Pregnancy after miscarriage

[Selena33]

Hello,

I just found out I’m pregnant again (very early days, 4w today). I had a mmc back in April which was diagnosed at almost 12 weeks but baby had stopped growing at 8 weeks and then I fell pregnant again but had a natural mc at 5+5.
This time I am taking progesterone pessaries and aspirin. Anyone else pregnant after a loss? I’m so scared about mmc but trying to relax as much as possible.

Loving the boob grabbing chat, gave me a much needed chuckle!

Good luck for tomorrow @Onebabyandamadcat I'll be thinking of you.

Congratulations @GinnyBee and @Loulou237

Ahh that’s great news @GinnyBee, I’m wishing the 12 week point gets here quickly now!

Hope tomorrow goes well @Onebabyandamadcat x

Hi Everyone - epic post!

Not even sure that I should be on this thread but just looking for support and/or opinions.

I had an early loss in January at 5 weeks. Think that that would be classed as a chemical pregnancy. Cycle then was exactly 35 days.

I had a MMC in April with medical management at 8w+6d. It was twins. The private scan at 8w+3d had shown no heartbeats with growth stopping the week before.

After this my husband had a change of heart and no longer wishes to TTC. This has been painful but I accept that you've both got to want it and I'm lucky to have DD4.

He's 41, I'm 40. We haven't had unprotected sex since the conception in March. So, that's the background.

We had sex at the tail end of, what I believe to be, my fertile period. This was protected. However, I'm late. I still track for convenience of knowing when to expect AF. My cycle length is 29-32 days. Today is CD32. No period. There were no obvious issues with the condom that would make me think it failed.

I appreciate that if this was a pregnancy, it would be miraculous but I'm not testing until CD42 that would be 1 full week from the cycle days of my chemical pregnancy. If I get that far.

Meantime I've taken folic acid tonight to be on the safe side but wonder if I should take some baby aspirin as well. Is it generally 150mg that is prescribed?

I haven't uttered a word to a single soul. I know how crazy I sound 😂 Likely, I'll come on overnight now because I've gotten this written out now. Such is life! Thanks for reading and your thoughts.

@MissOrganisedMe
Gosh, what a shock that must be.

Condoms not 100% effective so of course it's possible, but I guess you won't know till you test.

Best of luck and everything crossed you get the result you want! X

Hey @MissOrganisedMe that is an epic ride! Did you come on your period yet?

Thanks both. No, no period yet.

Do you think aspirin will do any harm?

Obviously, however unlikely, I'd be delighted. DH I'm sure would come round....

I've set a test date of 15 November. I don't want to test before then as I'm done with the crushing disappointment of a BFN, had plenty of those in the preceding months.

I've gone back and forth on the aspirin thing myself because I've never been prescribed it, but I have had previous MCs. I decided "no" based on not having spoken to a GP. Obviously it affects blood viscosity and I decided that (for me) I wasn't comfortable self-prescribing.

Have you had a doctor prescribe aspirin for previous pregnancies?

No. I haven't.

If it helps though I would do it. This is last chance for me if I am pregnant. I'm pretty confident that my DH will not change his mindset. Maybe, I should give the GP a quick call. Although, doing so without a positive pregnancy test because I'm delaying taking it might make that difficult.

Do you know any adverse effects? I think I'll Google tonight.

I think aspirin is not harmful to pregnant women so no, I don't know of any reasons why!

I looked at these lists and didn't have 1 from the first list or 2 from the second so I just decided to wait for the GP.

www.hey.nhs.uk/patient-leaflet/aspirin-in-pregnancy/

I don't even live in Hull so I don't know what I'm thinking. It just seemed very official and that made me feel good. I'm a highly anxious person. 😂

Just thought I'd update. Went for my scan today which showed a sac and a yolk but "it's too early to see anything else" I'm measuring between 5-6 weeks. And the sac is "nice and round" and there were "no red flags". I'm 6+1 today so hoping that just means I ovulated a few days late. I've to wait and go back in 10 days. I'm still bleeding but it's mainly brown and just a little. Just need to wait and see I guess

@Onebabyandamadcat that's positive! Fingers crossed it's just your dates are a couple if days out. How're you feeling?

I'm just exhausted to be honest and I don't know what to think. On one hand it's a positive then on the other I feel like it's just the start of it all going down hill. Just need to try to relax and wait

@MissOrganisedMe I don't really know about aspirin use in pregnancy but I am a nurse and the usual daily dose would be 75mg, 150mg seems a lot to me but as I say I don't have experience of it's use un pregnancy. I would advise you seek advice before taking it.
@Onebabyandamadcat sounds pretty positive

@Onebabyandamadcat sending hugs and positive energy like u said u need to relax and wait no stressing

@MissOrganisedMe I started myself on aspirin with this pregnancy after reading up on it, and my GP wasn't saying either way whether it's safe. At my first MW appointment she confirmed it's totally safe to take, and even seemed a little impressed that I'd taken the initiative to start taking it. I'm taking 150mg, which is the new recommended dose (used to be 75mg), at bedtime.

@Onebabyandamadcat Sorry you didn't get a conclusive answer this time, but at least it's looking positive :) I know the waiting suck though.

