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Catching up - TTC after miscarriage part 2

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BecsterG · 09/06/2020 09:47

Hi Ladies, here is our part two for pregnancy after miscarriage. X

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TerribleImagination · 14/07/2020 23:00

Hiiiiiii @Leok83 👋🏻 Welcome lovey! So glad you’ve joined us and those tests got darker ❤️

MilsCookie · 14/07/2020 23:09

Yayyyyyy @Leok83 soooo happy you're here with us!! What a group of ladies - we've all really stuck together since that Jan thread and I bloody love it! I've been silently cheering you all on as I pop on the ttc thread to see how everyone's getting on. I can't wait till everyone finally has their BFPs and we can all be here together. 💗 I was also so impressed by how dark your line was for 9dpo and that you've already got 2-3 weeks on a clear blue digital!! I wonder if this is our third set of twins....?! 👶🏻👶🏻 Anyway, HUGE congratulations lovely - you've made it past the hardest hurdle and now you can focus on taking it one week at a time. It's a scary, anxiety inducing time before that all important 12 week scan but we're all here for you 😘 (to be honest I think we're all still anxious because of what we've been through, but we're all getting there slowly but surely 😊) take care of yourself for now and congratulations again!! 🎉 xxx

@Ljm0101 heyyyy lovely how are you doing? Have you had any nausea yet? Good idea having an early scan for reassurance - I was so scared before mine but it was worth it and broke the first trimester up a bit! X

Ljm0101 · 15/07/2020 06:55

Yay congratulations @Leok83 that's amazing news so happy for you.

@Champoopapi I will go on your list once I've had my early scan if that's ok.

@MilsCookie yes quite a lot of nausea early in the morning I think that's what wakes me up at 4:30am 🤨 and late evening. As well as the exhaustion I'm having like stretching feeling in my boobs, not sore just weird haha.

Xx

Leok83 · 15/07/2020 09:02

Thanks so much ladies, felt like I'd never get here so so happy to be on graduate thread now scared and all as I am it won't last! But I had a recurrent MC investigation done privately after the CP and results all clear for thrombophilia profile, thyroid and myself and DH both karyotypes are normal so no reason at least it shouldn't work out which has really eased my mind a lot!

@MilsCookie the thought of twins has definitely crossed my mind ! It'd be some shock as no family history but I'll be delighted with any pregnancy single or multiples!! Although those twins seem to be knocking you for six with those headaches you poor thing! I'm just trying to not look too far ahead but it can be hard! Just trying to stay positive too and not let creeping negative thoughts in!
And you are right..such a lovely group of ladies! It's been so lovely to follow each other's journeys through such a difficult time and to see such positive stories coming after such a sad time. I really hope the rest of the ladies on the TTC thread get their BFPs really really soon!

BecsterG · 15/07/2020 10:50

Congratulations @Leok83 such lovely news to see you graduate. I remember you too from the January thread. Welcome to the group. Wishing you lots of sticky bean thoughts.

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MilsCookie · 15/07/2020 11:21

@Leok83 that's really good that all your results came back normal - hopefully that reassures you that the mc and CP were just bad luck, and now you've had your share of bad luck you're definitely due some good luck! And the odds are always in our favour with any pregnancy (isn't it 4/5 make it to full term or something?) it's just we've been through losses so we know the other side. But try to relax (easier said than done) and enjoy being pregnant and that you're now done with OPKs/cycle tracking for a long long time!! Sending lots of sticky bean vibes too 🌟🌈

@Ljm0101 bless you, that doesn't sound too fun! I had such sore boobs for the entire first trimester. They're still a bit tender but have definitely calmed down now (and doubled in size! 🙈) xx

MilsCookie · 15/07/2020 13:36

@ChampooPapi quick qu - does the mountain buggy side by side pram allow you to have two car seats attached as well? When I've been looking online, loads of the side by side prams only fit one car seat?! How is that helpful when you have two babies?! 🤦🏼‍♀️

ChampooPapi · 15/07/2020 13:51

@MilsCookie of course, you need clip 31 and I can link the matrix so you can see which brands are compatible. I know cybex Aton, and nearly all the maxi cosie ones are

