Due December 2023 part 3

[Justanothercyster]

Starting a new thread as I can't see one, but if there is one please let me know! Will tag as many people as I can remember below

oh @Mummy1502 I’m so so sorry, you must be heartbroken, it seems so cruel.

Take care of yourself, we’re all here if you need to chat at all x

@Mummy1502 So sorry to hear that. Thinking of you!

@Mummy1502 I'm so, so sorry to hear this. It's devastating news. I'm heartbroken for you x

I don't know if it's just me, but I've noticed a few of the members of this group have had terrible news quite late on recently. It's making me really anxious.

Oh I'm so sorry @Mummy1502 I'm very sad to hear this for you 😞 Thinking of you x

@Mummy1502 I'm absolutely heartbroken for you. I hope you have enough support to get you through this. Feeling so emotional for you xxxxx

@Mummy1502 im so so sorry to hear this, absolutely heartbreaking. Thinking of you. X

@Pitstop1986 all we can do is keep thinking positive for you and try not to worry or panic.

It's hard though, the fear is there in the back of my mind, my husband knows I have a slight fear, age is also a factor as I'm 38, I know both me and my husband are holding our excitement in until we've had the first scan. I've not had any scans or heart beat checks myself and come my scan I'll be 13weeks, we have told immediate families on both sides. But we've also been firm that we don't want them to go telling everyone yet, and to wait until at least we have had our first scan or we're ready for them to share the news (I know my mom will most likely tell her best friend either way, I just don't want the street to know). It's so difficult to be excited but mindful that we don't fully know what's going on inside our bodies just yet. 😢

@Mummy1502 . So sorry to hear that. Take care of yourself. Thinking of you

@Mummy1502 oh gosh I'm so sorry was really hoping your scan would turn out okay I know how hit and miss dopplers can be. My love and hugs aren't going to cut it but I send you them anyway. X
@Pitstop1986 There have been a few upsetting bits of news lately. For me I'm having to dip and out as my anxiety over my little one is high so much so I had a massive anxiety attack last night about my cramps and going to EPU today. I'd say step away from it for a while and concentrate on your little one.

@Mummy1502 So so sorry to hear this. How awful. Thinking of you

@Pitstop1986 it is really tough. For me, I’m a natural worrier anyway and if anything, if something does go wrong this thread makes me feel less alone, and that it is something that can happen to anyone for no reason.

Im taking each day at a time but I appreciate all the updates, both good and bad, as it makes everyone’s journeys so real and individual. It’s a less lonely time with the thread.

@Pitstop1986 I know what you mean. I think I’m generally relaxed about being pregnant but reading negative news does have an effect. I just try to accept that you can’t control everything and to take each day as it comes.

@Mummy1502 I'm really sorry to hear so horrible this happened. Thinking of you xx

@Mummy1502 So so sorry to hear this, hope you are taking the time to look after yourself and heal - awful news. Will be thinking of you my love xxx

Gosh thinking of everyone on the thread today. Feel gutted to see the recent news. Hope everyone is okay, feeling very anxious 💔

So sorry to see the bad news recently, how heartbreaking.

@Pitstop1986 totally understand how you feel, it really hits home doesn't it?

I've got my scan at 3 tomorrow, still having some cramps like my period is coming but the midwives at work have tried to reassure me.
This weather is making my nausea so much worse too, I don't even like the heat at the best of times.

I think there's a few more with scans tomorrow! Keep me updated on them too 😊

I have my scan tomorrow and feeling really nervous. Really scared and praying everything is okay. Can't help but feel anxious, worried and everything else

@RG84 I am right there with you, mine is Friday and just hoping the next few days goes quickly.

Sending you all the positivity for tomorrow, will be thinking of you ✨

My scan isn't until next Wednesday and it feels like a lifetime away.
It really makes you think. I know that we can't control it but I'm just going to keep hoping that everything is okay.
I am sending nothing but love to those that have had bad news and hope that you will get your rainbow babies soon. Xx

Sending love and strength @Mummy1502 i know how terrible it feels you need to take care of yourself and try to heal. Time will make it better

sending love to everyone else on the thread too, bad news is scary but it really is out of our control. X

Sorry to read about the recent losses! Sending you both lots of positivity for the future❤️

Hi all, just caught up on messages. Heartbreaking to read about MMC. I hope you are taking care.
Thanks for the tips on mat clothes. I'll pop into the big H&M in central London later this week as I want to try before I buy!
@Clucket87 I feel you, I used to drink loads of Diet Coke a few years ago (and my husband drank Coke Zero) but we found out Diet Coke is highly carcinogenic, so we only have it occasionally now. I've not had it since I found out I'm pregnant.

