Aaaaahhh so this is happening! I'm 4+4 today; it's my second pregnancy, my first ended in a MC in early Feb. I found out 2 days ago and it still feels unreal. It was so unexpected as I was sure AF was on the way (moderate cramps bang on 4 weeks), but the bean seems to be hanging in there so far. Mild cramping and odd twinges was a symptom for week 4 last time I was pg, so I guess there's a pattern there, but it's a head-melt!
Has anyone else found that your inhibitions about telling people have changed one way or the other after MC? For me, I've found myself wanting people to know about what's going on, whereas I would have been quite a private person before. I ended up telling everyone I work with about the MC and they were amazing, as were my family and another close friend. I've already told my mother about this pg, as I want her to know how I'm doing and I know she has worried about me these past months. I didn't tell her until later with the last one, and everyone else will be after the 8 week scan or 12 week scan--but I want her with me on this from the start. And that's unusual! Maybe now I just understand better how a mother can be absolutely demented with worry so I feel closer to her.
It's a nervous time, so I've concocted my plan: 1) Going to the community midwife at the GP tomorrow for booking in as they're only there on Tuesdays, and I have no Tuesdays off work in May. I'm sure she'll be all "oh, it's really early" but there are no standard 8 week booking-in appointments here, it's come-when-you-can. 2) Then holding on to my positivity until the 8 or 9 week scan which I arrange myself with the EPU. 3) Trying to be super fastidious on the banned foods and caffeine front, as well as doing the morning yoga and bedtime sleepy ocean waves talk-down so I sleep better. 4) Trying not to bore you all by writing a novel for every MN post!
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