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Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Rainbow baby - 5 weeks 6 days

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KG95 · 11/01/2023 19:33

So I’ve just found out that I am 5 weeks and 6 days pregnant with my Rainbow baby. In October I had a missed miscarriage and it was absolutely heartbreaking, we weren’t expecting to get pregnant so quickly but we were actively trying so it’s happy news! But as you can imagine this is also anxiety riddled, nerve wracking news and I’m really struggling with the thought of what could happen.

I think it’s all made worse as I’m not having any of the same symptoms that I had last time, I’ve not particularly had any morning sickness or no food aversions but I’ve been having the cramping feeling which I’ve been reassured is very very normal as it’s not constant it’s just occasional and is likely to be implantation.
I just feel really nervous about it all and it’s made worse as someone at work is 11 weeks pregnant and is incredibly nauseous all the time and it’s making me concerned about my pregnancy.

We’ve made the decision that we won’t be telling anyone until we feel a bit safer and we’re thinking about paying for an early scan at 7 weeks, (I think that’s possible?) what does anyone think? Is that a good idea? We ended up having an early scan last time because of spotting and the worst obviously was the outcome.

So basically all in all, does anyone have any tips to keep calm, not constantly think of the worst and basically any advice on anything else/what I’ve mentioned is welcome.

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ChloeN · 11/01/2023 19:54

Hey, I had a mmc in july, discovered at an early scan I paid for at 8 weeks, awful experience so I know exactly how you feel. I’m currently 11 weeks pregnant. I had my first scan on Sunday and thankfully the baby was perfect but it was so scary beforehand!

My symptoms were very different than last time but I took that as a good sign, so hopefully your symptoms will mean a successful pregnancy rather than mmc.

I had a really bad feeling about my first pregnancy, whereas this one I haven’t so I take that as a good sign also, honestly I just try and forget I’m pregnant when possible! I don’t think anyone can stop you feeling anxious, it’s a shit part of pregnancy after loss☹️ I think the early scan part is really dependent, some people want loads, I preferred to wait as long as possible so I could see a proper baby xx

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