ChampooPapi · 15/07/2020 13:54

@MilsCookie as you can see only clip 31 will allow for a double car seat use, but it is compatible with any post 2015 duet so if you get one second hand which I definitely suggest, you can just buy the clip and car seats new. Also there are plenty of bassinets new but they must be the either the carrycott plus type for the duet, or the ones which sit on top of the stroller seat. I'll link both of these too 😘

mountainbuggy.com/pages/adaptor-matrix

ChampooPapi · 15/07/2020 13:56

@MilsCookie these can obviously be brought second hand as well and you can get a new matress if you wish from so many places

uk.mountainbuggy.com/collections/carrycot-plus

ChampooPapi · 15/07/2020 14:04

@MilsCookie I assume these cacoons can be used with the duet seat. I'm not getting a basinet this time. They are in them so little I'm going to only use car seats then straight to the stroller seat. It reclines flat anyway so is fine from give months. I don't plan on being able to even go out until they are a couple of months old anyway! After having brought a mountain buggy swift for my last, I can honestly say they are the best buggies. The width is no issue as I said it's the same width as many single strollers. And it will take you from newborn to over three year old. You will definitely not want to be putting two toddlers in a tandem, that is the thing, newborns grow so fast so you want a buggy for the toddler stage which lasts for years, rather then a cute buggy that's great just for a few months. Probably if I hadn't brought an expensive mountain buggy basinet with my last and this was my first pregnancy I'd go for a couple of carrycots if I were you as they double up as Moses baskets ect which is so useful

uk.mountainbuggy.com/products/newborn-cocoon

Catching up - TTC after miscarriage part 2
ChampooPapi · 15/07/2020 14:07

They do a lovely duet double basinet that then converts to parent facing or forward facing seats, so they can be used from 0-3 years up 👣👣

uk.mountainbuggy.com/products/twin-carrycot-plus-for-duet-bundle

Catching up - TTC after miscarriage part 2
Catching up - TTC after miscarriage part 2
Catching up - TTC after miscarriage part 2
MilsCookie · 15/07/2020 15:01

@ChampooPapi thank you so much - you're so so helpful!! I love the idea of these prams - they seem to fit the requirements we'd need. We definitely want to buy one that will last until the toddler stage - as they're so expensive! I've just booked an appointment at a local store that apparently stocks them so we can go and have a look next week! Grin Please let me know any of your other essential twin purchases... I'll let you know of anything useful I might find too but it sounds like you're a lot more clued up on this stuff than I am haha!

ChampooPapi · 15/07/2020 15:26

@MilsCookie they are just fabulous buggies. The big wheels go over all terrain. I've seen so many friends cursing the fact their travel systems, as lovely as they looked when they first brought them, once they are post six months and discover that other then on hard, and more importantly, FLAT tarmac , they are practically useless. They also often have much shorter stroller seats so that side of things isn't often comfortable especially of your baby is long/tall, or you just don't want their legs hanging very close to the ground by 18 months. They then have to buy another stroller with sturdy wheels and a big toddler seat after spending loads on this bloody fancy looking newborn carriage that has been used just from house to shop, or house to library/doctors/in laws ect. You really only start 'using' your pushchair once they are in that main seat, and use it you do! It need to take abuse, serious abuse, it needs to support multiple bags of shopping, go over beach and grass and mud. Stay dry in the rain, and take unfolding with one hand for trains and buses, for taxis, for holidays even.

Often when first time parents but then they go on the first six months without thinking how absolutely knackered the buggy is going to get, it will take a kicking and these small wheeled light framed travel systems are honestly pieces of crap. Especially the car seats, they are just neoprene or polyester stretched over polysterine! Yes they are a must but they are an absolute rip off. For the car when my last was six months we actually got an AXKID MINIKID which is one of the only car seats that passes the swedish crash test, the most strict in the world. It is an absolute beast, very expensive one but it last untill 4 years and is rear facing from 0 all the way to 4.

