Can’t believe I’m able to add this update - I’m now in my third trimester!
I’ve been quiet on here recently as my work is manic due to COVID - I work in Education. But, it’s so lovely to see so many positive updates, I’ve just loved looking through the weeks list and seeing how far everyone has come 💛 Lovely to see new members as well. Being pregnant after a loss, or a number of losses, is so difficult but warrior ladies, you are doing it! Good days and bad days, you are growing and loving your babies, managing anxieties, reaching milestones and getting through each day - you are amazing!
I remember after our third loss, I used to google successful pregnancy after three losses/miscarriages all the time (which is actually how I ended up on this thread) so, if you’ve found yourself at this message through a google search, please know that I have been where you are and I am now in my third trimester with a healthy pregnancy after three losses - I hope it gives you some reassurance. I would also like to encourage you to join this message thread, or a similar one. Being able to share this experience with others who understand has been such an important part of my journey, especially in the early stages.
I hope today goes ok for everyone, whatever you decide to do. A difficult one for us as our first baby was due on Father’s Day last year. My husband gave me flowers and a card from bump on Mother’s Day so I’ve taken my lead from that and have got him a card from bump and a box of chocolates with a scan photo printed on it.
I also wanted to say, to those of you who think you may be feeling movements, you probably are! I was too scared to admit it to myself before our 20-week scan in case I’d made it up in my head as a coping mechanism but, once I’d had my 20-week scan and knew for definite that everything was ok, I was able to admit to myself that those were movements I’d been feeling. Definitely felt like ‘flutterings’ or ‘bubbling’ until the first amazing kicks! Those kicks were a definite turning point for me in this pregnancy. Being able to get that regular reassurance has given me a far more positive pregnancy mindset. Don’t get me wrong, it does come with it’s own anxieties (wondering on some days if they’re moving less or worrying when you haven’t felt anything for a couple of hours) but I’ve found it far more manageable than the early stages of pregnancy when you have no idea what’s going on in there and wish you had a little window so you could check. Sending lots of love to those of you going through those stages just now, they are so incredibly difficult. Take one day at a time and, before you know it, you’ll be hitting milestones you never thought you would.
Lots of love to everyone 💛
@Bellsx 31wks (due 20/08/20)
@Rachael321 31wks (due 20/08/20) -SURPRISE
@Hoping2020 28 wks (due 13/09/20)
@SammiLou2312 27wks (due 17/09/20) - GIRL
@Knotemma 26 wks (due 23/09/20)- SURPRISE
@LilMrsS 21wks (due 24/09/20)
@didslysquiddlydoo 25 wks - Girl (26/09/20)
@TunnocksTcake 26 wks (due 26/09/20) - GIRL
@avocuddles 25wks (due 27/09/20) - GIRL
@Sunflower1608 24wks with twins (due 28/09/20)
@SunStruck 24wks (due 28/09/20)
@Scout20 23wks (due 29/09/20)
@Littlegoth 25wks (due 30/09/20) BOY
@HighHopes20 23wks (due 03/10/20)
@Treaclepie19 24wks (due 07/10/20) GIRL
@tmc14 23wks (due 11/10/20)
@Hagster 23wks (due 12/10/20)
@DressingGown87 18wks (due 20/10/20) GIRL
@rachelrainbow 17wks (due 28/10/20)
@teaandtantrums90 13wks (due 05/11/20)
@AnxiousLady1 19wks (due 07/11/20)
@Shefliesonherownwings 17wks (due 09/11/20) BOY
@MrsG3 18wks (due 16/11/20) GIRL
@MysteriousSheep 15wks (due 21/11/20)
@Whiffle77 16wks (due 02/12/20) SURPRISE
@MOGMOGMOG85 15wks (due 05/12/20)
@footprintsintheslow 9weeks (due 16/01/21)