Staying posifrickentive- Thread 15 for ladies pg after mc

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Hya ladies, hope you find this!
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My scanxiety is kicking in. Got my next scan tomorrow afternoon. I know symptoms don't mean anything anyway but have got a stinking cold so can't even tell if I have any anymore! Have been prodding my boobs and worried that they're not that sore and had 1 episode of pink just on wiping when I had my first wee of the day on Monday and Tuesday mornings. But I am trying to be positive as if it is bad news being pessimistic isn't going to make it any less upsetting.

Good luck for your scan tomorrow Haz.

Miami will you be having any early scans?

Good luck to you, too keepon, how far along are you? I know what you mean about that heartstopping feeling when you see any sort of colour on the toilet roll, but it doesn't always mean there is anything wrong, and it's often totally harmless. I hope the scan goes ok and puts your mind at ease. I'm absolutely bricking it now about tomorrow. Don't know how I'm going to keep it together for the scan, or if it's bad news. Just got to think this time tomorrow I will know. X

Oh haz and keepon I am really thinking of you for tomorrow. I wish there was some way to reduce the anxiety for you.
Symptoms are always up and down keepon so try not to set too much store by them.
I will be getting one scan at the epu at around 8.5 wks I think. They basically said that there is no point until then as my previous too had ended before that, they said it in a nice sympathetic way, but I know that is what they meant.

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Thank you Miami I hope the time until your scan goes quickly!
I think OH knows how scared I am, I got home and he had cleaned the house top to bottom and made me cornbeef hash and had it all ready served up when I walked through the door. I ate sooo much I'm now stuffed watching Footloose. It made me feel a bit emotional bless him.

I should be somewhere between 7 and 8 weeks. With my last pregnancy I had a scan with a heartbeat at 6 weeks and then when I went at 8 weeks it had stopped around 7+5 so even if tomorrow is ok I don't think I'll feel any better because I probably won't be past that point.

If only there was a little window so you cod peek in and check everything is going ok!

Miami I hope the time goes quickly. I originally told myself I was going to wait until at least 8 weeks to get a scan but then I had some brown spotting in the first week so caved much earlier.

Trying to occupy myself with masterchef and therapeutic baking!

Ooh what are you baking? I love baking but I've not had energy to do anything for weeks! Even washing my hair is a chore! I managed some cornflake cakes for Easter Sunday but that is the extent of my "baking" right now. I agree though it is so relaxing. X

Hi ladies, I had an early reassurance scan this evening. The measurements put me at 10weeks exactly, which is where I thought I was. Baby has a good heartbeat and I feel so much happier!

Oh sock congratulations, what a wonderful scan! So clear. So pleased for you x

Great news sock! Lovely pic.

Haz I've made some carrot cake cupcakes but have run out of steam/energy before I've managed to do the icing. Will have to get up 10 mins early and do it before work. Either that or try and pretend they're not meant to be iced!

Congratulations Sock, that's a brilliant photo!

Haz and Keeping, I'll be thinking of you both tomorrow. Hope you both can get some rest tonight.

There's certainly no baking of sweet things in the Monkey household tonight, after all my stressing about no symptoms I've felt like I've had a queasy hangover for the last 48 hours. I've gone right off chocolate (!).

Lovely news Sock! Very pleased for you.

Good luck today Haz and Keep.

Thank you everyone!

Good luck @Hazandduck and @keeponrunning85

That's great sock.
Good luck today haz and keepon. Thinking of you both.

Good luck with scans today, hope they are all reassuring and bring joy.

Struggling a little here to be positive. Scan Wednesday showed fluid volumes a bit less than normal, although the consultant said he thought still enough fluid. Still leaking fluid too intermittently. Trying to focus on positives and facts rather than second guess the future, but just can't get the worst case scenario thoughts out of my head. Feel sorry for DS because I don't feel I'm doing a good job of parenting him at the moment, my head is elsewhere.

Need to try to focus on the mantra-today I am pregnant, and I really need to choose hope. And just focus on distractions! Wish I worked more than 2 days right now!

Sorry for the moan!

Oh grain you poor thing. Do you know where they are measuring the fluid? There's a couple of different measurements that have varying levels of accuracy.

It also seems that mum's hydration levels make a difference so perhaps more gin water might help?

I'm not sure ginger I think he measured 2 pools that were just over 2cm each.

I downloaded a hydration app yesterday to try to monitor fluid intake, think I had about 2l yesterday not sure what I should aim for?

Sounds like he might be doing the 'deepest vertical pocket' which should be the best one as opposed to total fluid volume which isn't always so accurate.

From reading up on it again it doesn't sound like the end of the world. Your doc says there is still enough fluid in there and you're drinking a good amount of water. It could just be as simple as have a couple of litres just before your next scan and it'll show up as all good! It's all a point in time as opposed to a constant measure and with everything else you've gone through the concerns and stresses will no doubt be making the concern intolerable.

Look after yourself and rest assured that it sounds like you're doing exactly the right things.

Thanks ginger that's reassuring, sounds like you are a bit of an expert! - just hard to believe that with ongoing leaking it can end well. Was trying to Google yesterday net amniotic fluid production- how much do I have to let for there to be a net loss? One day after what I described as a bit of a gush there was about 9ml in my pad - was debating abandoning my shopping trolley in Aldi lol! Not had as much since then so in reality volumes are small. Anyway facts are, small baby but growing on a line, good placental flow and enough fluid, will focus on those.

Not an expert just someone who reads behind the research so to speak.

As you say, the facts are stacking up well and given Little Grain's start in life (so to speak) I'm not surprised they're small! All sounds good and progressing well.

Remind me how many weeks you are now?

20 weeks tomorrow. The next scan (2w) hopefully will show if any trend so might help. On the other hand there's no interventions available anyway so part of me thinks what's the point, apart from trying and failing to reassure me!

Think of it as another opportunity to get pretty pictures!

Great news hazandduck and lovely picture. Hope you can feel more reassured and relaxed now x

I am more just in a state of shock, I'd played conversations in my head over and over imagining bad news and how I would move forward and deal with it...so now I'm just trying to believe this is really happening! I'm so happy but still in shock. I'm hoping I will start to feel more relaxed later...x