Due Jan 2023

[Moosh18]

New thread as other was full!

Hi I am Leila

I joined the other board “expecting in December 2022” -
I am actually expecting at the beginning of Jan 2023 - as for some reason I couldn’t find this board!
So happy to have found it as I am so out of sync with the other posters there …

I am 8+4 today

I have already had a scan last week - as I have had previous miscarriages and felt really unwell - as I take cyclogest that prevents me from bleeding, so wouldn’t know if I miscarried or not

I am an older mum to be but my fertility seems good …

This pregnancy I haven’t had symptoms like my previous pregnancy - I have felt slight nausea and gone off food a bit, my breasts still are a bit sensitive, still pee all the time and feel really tired.

During my previous successful pregnancy in 2020 I had severe morning sickness from week 7 that lasted right through until I had my little one ! Was told it would happen in all of my pregnancies etc -

However nothing yet

I am very worried as at my scan last week I was expecting the worst …

I was dated later than I thought I was .. about 3/4 days later - which meant I must have ovulated earlier than I presumed,

My baby also had a strong and healthy Heart Beat of 154

The Consultant told me she was very happy with everything and not worried at all …

But wanted to see me again next week

So … as I mentioned I have miscarried before…. And every-time there seems to be a concern they ask to see me for a follow up … to see how things are going - a watch, wait and see …

Last pregnancy 2021, I miscarried and the doctor wasn’t straight forward with me … she just said was concerned the HB was a little low even though was over 120bpm … it turned out I had small sac syndrome … I did miscarry - but didn’t want to tell me what was going on… only because I insisted through my GP we got some answers - I prefer to know so I don’t get too disheartened in the long term..

This pregnancy though,
I can see nothing on my chart that looks strange (become quite good now at interpreting the numbers ) … but I’m so so so so worried as I have been asked back again …. - the consultant was very reassuring …

And I did repeatedly ask if there was a problem and she assured me not … but as they are a research hospital they tend to like gathering lots of data and examples for research and teaching :(

I know I have a higher risk than others … I always prepare myself for the worst …

But as I have no sickness and m just weird nausea which comes and goes - has now gone - I feel so anxious and since my last scan I’ve become really inactive and down because of the worry :(

Sorry for the negative rant - I just really want a sibling for my little boy :(

@hopingfor23 maybe 🤷🏻‍♀️ thank you 💖

I'm out too ladies. After heavy bleeding for 11 days I was scanned today and the midwife saw what she thought was a collapsed sac. She said that was the best outcome for me as she was concerned about it being blood from an ectopic. So after a blood test I'm being admitted to a ward on Sunday where they will do another blood test, scan and discuss treatment options xx wishing everyone healthy and happy pregnancies xxxx

@mmp22 sorry for your loss too xx

@MrsGrealish im so sorry, horrible that you had to go through it for so long! hopefully we will meet on another thread soon 💖wishing loads of baby dust, take care of yourself x x

So sorry @MrsGrealish you must be devastated. Sending so much love x

Hi @Leila2022 welcome to the group!
Our symptoms sound quite similar - I'm on cyclogest too and have nausea that fluctuates and breast tenderness that comes and goes and fatigue that does the same.
My scan at 7 weeks went very well and no concerns which was a huge relief after 2 mmcs.
None of the midwifery team I've spoken to seem worried about my light touch symptoms and they just say every pregnancy is different.
I really hope we can have happy, healthy pregnancies - certainly for me, it seems that the progesterone was the missing link. I've never got this far before! Xx

@mmp22 and @MrsGrealish I'm so sorry. Sending you both love 💗 Take care of yourselves xxx

@mmp22 @MrsGrealish so sorry to hear your sad news 😞sending lots of love to you both

@mmp22 @MrsGrealish So sorry to hear the bad news 😢 sending you both love.
I had an abdominal scan today, I’m 8+5 and I’m only measuring at 6+3 😞 no heartbeat could be detected, but I think it’s hard to see at that size without a vaginal scan. Dr has told me to go back in 10 days to see whether he’s growing or not.
Being in this “grey zone” is difficult isn’t it. Not knowing whether we need to move on or hold on.

Hi Hana

that’s good to know !

I had quite a few miscarriages - I was married to a different person now ….

Was seen at the recurrent miscarriage clinic and told to take thyroxine and also cyclogest as soon as I become pregnant … and also aspirin - which I haven’t started yet I need to do that now.

