Due April/May after MC 🌈

[BellaBella38]

Hi everyone, I know this is might be a bit early to start a thread but after more than 2 1/2 years of trying the overwhelming excitement is real!

Me and my husband lost out first at 10 weeks back in December 2020 and to be honest had kind of given up. I only peed on a stick at 16DPO because a banana repulsed me to the point of spitting it out! Trying not to be too excited or paranoid, but we'll see how that goes. 🤣

I've ordered the Pregnancy after Loss book by Zoe Coates Clark in an attempt to keep my sanity, but the going to the loo fear of seeing blood is real. And I've booked an apt to talk to my GP on Thursday at 5+3 to talk about whether or not progesterone would be appropriate.

Thankfully my husband is level headed and reminds me not to get too ahead of myself yet, but it would be great to meet others in the same boat for a hand hold.

We're having a boy!!! I'm so shocked - no idea why I'm shocked but I am! Maybe because I had a girl before.

Baby is fine. Just want these NIPT results back now to confirm all is ok x

@Janefx40 wow! Amazing news

hopefully they come back soon x

Btw the doctor said the nub theory we tried with the 12 week scan is accurate but the pictures we have don't always have the nub on so we're often not checking the right bit when we use scan photos x

@Janefx40 thats exciting, great news about the scan and finding out it’s a boy.

Brilliant news @Janefx40 - time to start thinking up some names...

My NIPT came back low risk. I just can't believe it!

Woohoo @ratherbthedevil !!!

@ratherbthedevil wonderful news!! x

I can't believe it! We have a fetal heart scan next and then maybe we can start to relax (but probably not)

@ratherbthedevil thats great!

@ratherbthedevil that's amazing news! Hooray!!! And the results seem to have come back quite quickly too. So pleased for you.

Ours finally came through and all fine too x

Yes they did, I was so surprised. Although now I'm wondering if they got mixed up with someone else's 🙄

So glad yours came back fine too! Did I read you are expecting a boy?

@ratherbthedevil ahhh what wonderful news! So happy for you.

And you too @Janefx40 congrats!

Hard night last night. Couldn't sleep and just kept thinking what it the baby isn't alive anymore, if their heart stopped, my tummy doesn't feel different at all etc etc. Then felt bad for thinking all that about my baby in case that could hurt them 🙈. Next scan tomorrow night

@IWillBeWaxingAnOwl I'm sorry you had a bad night. How many weeks are you now?

@Janefx40 15+6, so should be 16 at scan tomorrow. Time is absolutely crawling past. I am also awful at my job at the moment - no concentration on anything but this.

@IWillBeWaxingAnOwl I hear you. I'm so behind with my work at the moment because it's so hard to concentrate. I hope the scan goes well tomorrow

@Janefx40 so exciting!

@IWillBeWaxingAnOwl im thinking exactly the same. I’m not sure how to stop. I keep thinking should we really be telling friends, because I don’t feel pregnant and I don’t know if it’s still going on. I thought after the 12 week scan I would have a better outlook. Now I just have similar thoughts about the 20week scan in three weeks time.

@Blue2020 I told myself I’d feel better after 12 weeks, then at 14 weeks, then after my 16 week gender scan, and I’m still just as worried about my 20 week scan coming up in 3 weeks today.

I’m not sure when I’ll stop worrying. If I ever will stop.

All well at 16wk - low risk for trisomies and got to hear the heartbeat!

@MRSDoos I've pre-warned my partner that if we make it through to 24wks I'm planning on transitioning instantly from worrying about a missed MC to worrying about foetal movements. 🤷‍♀️

@IWillBeWaxingAnOwl great news! Another milestone. :)

Is anyone else struggling a bit leading up to Christmas? Yesterday I cried a lot thinking how it should be our twins first Christmas. I feel a bit guilty as I’m also looking forward to telling our friends and family the gender of our little boy and the festive period with my bump. Such a conflict of emotions.

My midwife listened to his heartbeat literally on Monday but I am constantly worried about our 20 week scan which is days before Christmas.

@MRSDoos absolutely hear you about the 20 wk scan - mine is 22nd Dec so just really hoping it lets me feel more safe over the Xmas days.

I told a bunch more people yesterday and now feeling a bit 🫣

@IWillBeWaxingAnOwl mine is 21st and I’m paranoid about bad news
I’m hoping I get a bit more movement over the next couple weeks so I can relax about the heartbeat on the scan

Telling people does make it feel very real