The mountain buggy gives you those things from day one. The wheels are the absolute most important thing. If it has small wheels discount it immediately. You litrally cannot go on grass even unless you have decent wheels and preferably air filled ones. Though the best are obviously the hard ones, which actually I got to replace my air filled ones. A set of 4 is only 69 pounds so worth it to an extent. But really I've repaired 1 puncture in the 2 years previous to having the hard ones on my swift so it's no big deal. All bike repair shops will sort a new inner tube or puncture repair of you or your partner can't figure it out. I have zero self fixing skills so I understand this!

Whiffle77 · 15/07/2020 16:59

Oh yay great to see you @Leok83! So please after your CP too! Congratulations!

Ejb86 · 15/07/2020 21:41

Oi! Twinny Mums! @ChampooPapi @MilsCookie I'm getting Mountain Buggy ads on my insta and I blame you! Grin

ChampooPapi · 15/07/2020 22:10

@Ejb86 probably an improvement on the online gambling ones I keep getting on here. I have never in my life googled anything to do with online betting!

Yet not a sausage when it comes to pram adverts, something is amiss here, where's my mountain buggy adverts algorithms! I'm your consumer! 😆

MilsCookie · 16/07/2020 09:10

@ChampooPapi I think you've sold it to me 😆 do you work in sales? If not you should, you're very persuasive haha 🤣 it really sounds great though for what we need!! Can't wait to check it out on Monday 😃.

Hahaha sorryyyyy @Ejb86 - that's so weird isn't it?! I hate how they do that!!

How is everyone today? Guess who's got another headache 🙋🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ the ice pack arrived yday Champoo, I'm excited to use it!

ChampooPapi · 16/07/2020 10:20

@MilsCookie a good buggy is the only thing you really need, especially with twin weight and abuse! Just to confuse you though I've heard really good things about the bugaboo donkey duo as well 😆 although it may be a little wider, by a few cms, it still fits through standard doorways

ChampooPapi · 16/07/2020 10:22

@MilsCookie are you going to breast feed? I did with my last two but I'm going with bottle this time, combination of expressed breast milk and formula. I'm not sure how it works after a c section boob wise, that part is totally new to me too!

ChampooPapi · 16/07/2020 10:24

Petit Bateau have sale on and plenty in small sizes available, their stuff is the bee's knees 👣🥰

www.petit-bateau.co.uk/search/filtre/1m-21-+3m-24-+newborn-20-/?srule=Go%20Live%20Sorting%20Rule%20-%20dynamic%20attribut%20-%20Last%20Version

ChampooPapi · 16/07/2020 10:26

Their packs of vests are the best value, the single sleepsuits are pricey even in the sale. But the kimono style is so useful for changing newborns and small babies

Catching up - TTC after miscarriage part 2
Catching up - TTC after miscarriage part 2
Zoey36 · 16/07/2020 20:24

Hi everyone catching up after a while of avoiding anything baby related! Lovely to see new names on here too! Agree with all the pram talk below (and the carseat bit!) I have so many friends that bought a lovely pram but then really stopped using it after a year because it wasn't practical anymore for numerous reasons and got a buggy. Fine if that was the plan but after some of them spent about £1000!?!?! Madness! Definitely worth the researching!

@AlviesMam @BS9790 I have an anterior placenta ( I guessed this from early on as movement was almost non-existent compared to my first with a posterior) and whilst it doesn't feel as mad in there last time, I still have big visible movements now - the ones where they knock your phone out your hand haha! It's not too different now to how it was with posterior - but I did feel a bit cheated at the start.

Whiffle77 · 17/07/2020 10:48

Really pleased to see you back @Zoey36 hope you are feeling much better Smile

FireflyGirl · 17/07/2020 12:20

Bit of a loan coming, sorry. I am getting more and more uncomfortable as I get bigger Sad. I have started wearing my support belt, because my back is killing me.

I struggle to get comfy when I sit or lay anyway, as madam is transverse and has her legs and bum taking up the whole of the right side of my abdomen. She also doesn't like where the support belt sits under my bump, so she keeps kicking at it and hitting my bladder.

15 weeks and 3 days to go...

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