I think Cyclogest was what helped me in 2019 to stay pregnant.. and I have a little boy who has now just turned 2. But I remarried and the father is not the same person as I experienced all of the miscarriages with … the consultant told me he might have been the problem … as it is now thought that men play a huge role in early miscarriage - it isn’t always down the the woman or her eggs etc …

I did miscarry last year but I wasn’t ready for a pregnancy physically I don’t think as I was 10 months since I had my little boy.. and was still really exhausted being a first time mum etc … that is the one where I had small sac syndrome ..

But I will keep taking the cyclogest as it’s better safer than not to !

im just worried with my lack of symptoms this time round it could just be the cyclogest causing the waves of nausea and and the breast tenderness

guess on a positive note I will see sooner than waiting for the 12 week scan that all is okay … I just have to wait it out until Thursday

but still so stressful

happy to have found someone in my boat xx

Go to EPU and request a vaginal one … was this a private scan ?

I really warn against private scans unless it is a very reputable clinic … as they aren’t up to NHS standards at all! That doesn’t sound right

It was in the maternity hospital, not a private scan. Maybe it’s different here in Ireland. They do vaginal scans too but didn’t offer one today, maybe they know more than they’re saying.

@MrsGrealish I am so so sorry! Please take care of yourself and I'm sending so much love ❤️

@Leila2022h hey! I'm sorry about your previous MC, try not to worry too much about the sickness, my previous pregnancies Iras hypermesis and was hospitalised, this pregnancy I have nausea most days sometimes worse then others and today nothing! It can be normal!! I had a scan at 8 weeks heartbeat was also 154 :)

Thank you Moosh18. Yes sounds like my last successful pregnancy was hospitalised with Hyperemisis 5 times was so unwell and it lasted until I gave birth … I also had GD ….

so good to know that you didn’t get it this time…. I just have light waves of nausea - I will know more Thursday but still so hard not to worry

Yes it is different in Ireland to the Uk - I am half Irish and lived there for a while - but try to get a vaginal one insist on one … as an ultrasound isn’t as reliable in early pregnancy as a transvaginal one ! There was a thread somewhere about this won Ty private scans … the lady went back to the NHS for a TVS and all was ok xxx

@PinkTiger86 I had a vaginal scan and am in agony with cramping now. It's a horrible limbo land I totally feel for you, I had to wait a week for this scan.

Thanks for all the messages ladies, I think I've known since the first bleed that it wasn't going to end well. I cried a lot the first few days just want this to be over now xx

Bless you
if it’s any consolation just know that there was nothing you could have done differently. It’s a really emotionally painful and upsetting experience just take it easy and get lots of rest.

But just know you will be super fertile if you feel like trying again

• I conceived and had a successful pregnancy straight after a miscarriage.

I hope you will be okay xxx thinking of you xx

@PinkTiger86 are you certain on dates? I had an abdominal scan when o was 6+2 and they couldn't see anything! Only a sac no baby and no heartbeat! They dated me 5+5 I knew this was wrong and was convinced I'd lost baby, went back ten days later and they dated me 7+6 saw baby and a heartbeat! X

Hi all, I am technically due 9th Feb, but I know this time round I'll be a planned CS at 37 weeks, so likely to be an end of Jan baby instead of Feb. If hope everyone is feeling well 😊

@MrsGrealish soo sorry 😢 such a difficult time for you!! and you @mmp22 :(! Sending best wishes to you both for the future!!

lovely to see some scan pics of people who had early scans though! ☺️ I’m actually due around 31st/1st/2nd feb! I’ve just been reading through these as was unsure on what date for my first scan. judging by the pictures, 8weeks seems like a good time to go, so think I’ll keep mine to my original date! Congratulations to everyone with great scan photos!

@MrsGrealish @mmp22 so sorry to hear your news, sending lots of love and hugs. Look after yourselves xxx

I've been quiet for a while, just willing the weeks to go by quickly. Have found pregnancy after a miscarriage really hard. Had another scan yesterday though and things are still looking good so that was a huge relief. Really hoping I can relax after my 12 week scan!

@MrsGrealish so sorry I'm a lurker but wanted to comment. I had a miscarriage in March. It's very difficult and what you have to go through after isn't pleasant. Perhaps you may have passed things naturally.

The good news, if this is something you want is I got pregnant after just one period. You are very fertile so it can happen. I'm currently 5+5, not acknowledging this pregnancy until I get passed where I was last time which was 8 1/2 weeks. I really am so sorry it's a horrid thing and yet so common.

I do have an 18 month old which keeps me on my toes.

thinking of you and if you want to chat I'm here x

So sorry @MrsGrealish & @mmp22 sending you both love

I’m so sorry @MrsGrealish what an awful limbo you’ve been in
sending strength x

My heart is breaking for you both! Thinking if you's! @MrsGrealish @mmp22 💖