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Pregnancy after Miscarriage - Welcome to Knicker Checkers Anonymous II

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TwilightSurfer · 24/01/2008 22:08

And so we continue...

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alittlebitshy · 02/03/2008 15:32

Yes spotting is rubish But as so many of us have testified it can mean nothing and the docs find nothing really amiss. I had some bleeding when i wiped one day when i was 10+5, and all was fine and no more blood until the day i hot 12 weeks when i had a gush of blood. I assumed all was over... but in fact all was well. So do take heart from us over here

ellieg - aw dsd sounds fab. What a lovely little girl to have made those cards and made such a big grown up decision. you're lucky to all have each other [soppy]

cricri welcome over from the land of cakes and big pants that is MC avengers. Look forward to getting to know you better cos we didn't overlap much over there did we?

Mothers day all ok here but dd being a bit of a holy terror and i was almost in tears this morning. We've just finished her homework and reading so hopefully she'll chill in front of the tv and with her toys for a bit now. Dh is out so I'm trying to make life easy for myself.

A friend brought her 3 week old to church today. So gorgeous and snuggly!!!

LardyMardyDaisyBoo · 02/03/2008 16:19

hi there.

having a horrible day here. hormones all over the place, and my insides feel like someone is stirring them with a paddle.

I feel like very full and sloshy iyswim, like I'm about to start my period. I can't remember if this is normal or not. It's not constant, but comes and goes throughout the day.

Lcy, I'm on Bumper's PN thread(yes, I know ) and posted on your threads when you first posted. It's great that you are at 17 wks already. Time just flies. Are you getting movements yet?

coolcat, I hope you are OK. I was around last night, but I never saw your post. Sounds like you are experiencing the same sorts of pains as I am. I don't have any advice regarding the blood tests, sorry, but I hope you can get some peace of mind soon

Hi to everyone else and welcome to cricri

Lcy · 02/03/2008 16:32

Hi Daisy - yes i remember you being really supportive when i had my miscarriage. Congratulations on your pregnancy - sorry you are having a bad day. I had that about to come on my period feeling alot with this pregnancy. I expect you are feeling alot of emotions at the moment (excited, overwhelmed, scared) which will all add to those early hormonal days. I am sure it will all calm down

LardyMardyDaisyBoo · 02/03/2008 17:00

thanks lcy . I remember these feelings/sensations from before, but can't remember whether I had them last time around or when I subsequently MCd.

It is very worrying. I'm also feeling a bit emotional today as we lost my mum in the middle of January and all the Mother's Day stuff is getting a bit much. We're having a quiet day though, only making it as far as the garden centre which was really quiet, and are having takeout for tea.

You must be starting to relax a bit now? I think with DD I calmed down a lot after my 20 week scan.

LardyMardyDaisyBoo · 02/03/2008 17:01

sorry that should have said in the pgs that I subsequently MCd.

Lcy · 02/03/2008 17:13

I am starting to think it might work - but think i will feel happier after the 20 week scan.

Sorry to hear about you losing your mum it must be such a difficult time for you and with the added worry of miscarrying. I am glad you are having a quiet day - look after yourself x

splishsplosh · 02/03/2008 17:33

Cricri, so glad to hear your news, congratulations

Ellie - your dsd sounds lovely, and i bet she'll be a great big sister too soon

Daisy, I know what you mean about mother's day - my mum died just over a year ago now and I'm finding it very tough

Coolkat - I've had a tummy ache all weekend, and find it really worrying. It's horrible isn't it? I know the growing uterus can mean pain, but this feels more constant than I would expect. I'm 10 weeks today, and when I m/c the bleeding started 4 days after this, and the actual loss was a few days later. So I'm feeling very stressed, and am very moody / tearful etc. I must be a joy to be around!

coolkat · 02/03/2008 17:38

Happy mothers day ladies.

EllieG it sounds like you have had a lovely day. X

Hello to Crici and NOAM. Good Luck. X

Lcy christ I wish my doctor could be half as supportive as your midwife team. I am glad it is going well. X

Kasha know what you mean about poor Pelvic floors, mine never been right since all 9lb of DD was born !!

Lardy, I know what you mean about sloshy feelings, I keep thinking was it like this with DD or with m/c. I just want to fast forward. I ache all around my middle and I am petrified. Its pathetic I am not even 7 weeks,I would never have thought I would have felt this rotten. My pregnancy with DD was simple I know it was 5 years ago but I feel shite in comparison. Sorry for the whinge. X

My brother and his partner turned up at mums today and she is due in 11 days, I was so jealous but held it together well , if I mention it to mum she says stop being obsessed blah blah blah, nothing obsessed about not wanting to have a m/c is there

Thanks for the kind words of support that I have received. I am wishing you all well. X

LardyMardyDaisyBoo · 02/03/2008 17:39

Oh, splishsplosh, you must be terrified. Fingers crossed everything is OK for you. Can you go to the EPU and see if you can get a scan?

splishsplosh · 02/03/2008 17:43

Thanks Daisy, but I think our epu pride themselves on being as inaccessible as possible. They never answer the phone and take only faxed referrals, even from a&e! I think some places have walk in epus, but not sure where.

coolkat · 02/03/2008 18:05

Splish Splosh, the set up where you are sounds like here, I do not know where to go apart from the doc's and you have seen how unhelpful they are, they won't do a blood test to reassure me Going on Tuesday morning and I am going to do my best to be referred somewhere as this feels like mental torture.

