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SoOverThisCrap · 08/01/2022 10:51

I have a dd who's 5 so I know I'm lucky but last February I had a scan at 13 weeks to find out that the twins I was expecting had stopped growing at 10 weeks. I had a D&C 2 days later but the build up to it on the day was pretty traumatic. The surgeon said last minute I needed to have 2 pessaries because I hadn't had any bleeding and that I've never dilated before because my DD was a c section. I tried with the pessaries but I physically couldn't do it. I think partly it was because I was laying on a trolley in an office (the only pre op room they had due to covid) without a buzzer and my husband couldn't be with me and I think I was just terrified of the process starting and passing the twins naturally in a room on my own so I think my cervix just wouldn't let it happen. I couldn't even have the door open because the room was facing a corridor with people constantly walking up and down. The surgeon said that if I didn't have the pessaries then worst case scenario I'd have to have a hysterectomy if I started bleeding heavily on the operating table. It was the manner in which she spoke to me, with the worry I might not survive the op which really distressed me, especially as after she left I was then waiting on my room with a door closed, no buzzer and no one Witt me for an hour. Fortunately that didn't happen but when I came round it was in theatre because there wasn't a bed ready for me.

Anyway, in October I fell pregnant again and started using progesterone pessaries but it turned out to be a chemical pregnancy. Since then my ovulation date seems to be a lot sooner, used to be around CD 13-14 but the last two months it's been CD9-CD10! Although I did have my booster in November... I'm 9dpo today and tested negative and just feel like I'm out this month. I have no idea why but the losses seem to have suddenly hit me really hard today and I feel very tearful for no reason.

I don't think it helps that every so often DD says when I have a baby brother or baby sister then can play with my toys, etc and she mentioned it again this morning.

Not sure why I'm posting this, just struggling today I guess 😕

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SoOverThisCrap · 08/01/2022 10:59

I should also add that I turned 41 last month so time is hardly on my side. I have had thorough investigations and they don't know why it keeps happening. I also had an early loss in 2019.

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Boombangboom · 10/01/2022 00:20

Hi @SoOverThisCrap your story really resonates with me, especially the harrowing d&c by yourself. PM me and we can chat more, I have my rainbow now and had multiple mmcs, perhaps I can advise on what I did

SoOverThisCrap · 15/01/2022 09:42

@Boombangboom thank you for your lovely comment, I'm so sorry I didn't reply to you sooner and I'm sorry to hear that you have also had MMCs and a harrowing D&C experience. The day after I wrote my post I found out that I'm pregnant again, so I'm just over 3 weeks and full of anxiety. This time I've stepped away from the tests, once I got my positive confirmed on a digital I stopped testing and I made sure I don't have any tests in the house. I don't feel pregnant yet but I'm taking progesterone pessaries (which I also used when I had my chemical) so I'm worried that I'm having another loss but the progesterone is delaying any bleeding, which is what happened with the chemical. I was only prepared for it to happen because I was testing daily and my lines for fainter and the weeks on the digitalis dropped until it said not pregnant, and bleeding didn't start until two days later.

This is why I've just decided to step away from the tests and not obsessively test, though it's just so hard not knowing what's going on really.

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SoOverThisCrap · 15/01/2022 09:57

@Boombangboom I forgot to say congratulations on having your rainbow baby Smile

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Holskey · 15/01/2022 11:23

@SoOverThisCrap what an awful experience. I think we lost a lot of humanity during covid. I personally don't think the situation was ever quite so dire that it warranted your partner being forbidden from being with you. No wonder you're not over it. The loss in itself is traumatic enough 💐

Congratulations on your pregnancy. I hope it turns out to be a lovely experience x

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