Staying posifrickentive- Thread 16 for ladies pg after mc

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Starting a new thread for us ladies...

Good luck tomorrow sweety.

Anyone heard from ginger?

Hope you're ok mamma.

Gingerhanna had a great scan (sent in our antenatal November group) hopefully she'll see this and send it on soon :)

Fantastic news Monkey and Tootsy! Good luck for tomorrow Sweety

mammabear I'm hoping everything came out OK today, lots of hugs from me too. X

Sweety thinking of you for tomorrow.

Glad to hear you are feeling better Haz, sometimes hybernation for the first tri would be the best thing for all of us I think. I was all set for running away yesterday, it's some special kind of stress all this. Not long till Monday.

"it's some special kind of stress all this."

Monkey nails it.

Tonight I'm tense as I've not felt one flutter or swoosh all day. I've felt a "low" feeling like when a period is on the horizon and my discharge smells weird, really strong.

I'm 17w tomorrow. I'm not sure whether to go in and ask for help as I'm scared the heart has stopped and I may miscarry.

I know the odds are low and I know no regular movement can be felt for many weeks to come but I'm scared again. After the relief of the 12w scan here I am again, rigid with fear 5 weeks later.

Pregnancy after a miscarriage is the most long lasting low level stress ever.

Congrats @monkey!! So pleased for you. And congrats everyone else with fabulous healthy scan news sorry I didn't acknowledge before! So. Was so expecting bad news today but have come away with some hope. Had to have bloods taken first as am only 5 weeks and was told they would only scan if my hcg levels were over 1,500. The results came back as 19,000! Went in for my scan and could see a sac measuring 9mm with a yolk sac inside, tentatively pleased about that as there was no yolk sac, absolutely nothing at all last time and a sac measuring 6mm at over 6 weeks. There was also another dark blob which apparently could be a second failed sac (which may be the reason behind the high hcg levels and could be the cause of my bleeding) or it could just be a build up of blood, again would explain the bleeding. Not out of the woods and as I'm still having cramps and bleeding they've put me down as "threatening miscarriage" I can be a bit hopeful now though, right??
@Sweety massive good luck with your scan tomorrow. I've got my 6 week plus scan a week today.
Thanks ladies for the support really pulled me through while I was alone in the waiting room today xx

Aww @beans sending hugs. Maybe worth popping in just to put your anxiety to rest. I'm sure they will be more than understanding considering previous MC xx

Ah glad it went well mamma and that you've had some comforting news.

I agree, I think we should add Monkey's "special kind of stress" to the thread mottos! It's horribly true!

Hope you are ok beans. Could you give your midwife a text? Xx

Sorry for not replying sooner - been sick with a nasty cold. So much snot!

Scan went really well. LO was lying with his back facing out and showing off his bum so it's a crap pic! They had a good poke around and confirmed everything was as it should be and progressing well. Dead on 12+4 so I'm line with my original dates.

Now to find to energy to drag myself into the office.

Beans and monkey I so agree, that is just the motto of the day! I woke up and my boobs weren't sore anymore. I had been handling the anxiety so well (I thought), but suddenly I'm lying in bed, heart pounding, unable to get up, and then I'm sobbing and crying "pleasepleasepleaseplease". I'm just so terrified that I'm going to lose this one too. It's all built up and I think as I get closer to 8 weeks, when my last baby died (although we only found out 2 weeks later), it's hitting me harder. It's a special kind of stress indeed, and we are all superheroes for going through our days nodding and smiling and doing what people expect of us with all this inside. to everyone this morning. X

Hi girls
In the shits again this morning. Went to the loo at 1am and there was blood again. Had a massive headache yesterday and my boobs have deflated. Have convinced myself it is over, just waiting to ring epu at 9am. I know I am supposed to try and stay positive but it is just so hard. Supposed to be 7+1 today so too early to lose symptoms.

Great news Ginger!

Miami I hope you can get some reassurance today.

6.5hrs until my 20wk scan. Not that I am counting!