I hope you are ok and it is just everything growing. X

splishsplosh · 02/03/2008 18:34

Well I've found that Kings College Hospital has a walk in epu. It's not that far away, but I don't know if it matters that it's not my local hospital

splishsplosh · 02/03/2008 18:36

And your GP sounds so thoughtless, Coolkat. Is it really so hard for them to be empathetic to the stress and worry you are going through, and do their best to find out what's happening etc.

LardyMardyDaisyBoo · 02/03/2008 20:16

splishsplosh, I'm not sure it would matter at all. Call them in the morning and see whether they will see you.

coolkat, I'm sorry yoour GPs are being less then sympathetic. i hope you get some reassurance soon.

justjules · 02/03/2008 20:37

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LardyMardyDaisyBoo · 02/03/2008 20:48

ellie, I've just caught up with the earlier posts....you must be sooo pleased and proud of yoour DSD. what a wee sweetie she sounds

hi neveronamonday and congratulations. Don't worry about talking about yourself, it's what this thread is for. I was a very recent graduate and am now back again. I couldn't have got through my pg with DD woithout this thread. It's great

LardyMardyDaisyBoo · 02/03/2008 20:50

thanks jules. It is difficult, but i talked to my poor sister and she has been in pieces. Mum lived with her for three months before going in to the hospice, and she has taken it very hard. I wish I was closer so I could give her a big hug

perkypopsy · 03/03/2008 10:23

Julzeboo so so sorry hon - you must be going through hell. Hope the weekend away helped sending huge hugs

EllieG · 03/03/2008 10:30

Hey all - daisy - hope you are feeling a bit better today, sounds like yesterday was hard for you x

Still feeling crap and preggers pops?

perkypopsy · 03/03/2008 10:41

Hi Ellie have been horrendous since last Thursday evening - my diet has gone from brown rice and veg to chips and beans but what the pea wants the pea gets
So conscious of just getting through the days but is hard not to dwell on it when you feel like death - trousers a bit tight today too (but that is surely the crap I have been eating)
How are you? Fabulously massive??
Youd SD is so cute - was having a small secret thought that I might be a mother this time next year - hear a woman on the radio winning a prize cos has taken 9 years to get PG and now she had her first mothers day - was in bits (everything makes me cry these day - even Master Chef!)

EllieG · 03/03/2008 10:58

Welcome to the wonderful world or hormones...you have an excuse for all irrational behaviour and crying for next 6 months or so (when are you due again?). First trimester I found dreadful for being SO SO hungry and SO SO moody. Everything had me bursting into tears and turning to the fridge for comfort. Tight trousers could be water retention rather than flab too though - I got veyr bloated quite quickly.

People are being very kind and telling me I have not put on that much weight etc, but I know I have put on a fair bit. Having said that, I really cannot be bothered to worry about that in this PG. I am just focussing on getting my lovely little baby and dieting can happen after.

I have got a ginormous bump now though. I went out on friday and was wearing a new top which was a bit low cut, and one of my friend's boyfriend's (who was a bit tipsy) said 'Wow Ellie your boobs are amazing!' and was only interesting in looking at them while the rest of my mates were clucking and touching bump etc. Have to say, although am feminist blah blah blah, I was soooo chuffed to have someone go 'cor nice tits luv' as am feeling like a bit of an unsexy person right now.

perkypopsy · 03/03/2008 11:14

Don't blame you - I am HOPING that mine will grow at least a bit - keep checking on them every morning

Due October 2nd - don't really think of that date though - 25th March I'll be 12 +5 and will know whether I can get excited or not

Still wondering whether to have a 10/11 week scan - am going to see how much it costs and weigh it up against my sanity - though I keep reminding myself that MMCs can happen later than my last one

Had a croissant and hot choc breakfast feast this morning YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUM

ronshar · 03/03/2008 11:34

Morning ladies.
Popsy do they not offer Nuchal scan as standard in your area. It is a NICE recommended scan. 13weeks and 20weeks are supposed to be standard care for everyone! Go throw your self around at GPs. Demand your right to standard care.

It is great to see more girls from the MC Avenger thread here now. Welcome to cricri.

I am eating chips nearly every day. Most normal foods are making me feel rough. I shall be making a stew today so I will put lots of potato in just to make me feel better!

ronshar · 03/03/2008 11:34

Ps sitting here with jeans undone

Pinkali37 · 03/03/2008 11:43

Hi All, am new to this thread but have just found out I am pregnant. Tested today at day 27 (so very early) but am petrified as had a m/c in October and I just keep thinking the same thing is going to happen.

Anyone had the same?