Alternatives I like:

• Diet lemonade (Sprite Zero etc.)
• Soda/sparkling water with either freshly squeezed lime or lemon slices or sliced cucumber
• Cold water (I have a Chilly's bottle) with ice cubes and maybe some cut up strawberries
• When dining out: mocktails! Some are surprisingly good, the other night I had one which really tasted and looked like Aperol Spritz. Yum!
• I need to start making smoothies again, I made them every day during the pandemic.

I really do miss my morning cup of freshly ground Union coffee though. I switched to decaf 2 weeks ago, and I'm struggling!! So I think I'll continue to have normal coffee a couple of times a week.

Thank you so much everyone. Shall keep you updated tomorrow.

Today I had a HGM appointment which you were right, it's a specialist diebetics midwife. I had bloods done on my booking appointment and sugar came back high so today they gave me a glucose monitor. I need to prick myself 4 times a day until December to ensure my sugar should be where it meant to be. They have booked heaps on appointments in the coming months. I need to ensure my diet is cleaner now.

I hope its all a smooth process 🙏🏽

First time posting in a long time, i am really sorry to see all the recent loses my thoughts are with you all. I too have been dipping in and out as it's been a really tough few mths and mentally I am not strong enough to be a frequent poster as I spend every day terrified of that's going to go wrong next.
I had my first Scan at 6 weeks which showed twins, everything was looking good, good heartbeats, measurements etc.
Then a few weeks later I was sent to the EAU for hyperemesis and I was hospitalised for a few days. Was dehydrated etc from throwing up. There they discovered one twin had stopped growing at 8 +2
I was put on Cariban by the consultant, it's really helped but I need to be really careful with what I eat and when I eat.
At 11 weeks I started cramping and bleeding so back to A+E the baby was healthy even measuring 2 days ahead. The doctor said maybe a cyst and the cramps could be caused by the fibroids I have which have really increased in size. I was allowed home took maybe a week for the bleeding to stop and then spotting since.
Then at 12 weeks had my booking scan all fine, the second foetus was still there and the sonographer suggested maybe the bleeding was down to my body getting ready to expel rather than absorb it.
Antenatal appointment last week all fine, second one still there, they said because of my history and the bleeding the would keep me on clexane and progesterone until I feel the baby kicking, so then a few days later Saturday I stated bleeding again like crazy I thought that's it now it's the end the bleeding and the cramping was so bad. Went to the hospital and again they could find no cause for the bleeding but they said I need to go back every time I start to bleed like that, to be checked. The doctor said as clexane is a blood thinner it could potentially be the cause. I was allowed home under the promise of complete bed rest. It's only week 14 and mentally I am really struggling my anxiety is through the roof and even typing this now and putting it out there I feel like something else is going to happen. I am absolutely terrified to tell anyone I am pregnant only my family know because I don't think I am strong enough to come back from another miscarriage.
I have been booked In for another antenatal appointment next week as the doctor said it would give me some reassurance. But I am so scared the cramps are so bad even if i move or turn it hurts so bad and I am still bleeding. I am finding it really hard to stay positive.

Anyway that feels like an essay but I guess I am just wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar, unexplained frequent bleeding, google is doing me no favours.

@Solowannabemom oh my, you've been through it so far, I am so sorry you're having such a rough time and I am giving you all my love and strength for you and your baby. Thankfully they're all ok at the moment and thriving. I cannot imagine the turmoil you must be in! That's a hard place to be positive, we're all here for you too.

I don't have any advice, but I didn't wanna read and not reply, I do know someone who lost one of the their baby twins early in their pregnancy and the second went full term and did amazingly throughout but they didn't go into details about the MC or what happened at all. (I'm a hairdresser so I guess they told me a much more simplified story as I didn't know them well at the time)

My thoughts are with you. Please try to stay positive and look after yourself. I hope your friends and family are doing all they can to help you through this too. Xx