Ginger that's fantastic congrats!!

miami I really hope you can get some answers today, try to stay positive! Every pregnancy is different so a dip in symptoms doesn't necessarily mean things aren't right. Sending lots of hugs xx
Say good luck with your 20 week scan - hoping to see pics later today!!
Trying to stay positive on this end, this week of waiting til the next scan is going to be torture 😩

Thanks for kind wishes ladies. So we have a 7+1 baby bean with a heartbeat. The extraordinarily patient ladies at the epu were amazing as always.
I have some bruising to the side of the sack which could be causing bleeding, but also I have a heart shaped uterus, they think the other side (baby in the right side) may be bleeding as it thinks it's not pregnant. They have seen it all before and were very reassuring.
I am now on the prism trial. Figured there was no harm as if I am on the placebo I won't be any worse off then I am currently and if I am on the progesterone it may calm this annoying bleeding down.

Great news Miami - really pleased for you!

Don't worry about the heart shaped uterus - my sister was told she had that at an early scan, she was told it could lead to problems, was high risk and an early birth etc and how she'd have to be under consultant care. She did have two small bleeds at weeks 21 & 22 but all was fine. The baby actually came 3 hours after her due date so wasn't early like they said. And being under consultant care meant she had to have growth scans at 28, 32, 36 weeks which we (I've had to have the growth scans too due to mine starting as a twin pregnancy) have seen as a good thing as it means you get another chance to see the baby progressing whereas you don't normally get to after the 20 week scan.

Good news miami!

My 20wk scan went great. We had a training doctor in, so one the sonographer had finished we got some extra time looking at baby while she practised!

Baby would not keep still and it was great to see him moving around so much. Im really relieved and DH was quite emotional after as I think each step has it's angst and he's doing such a great job of being strong for the both of us. I wouldn't swap him for Chris Hemsworth most days

Congratulations to everyone with good news scans. @mammabear hope the bleeding and cramps ease off but at least you have some positive news.
Whoever first said 'it's a special kind of stress' was so right. I've worked in several high stress roles (as I'm sure many of us have) and it's absolutely nothing compared to the all-consuming stress of pregnancy after loss.

say so happy for your good scan. Enjoy these positive feelings. I allowed myself/dared to have a look at baby clothes in next this afternoon. Didn't quite get as far as the checkout though. Not sure what size I should get really and should probably do a proper stock take of what we have from DS.

Miami really pleased for your good news too xx

Thank you @mammabear4 all was good saw heartbeat & all is well for now. Keeping it together & keep telling myself im pg today & i hope it stay that way

Thread had moved at lightening speed!

Congrats to everyone who have had positive scans.

Last week I went for swabs to check for thrush etc as I was having some weird discharge (sorry tmi). The results came back today and I have strep b! I had this before when I lost my twins and it caused pneumonia in one of my boys as his waters were ruptured already. Not panicking too much but the only antibiotic they can give me is penicillin which I'm also allergic too. I don't get swelled just a huge rash and upset stomach but dr has said I need to take them to get rid of the infection. Took one and the rash has started already. A week or more of being super itchy and red for me 😩 can't take my usual antihistamines to combat it either!

Miami this pg is really putting you through the wringer! I'm glad your scan was good and you got to see the heartbeat Sweety congrats on your good scan as well. Amy yuck, that's not fun! I hope it does at least do its job and get rid of your strep. Oatmeal baths might help with the rash irritation?

Just booked my reassurance scan for next Wednesday, when I will be 7+6! My local EPU nurses are so lovely; nothing is a bother to them. Looking forward to the scan--either way, I just want to know what's going on in there; the uncertainty of 1st trimester is killing me!

Thanks @WLMcI

Im craving all the spicy food in the world. Just wanna eat spicy. Any1 else???

@Sweetyboo I am! Anything spicy. Was eating full jalapeño's and onions like apples, so strange! Dh wouldn't come near me, I stink!

I have develop a sore tongue as well as crippling tiredness today which are symptoms that my b12 deficiency is quite bad. My doctors is closed so I phoned the maternity unit triage and they said they won't see me until 16 weeks. And said if I was that concerned I should go to a&e. But I'm not sure this is worthy of taking up a&e's time, what would you do?