Hi ladies just thought I would write a positive thread of my pregnancy journey so far for those of you who might of been through what I've been through.
I already have a DD of 12 conceived from Clomid and since she was around 2 we have been trying to fall pregnant again which has not been easy at all in fact it's been an absolute emotional roller coaster with us thinking it would never happen again 😢
From the beginning we knew we couldn't have Clomid again so this time it was either going to happen naturally or we would have to try the IVF route, well nothing happened the natural way so after much consideration we decided to go for a round of IVF unfortunately for us this didn't work either and we just couldn't afford to try again so that was the end of that journey. As another baby was both what we so desperately wanted we continued to try naturally and I did manage to fall pregnant 4 times but each time we lost those babies one a MC at 6 wks and then 3 MMC at 7,8 and 9 weeks, all absolutely heartbreaking and such a horrible and emotional thing to have to go through I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Our last MMC was last May 2019 but in December my period was a day late and my breasts were feeling very sore and big which I don't usually get around the time so I thought maybe I could be so on Christmas Eve I did a test and guess what I got a BFP we actually couldn't it!! Now obviously we were over the moon but due to previous history these first 12 weeks are so hard and the worry and anxiety made me an absolute emotional wreck who was constantly knicker checking, wondering if the pains I was feeling were normal, did I have enough symptoms and generally just thinking the worst but as I had previous miscarriages I was now put under the recurrent miscarriage clinic. We got past 6 weeks and then we were booked in for an early scan at 8+5 and to our absolute joy and surprise there was our baby with a good heartbeat, let's just say lot's of tears were shed and at that point we were both so happy but again due to what we had found out in previous pregnancies we tried not to get our hopes up too much and took each day as it come again with more worrying and over thinking along the way. Our next scan was booked for 2 weeks after that so at 10+5 we had another scan and again everything was all fine with baby growing as it should and we were finally thinking maybe this is our time, fast forward another 9 days(with more worry and still feeling scared) and today we have had our 12 week scan which was absolutely perfect and I was actually a bit ahead of what I thought so we are both over joyed and actually can't believe that we finally have our little miracle growing perfectly in my tummy 💗 and we have a very happy big sister who has found out the news and can't wait! Throughout my 12 weeks(I had very few symptoms with my first aswell) I have been very lucky symptoms wise and have only continued to have sore breasts,had occasional waves of nausea,tiredness but not so bad that I've been having to nap, some cramping pains and basically that's it really so for those of who haven't been getting many or even had no symptoms at all it doesn't necessarily mean it's bad news and for those of you who might of been through the same or similar journey as me I just wanted to give you hope and say never give up on your dreams as it can happen.
Sorry for the long post but I want to let you ladies know that pregnancy can have happy outcomes and please stay strong as one day I hope your dreams will come true too.