Pregnancy after miscarriage

[staranise]

Hello

I was wondering if anyone is in a similar situation to me and can offer some words of advice on managing anxiety!
Have just found out I'm pregnant again with what will hopefully be my third dc. I had no trouble with my earlier (successful) two pregnancies but had an early miscarriage at 6 wks at New Year and then a chemical pregnancy the following month. Am finding it very very difficult not to completely stress about mc-ing again - lots of obsessive HPTs, knicker-checking etc etc. Not helped by the fact that I get very few symptoms in pg normally anyway - no morning sickness or sore boobs etc, just tiredness and excess saliva, which I had right up until mc.

DH is trying to help by not letting me do a thing and making me lie down all the time etc - v kind but i feel that unless I lie with me legs in the air for the next 8 months I will mc again!

I know that mc are v v common so not sure what sort of reassurance I'm looking for, jsut any tips on how to cope with the anxiety!

Many thanks

Star

congratulations star.

I don't think there is anything that anyone can say to reassure you, you will worry until this baby is born safely no matter what anyone says.

If you take a look at my profile, you will see dd2 and ds, both conceived after miscarriages and after relatively uneventful pregnancies.

good luck
xx

I can totally understand how you are feeling. I had a chemical pregnancy last year followed by an early miscarriage. When I found out I was pregnant in January, I was a nervous wreck and like you, took tons of pregnancy tests and checked my knickers obsessively.

I am now 13 weeks and am starting to relax now. I can only suggest trying to keep yourself as busy as possible so the time passes quickly as well as taking good care of yourself. Early miscarriages are generally down to chromosonal disorders and not much can prevent them. I'm sure you'll be fine this time and it will be third time lucky as it has been for me.

Wishing you the best of luck!

Star it's very hard not to think about it, isn't it? How about taking up something new and pregnancy friendly, like yoga or an art course, to make you concentrate on something else and relax? Good luck!

Oh yes, I forgot to say - congratulations!

Many thanks for your swift replies. Guess I should just accept that the anxiety is normal and at least I have my BFP, which is a start!

Fingers crossed for a Dec 08 baby...

Thanks again

star