I hope your next scan comes round quickly @Onebabyandamadcat

🤞🏻 crossed for you @MissOrganisedMe I haven’t taken anything so can’t help there, I read about aspirin but decided against it because the evidence base was quite unclear. I have been quite desperate for progesterone though as it has a clearer evidence base however nobody would prescribe it!

I started bleeding this morning. I’ve been looking for blood every time I wipe since finding out I was pregnant and was so sure I was miscarrying as soon as I saw it. I’ve been in my EPU all day and thankfully they were willing to scan me and baby was ok... measuring as they should be and wriggling around! They found a cervical ectropion which they said should explain the bleeding. Doctor said everybody thinks bleeding is abnormal in pregnancy but it’s actually quite common. She also said in approx 80% of cases with bleeding pregnancies go to full term so I hope that reassures somebody! I’m still not fully reassured but I am glad they could identify a cause and scanned me. I also got some new anti sickness so very excited to try them!

Hope everybody’s feeling ok x

@Oti21 that’s great you got a scan and they found the cause! What a worry it must have been for you. Hope you can relax a bit and have a good weekend xx

I'm glad you got good news @Oti21 and thank you that does reassure me a bit. I had virtually no spotting today until this afternoon when I had one episode of bright red blood that disappeared as soon as it started. It's utterly bizarre!

Thanks @PeeAche.

@Onebabyandamadcat Hoping that the wait goes quickly for you. Previous losses definitely change your whole outlook.
Thanks @Loubylauralou decisions, decisions.
@GinnyBee that's comforting. Did you take it from first getting your bfp? Sorry haven't retained that information from the thread.
@Oti21 That's frustrating. I'm glad that you were able to be seen quickly and feel moderately reassured.

I'm cramping tonight and had a bit of brown on wiping. It's such a personal thing but given my circs I think I'd cope better with the thought of a late period rather than another loss this year. Next week can't come around quick enough.

I'm continually talking myself out of the possibility. I mean, what are the chances?! I have no idea, but maybe I just ovulated a week late this month. It's happens, I'm sure, although a Google didn't give me any markers that were applicable to me this month.

Just be like the thing that I'm peri-menopausal!!

Just spent 15 mins throwing up. Still have a cold but it's not that bad. I'm playing "everything is ok" and pretending that morning sickness has started. What a thing to celebrate 🤣

@Onebabyandamadcat sounds pretty promising to me! Funny how throwing up can make you so happy haha. Hope you feel better but also kind of hope you don’t

@MissOrganisedMe Yes I started it as soon as I had a positive test. For about a week I was taking 75mg but then upped it to 150mg when I read more on here about people who were prescribed it and the recommended dose seemed to be 150mg.

@Onebabyandamadcat congrats! 😂nausea is a good sign!

My dog has some sort of tummy upset, he has woken me at 6.30 for two mornings now with a rumbly tummy and then goes straight for a poo when I open the door for him, and whilst I feel sad that he's feeling poorly I really want to sleep in later!!!! 😩

I'm thinking of telling work today. I'm WFH today so I'll email my boss. Then I'm in tomorrow. Will be such a relief when they know as then I don't feel like a slacker if I'm tired at work. I'm a little bit nervous though as the timing is crap. I only started in August and it's a micro-business of only 3 employees, so I do feel a little bit bad that they'll have to go through the recruiting process again.

@Onebabyandamadcat

Just spent 15 mins throwing up. Still have a cold but it's not that bad. I'm playing "everything is ok" and pretending that morning sickness has started. What a thing to celebrate 🤣

This feels very promising. Definitely a good sign. I kind of wish I had some concrete morning sickness to cling to. (Funny the things that seem positive)

I have my scan tomorrow after the discharge/bleeding I had a few weeks ago. First scan showed a gestational and a yolk sac but no heartbeat (I was 5+4) - tomorrow I'll be 8+4.

Everything seems to be ok, I've had no bleeding for over a week, no pain, boobs (prodded daily) remain swollen and sore, nauseated etc etc.......

I still can't shake the terror that I'm feeling because of previous MMC's 😕

I'm a nurse and have a really logical scientific outlook on most things but when it comes to this pregnancy I'm completely irrational and can't stop over analysing absolutely everything.

@SRLaycock

I have my scan tomorrow after the discharge/bleeding I had a few weeks ago. First scan showed a gestational and a yolk sac but no heartbeat (I was 5+4) - tomorrow I'll be 8+4.

Everything seems to be ok, I've had no bleeding for over a week, no pain, boobs (prodded daily) remain swollen and sore, nauseated etc etc.......

I still can't shake the terror that I'm feeling because of previous MMC's 😕

I'm a nurse and have a really logical scientific outlook on most things but when it comes to this pregnancy I'm completely irrational and can't stop over analysing absolutely everything.

I'm so sorry you're feeling this way! I'm about ten days behind you on exactly the same journey. Bleeding, scan showing the gestation sac and yolk sac. Also have to go for another scan as no heartbeat found. I had a mmc a few months ago and also can't shake the fear. I've no advice or experience for you but I just wanted to say I totally get how you're feeling and the irrational thoughts and over analysing you're doing. I hope you get a good sleep tonight and tomorrow comes quickly and brings good news.