Pregnancy after multiple losses...

[Halli2020]

Am currently 5 weeks pregnant. This is my fourth pregnancy in 18 months, I have no living children yet. First pregnancy was a ruptured ectopic, second was pregnancy of unknown location which required methotrexate, third was a TFMR at 21 weeks (termination for medical reasons) my son would not of survived full term and basically had no amniotic fluid or functioning kidneys. Was the worst thing I have ever had to go through and I miss my son, and love him so much.

Anyway, 3 months later here I am. Newly 5 weeks pregnant. Very strong pregnancy test, been taking folic acid everyday and starting vitamins soon (pregnacare) got to go through it all again and I'm terrified, will have early scan at 6 weeks, and extra scans around 12-20 weeks if pregnancy progresses (please God!!!) still awaiting my sons post mortem results too, to see the likely hood of reoccurance but fetal medicine are pretty confident it was just bad luck what my precious boy had.

Can anyone offer me any encouraging words at this time as I'm literally terrified!! I so want a healthy baby, so does my partner obviously. We are very worried but cautiously optimistic. Thankyou

Holding your hand. I'm on my sixth pregnancy after 5 miscarriages and it's hard and scary and joyful and exciting all at once. I've just been taking it one day at a time, celebrating reaching each week by buying something cute and claiming a hug from my partner whenever I need one (there's been a lot of hugs). 💕💕💕

I'm sorry for your losses OP. I had 5 miscarriages and 2 ruptured ectopics myself so know the anxiety of a new pregnancy well. I eventually had twins via IVF - I just set myself little goals to reach, get to 5 weeks, get a 3+ on clearblue, 6 week scan, 7 week scan, NIPT etc. each time I reached a milestone I breathed a little easier but it didn't go away completely until they were born. 24 weeks was a big one for me as knew that's a viability cut off after which doctors would try to save them. I won't say don't stress because you will, just take it day by day hour by hour xx