@Flopsy88 @Greenluce I know! I was shocked she didn't even try to reassure me that it's not likely that exercising during my first pregnancy was to blame for the MC. I mean I was being very careful and measured with it and tbh I don't like working out anyway, I just do it because I know I should. At this point I'm pretty sure I won't be brave enough to sign up for classes (greenluce I've never been good with yoga) but I am considering seeing if I can sign up to a pool as I love swimming and I feel that might be a good exercise option.
@mrskcam I agree with Flopsy88 that it might help if you try to remind yourself that it's a new pregnancy and the odds are in your favour. I know what you mean about worrying that you're not doing stuff differently (the only thing I've changed is the lack of exercise) but I don't genuinely think that it was anything I did that caused it and if you weren't doing anything too crazy like drinking/smoking tons etc I'm sure it was nothing you did. My bigger worry was that I might have a long standing problem, like hormonal or clotting disorder, that would lead me to miscarry again. Unfortunately there was nothing I could do to stem those worries except try to take things one step at a time. The further along you get, the better your chances of having a healthy pregnancy this time. Personally I found it helpful to get an early scan to find out if the pregnancy was doing better than the first, but I know some people don't like early scans. My main reason for getting them is that I wanted to know earlier on if I had miscarried, so I could move on sooner. It wasn't so much for 'reassurance'.
Welcome @A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 I know I'm also being over cautious about the exercise thing. About the symptoms though, please try not to worry. With my first pregnancy (MC at 8w but baby measured 6w without HB) I had no symptoms except feeling more hungry. When I MC'd I thought maybe the lack of symptoms was because the pregnancy wasn't viable. This time around again I had no symptoms except the hunger so I was worried it would go the same way. I only had a tiny bit of boob tenderness which had been very mild and rare. I'm now 13+4 and scans so far have been ok, so I'm somewhat reassured that the lack of symptoms doesn't mean much. I can't be certain how this will end but so far it's going better than the first pregnancy.
@Lililou good luck tomorrow lovely!
@Flopsy88 uh oh...but I don't think they're thinking about the fact that for a lot of us these threads are the only support we get because society is broken and miscarriage is treated in a completely messed up way!