Anyone NOT had a miscarriage? Please tell me happy tales!

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Does anyone have some happy, positive pregnancy stories which don't involve miscarriage experiences?

I am newly pregnant and am just so petrified of losing the baby. Time is dragging and the relative safety of 12 weeks feels like forever away.

I know there are no guarantees but I've read so many sad stories about miscarriages and so many statistics etc that I've worked myself into a state. Almost everyone on here seems to have miscarried previously.

Please tell me some good news stories!

I was an older mum, and didn't have any miscarriages. I did have a couple of bleeds in each pregnancy which were alarming at the time but turned out to be nothing to worry about. I think it's fairly natural to worry about the pregnancy, pretty much until your baby is safely delivered!

I can't help you with a non mc story but just wanted to point out that most people who post or look for help online are going through something they need support with - so it's not a true representation. You're more likely to come across more negative stories on the internet as people will be posting for assistance, with worried queries etc so try not to let that get to you too much.

I was the same. I was so excited to be pregnant but I knew that miscarriage is fairly common in the first few weeks and I just couldn’t shake that thought.

I was terrified that I would go for my scan and they would say the baby wasn’t growing or I’d had an MMC. I had a 9 week scan and all was fine. All fine at 12 weeks. My 20 week is tomorrow and I’m still nervous!
A GP friend told me that you’re unlikely to get to 12 weeks without having some kind of “show” She said it’s usually a plum coloured loss. How many weeks pregnant are you?

I've only been pregnant twice and both times ended in a happy healthy baby despite early bleeding.

With DC1 I bled on and off since I was 7-8 weeks pregnant. Everything was fine, she is perfect.
DC2 was a healthy pregnancy too.
Never experienced a miscarriage. Think positive OP

I'm pregnant with DC2, will be 17 weeks tomorrow, and have been lucky enough to not suffer a miscarriage. I was very anxious in the early weeks both times, and had a little bleeding in my first pregnancy, but all has gone smoothly. I'm still a little worried that something might go wrong, but that is unfortunately just a fact of pregnancy, and of parenthood frankly!
Congratulations on your pregnancy x

Very happy to find this thread! I'm 5 weeks today and feeling the same as you OP. More positive stories welcome!

It took us nearly six years and two rounds of ivf to conceive.

The miscarriage rates aren’t any lower after IVF and I was terrified given what we’d already been through in order to conceive in the first place.

38 weeks later I gave birth to two beautiful, perfect babies. They are now 9 years old and still wonderful.

Best wishes for your pregnancy.

I've been pregnant only twice in my life, both aged around 40 and above. Both were Tickety boo. Big fat healthy babies.

I was a basket case worrying about miscarriage though, not gonna lie. It's only natural.

I was sure that I would miscarry. I found a website that gave the exact % chance of miscarrying based on how many days and weeks pregnant I was and checked it obsessively. I decided that every twinge was the start of a miscarriage. Going into my 12 week scan, I was convinced that it would be bad news - I had read about someone who said that they "just knew" something was wrong and decided that would be the case for me. But it wasn't! DS is now 10 months old and the healthiest and happiest baby ever.

Pregnancy, and especially waiting for that first scan, is such an anxious time - I felt so powerless in the face of the possibility that it might all go wrong. But the majority of known pregnancies do not end in miscarriage. There are no promises, but it will probably be fine

3 pregnancies, 3 full term (and more!) babies.

Worried myself sick thinking about how common miscarriage is though, I certainly didn’t take it for granted that i’d have a baby at the end of my pregnancies.

I was the same when pregnant with DD. I knew my mum had an ectopic pregnancy and read they were genetic and for the first 12 weeks I was convinced I would too.

Had a lovely healthy pregnancy, I did have 2 instances of bleeding and was absolutely terrified but I was very lucky and DD was fine, had to stay away from sex but I was more than happy to do that.

I’ve got 2 babies aged 1&2 & currently 6 weeks pregnant with number 3, I’m only 21 as well I haven’t had a miscarriage, fingers crossed it doesn’t happen, first 2 pregnancy’s were the best, no bleeding no need to go to the hospital & both came out on time, at just over 6pound each, no problems with them at birth either, both happy healthy perfect babies, I honestly wouldn’t worry x

Had three babies - all were overdue. Now are 16, 11 and 7 years old. 1 c-section and 2 vbacs, zero mc.

I worried a lot in the initial weeks. And at about 7/8 months I had panic attacks and wanted to back out from this baby malarkey, return to sender!

Thank you all so much for your messages.

I'm glad it's not just me worrying like crazy @EastDulwichWife

I know it's pointless because it's out of my control anyway but that doesn't seem to make it any easier!! I am such a novice at all this and have a lot of learning to do.

I've been on those websites too @over501 but have now banned myself.

Great to hear you've all had positive experiences, thank you.

Your story is lovely @Pennywhistle, the worry must have been so enormous for you after waiting so patiently for your babies.

First baby, no miscarriages. Don't know idiots a good thing or not but I never even thought of a miscarriage being an option despite having a step mum who's had 3.
But then, both me and DH seem to be from extremely fertile families so it's a genetic thing I guess...
The wait for the 12 week scan is hard. But remember that the further you get in the pregnancy, the higher the survival rates get.

*if it's a good thing

Not 'idiots a good thing

Had 2 pregnancies, resulted in 2 healthy babies no miscarriages. One thing I told myself while I was pregnant was to just forget about the risk because if it's going to happen it's going to happen. Enjoy your pregnancy 💗

Two DC, no miscarriages. Like you, I was convinced I was going to have one, and then had bad bleeding for DC2 that I was convinced was a mc—went to A and E who told me it was probably a mc, then next day at the early pregnancy clinic the scan revealed a healthy foetus. I had already moved on to thinking about when it would be okay to try and conceive again so I was rather shocked! Just trying to say that even if you bleed, it's not necessarily mc.

This is my first pregnancy and I am now 12 weeks. I paid for a scan at 8 weeks which was hugely reassuring, especially given the Miscarrige Association statistics of over 98% of heartbeats seen at 8 weeks will be pregnancies which continue to term. (It may have been over 99% I can't quite remember but it was very reassuring!)

I haven't had any bleeding either - a tiny brown smear once when I wiped but that was literally it.

I totally get the feeling though but it's magical when you get to 12 weeks and can breathe that little bit more easily.

Fingers crossed for sticky beans!!!

Four straightforward pregnancies, no bleeds or scares. Four uneventful vaginal births. This was in pre-scan days. People (on here at least) seem so more anxious nowadays.

Totally healthy pregnancy, no scares etc resulting in my teeny 6lb 6oz daughter who arrived on her due date and is now a 13m old crawling speed demon :-D

3 pregnancies, 3 healthy full term babies. All technically high risk as I have a v high BMI. Am aware I am incredibly lucky.

With the greatest respect OP...I don't think miscarriage stories should always be excluded. It made me feel a bit sad reading that. Positivity can be found even after miscarriages as I'm a good example of :) I have never been negative about my experiences.

I'm sorry you're anxious and the vast majority of women do not have miscarriages. Which has to be positive in itself right?!

Also @DeadDoorpost I don't think miscarriages make you less fertile..just thought I'd clear that one up!! I was pregnant 4 times in 7 months which is pretty bloody fertile :)