Fresh Start thread for pregnancy after miscarriage or loss

[BertieBotts]

Welcome everyone :)

I am feeling much more positive today, how is everyone else?

Great news on the scan paranormal! I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly tomorrow.

Great news @Paranormalbouquet & hope the surgery goes well tomorrow.

I finally booked in for midwife but as I left it so late it’s 2 weeks tomorrow when that’s ideally when I ought to have an early scan so really I should ring up tomorrow but I don’t know if I should just wait until appointment.
& found out my amazing midwife from last time has moved to delivery ward. Slowly starting to feel like this pregnancy is real & less scared of every cramp.

@Paranormalbouquet great news about your scan! & sending you lots of luck for tomorrow.

20 week scan tomorrow and Um completely crapping it. Any words of encouragement to show me how stupid I'm being? 16 week scan seemed okay so I'm hoping that's a good sign

Oh unicorn I totally get the scanxiety. I was like that with DS. I'm sure it'll be fine tomorrow, especially as you had one at 16weeks.

Handhold for you unicorns - I had a big panic before my 20 week scan too. I don't think there's much you can do about scanxiety - no matter how much you tell yourself how good the odds are rationally and so on, the fear remains - so I'll just hope that the time until the scan passes as quickly as possible for you, and then you get to hear the reassuring news you need.

@UnicornsandRainbows1 totally natural to worry re the scan. Remember most scans are normal, and of those that aren’t most are minor anomalies. My DD had a kidney anomaly picked up at 20week scan which has never caused her any issues but caused us a lot of needless anxiety before the birth!

Barely slept, have a headache and am super nauseous but obviously fasting so can’t eat to settle it. Fingers crossed procedure is relatively early!

Scanxiety is crap @UnicornsandRainbows1 hope all goes well and you have manages to get some sleep. No helpful tips from me im afraid i just lay and close my eyes lol!

@Paranormalbouquet thinkinf of you today let us know how u get on when you feel upto it.

Actually, this is probably going to sound really sill but when i was pregnant with my son which was my longest pregnancy (stillborn) i remember waking up one night in early pregnancy and my insides towards my back were acheing / burning. I remember panicking and going all hot and sweaty then eventually it passed. It scared the life out of me at the time and i remember thinking this is it then everything was fine. Has anyone else ever had this?i had a similar thing happen last night and wondered if it is the everything bedding in a bit?i've took it as a good sign anyway!

On the bus now so just reading your kind messages. I'm sure it'll be ok. I really hope it's okay.

Hope all goes well, Unicorns.

Keeping everything crossed for you unicorns! Hopefully straight in and out.

Good luck @UnicornsandRainbows1! Xxx

Good luck unicorns sure everything will be fine.

dboo i dont remember a feeling like that, i don't think, but sure being sweaty/hot flush type things are pretty normal in pregnancy - probably hormone stuff? good you see it as a positive, there's enough little twinges to worry over hey!

Just can't stop knicker checking and worrying about every twinge. Not feeling hopeful today.

Thanks @NoCatsHere. It was like pain followed by panic then i calmed down when i remembered i had had it before.

@Wellthisunexpected i am exactly the same. 5+3 round abouts. Not feeling much tbh sore nipples. Sleeping a bit earlier than normal. Hungry as soon as i open my eyes but thats about it.

All is okay thankfully. Measurements seems fine and she's still a she (and still likes to be as awkward as possible at scans) :)

Fantastic news unicorns - so pleased for you and your little girl!

Ah congratulations @UnicornsandRainbows1

I’m so huge at the moment, my normal jeans no longer do up and I’m struggling to suck my tummy in when I want to hide this ever growing bump! I didn’t start showing until 14/15 weeks with my first but maybe after her and the 3 MC’s my body has just gone mental already.

I’m the size I was at 4 months with my first already and I’m only 12 weeks! Still, it’s really reassuring seeing the changes and having the symptoms so I’m thankful!

@UnicornsandRainbows1 beautiful. Glad all is well.

I was like that last pregnancy couldnt fit in any normal clothes before 12 weeks nightmare if trying to keep it to yourself.

Ahhh unicorns wonderful pictures. So happy for you!

mummyjl i'm massive this time already, its my 5th pregnancy and third baby and i think tummy wise is so loose from previous pregnancies. I only just managed to hide it past 13 weeks and only because i did the school run forever clutching a scarf/bag to my tummy and so lucky i work for myself at home!!

@Paranormalbouquet Hope all goes well today for you.

Fab news unicorns

Congratulations Unicorn! I’m post op now. Big surgery it turns out, wound bigger than a c section. Was struggling with pain but it’s improving now. Dragged myself out of bed but felt I’d overdone it so am back in now!

@Paranormalbouquet hope recovery is smooth. Do they give you a GA for that then?

@UnicornsandRainbows1 congratulations! Must be such a relief x

I'm still struggling with breathlessness but only when exerting myself eg walking up a hill. Hoping it's just a bit of irritation and will go away, I can't be 90 years old overnight