

Congratulations Karry too.

More lovely scan news, so pleased for you both nasch and karry, long may this run of good things continue on this thread!

Yaaay!! Congratulations to you both! 😄

Wow, a great week for scan news! Congratulations everyone!

Yay congratulations guys high fives all round on the thread this week

Lovely to read more happy news, lets keep it coming :-)

Yeah!! Congrats nasch and karry!!! Amazing news. Let's continue this happiness and baby magic!! Xx

Headache still lingering but coped with it mostly. Been nice that the weather is more bearable today.

How amazing is the thread this week!! Congratulations karry and nasch!!

The last time I was on this thread we were dropping out one after another so to keep the great news rolling in is just lovely to see.

I think by the amount of crazy googling research I have done in the past couple of weeks, I could definitely find a job within early pregnancy.

My scans on Monday fingers crossed we see a heartbeat xx congratulations btw xx

Congratulations on the positive scans Natze and Karry, I'm just hoping I can keep the positive vibes rolling at mine next Wednesday.

So I'm 11+5 today and this a significant milestone for me as I lost my first pregnancy quite unexpectedly and my third at the same stage but was expected to happen. By about this time on both days my miscarriages were complete. So I'm ridiculously relieved to say apart from womble stretching recently, I've had no cramps or the dreaded spotting so fx I'm all set to see a bigger and wriggler bean at my next scan . And from this point forth is all new to me

IMO from this point forth it gets better mimi, the first trimester is the shittiest bit. Though the end of the third is pretty damn uncomfortable for lots of reasons, I found it nothing like as hard as the sheer misery of relentless violent nausea and of course at that point, the end is in sight

Lots of luck x

Fingers crossed for you Lisa! :)

I've been getting brown discharge on and off for a fortnight...totally freaked me out the first time and sort of still does. Spoke to the nurse yesterday and she didn't seem too worried. Next scan can't come soon enough!

Wishing all a lovely weekend x

Well done everyone on the scans this is such a good streak, I hope it continues.

Nausea has been non stop for days & today the market & cheese shop was not good. If the nausea fades I tend to panic.

1 week until booking in & I picked up the courage today to ring the RMC clinic about my appointment in 2 weeks & they said to cancel the said no keep it but I don't actually know what the appointment will be about now. Especially as I can't ask someone to watch DS if I don't know how long we will be.

OH is so hopeful & being caring about this one & im starting to get scared Incase it is an MC. I feel too scared to be hopeful.

I did forget how bad the exhaustion is though!

Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine & good luck for everyone else waiting on scans.

Morning all, how is everyone today?

Morning butterfly. Sleepy. It takes me ages to wake up and get my energy going at mo. Constipated too. How are you???

I had highlights yday and I look like a cheap canary. I'd be ok to use a toner though right?

Xx

No advice on the hair I;m afraid, I have about 8 inches hacked off mine every year or so and it's had no further attention in it's life. I really need a decent haircut but have no idea what would constitute one and am intimidated by hairdressers!

You're right in the worst of the knackered stage now, it will get easier in a bit! I have concluded that it is growing a placenta (8-12ish weeks) that is the most exhausting part of the whole affair.

Bit constipated too but otherwise feeling pretty good at the moment which is a lovely novelty. I feel mahoosive already, it's most disconcerting to look down and see!

Glad it's not just me feeling exhausted Kate!

Has anyone announced to family after positive scans this week? I'm seeing my parents tonight and can't decide whether to tell them or enjoy our special secret for a few more weeks. I sort of feel bad keeping it from them but also if things went wrong I'm not sure if I'd want lots of people (ie our two sets of parents and possibly siblings) to know... Completely torn.

Our parents already knew, but even so I felt weird about DH emailing them each a scan picture. I think it's maybe that I don't like this bit where you eventually have to start sharing your baby - I quite like it when they are all mine and no one else has seen them. Possibly nuts. I still don't feel like spreading the news further eg friends, DH's sister, grandparents. At the moment I am telling myself I am waiting for the screening results, but I expect I will find something to flap about there and another reason to put it off a bit longer. Personally I'd be happy to just announce to wider family (who live hours away and we only see at weddings/funerals/major parties) after the birth, if we get there, but suspect DH may take issue with that.