BFP after recent loss

[purplecolouroffunk]

Hello!

I know there are quite a few threads like this, but thought I’d start a new one for those of us going through this just now 🙂

I found out about my MMC at what should have been 7.5 weeks (no growth since 5). Had to have a D&C as my body wouldn’t let go. That was back in mid-April.

I’ve had one period since then and it now looks like I’m pregnant again! Can’t believe we’ve been so luckily to fall again so quickly.

Got a vfl yesterday at 10dpo and the line is a bit darker today at 11dpo. Pic attached has 11dpo at the top and 10dpo bottom. What a shock when I saw that line!

Anyway, I’m already feeling nervous about everything so I thought I’d make a space for people in a similar position to join. Maybe we can help to calm each others’ nerves a bit 💜

@jellyfish2 My E@H took ages to get darker too, your other tests are looking reassuring though!

These were mine for easyhome, dpo 9-16. It's just so slow. At dpo 16, I felt good enough to stop doing the tests as it was making me anxious.

Oh yours are similar to mine then! Thanks for sharing :) I have a digital I was going to use but think I'll wait for the weekend then step away from the tests.

My Easy @ Home also took ages to darken, in fact I stopped using them and switched to Wondfo. The difference was amazing (first pic E@H, second pic Wondfo)

These were my E@H ones, I didn’t notice them get pretty dark til about 16dpo

Has anyone else had a sort of light gripe feeling low down? It’s almost like a very very light UTI feeling, but nowhere near as sore or uncomfortable. So not really like a UTI at all 😂 But it’s the only thing I can compare it to.

Almost feels like a pressing/tickling against the front wall of my womb or something.

@purplecolouroffunk could just be things stretching and causing strange sensations. There's all sorts of weird and wonderful things going on in there!
How's everyone's appetite? Mine is almost non existent. I don't have the intense nausea I had by this point in my other two pregnancies but I'm really not up for food and having to force myself. I just don't fancy anything 😕

I was ravenous yesterday. I had two slices of bread while dinner was cooking 🫣 and was non stop snacking all day!

I've got normal appetite, but I remember no appetite is a normal symptom (before nausea and food aversions). I had a day where I couldn't drink water without ice. This is day 3 of no symptoms. Honestly this is a rollercoaster.

@CosmicLove up until this week I’ve been absolutely ravenous and eating like a monster!😩 but was getting concerned that I was piling the weight on….
Then morning sickness started and I’ve been feeling sick on and off all day for the last 4 days or so (getting worse each day too) and now the thought of any food makes me feel ill😭 life has it’s ways!🤦🏼‍♀️

Does anyone have any good remedies for morning sickness PLEASE?!

I’ve just ordered some Myrtle&Maud Mint and VitB bonbons cos they helped a bit in my last pregnancy, but any other things people take would be much appreciated!
nothing ginger cos that makes me feel even more sick! Xx

@Mommabear96 Travel sickness wristbands helped a lot in my last pregnancy, they’re not exactly subtle though if you don’t want people knowing 🫣

I’ve been soo hungry the past few days. I’m having to reel it back cause have just been eating with abandon haha.

Feeling a bit queasy this morning though and so tired. But now it’s mixed with hunger which is annoying 😂

Waiting for the EPU to call today as a follow up to my scan last week. Not sure if they’ll want me in for another scan or not but at least I can tell them my spotting has all but disappeared.

Are you still spotting?

For me, honestly beige food, ice, sweet and sour sweets work for a bit. If it's very strong, you might want to get some prescription but mine was while horrible at times never strong enough to actually vomit.

@Lemonbalm8 3rd day of no spotting now so it was fairly short-lived. Hopefully that’s it gone but wouldn’t be surprised if not. Had a bit of very light pink/peach for about 4 days on and off last week and over the weekend.

I’m absolutely ravenous over here but with a fair amount of nausea of intermittent nausea throughout the day. Eating does seem to help, but def craving more carby salty foods and lots of fizzy ginger cordial. I work in food which always makes early pregnancy so hard as I have to go to lots of tastings where I’m expected to eat most things. Had to do a pork pie tasting this morning and it was so hard not to retch with every mouthful 🤢🤢🤢🤢

Fingers crossed it stays on like this. Did EPU book another scan for you after last week? X

@Bubbles19818 hahaha I don’t know why but imagining a poor pregnant woman doing a pork pie tasting is really cracking me up 😂😂 Poor you! I also have a craving for salty carby stuff, and very specifically for fizzy water with lemon. Fizzy ginger cordial is making my mouth water 🤤

@Lemonbalm8 they’ve just called me now and I’ve got another scan booked in for tomorrow to see how things are going. I’m probably more nervous for this one than last time because it’ll be more definitive 😬😬 I’ll be 6+5 so if there’s no heartbeat tomorrow I feel like it’s all over. Terrified.

@Bubbles19818 I don't eat pork but that sounds so stressful. Hopefully it doesn't put you off your favourite foods 😊
@purplecolouroffunk oh wow, yes I can totally understand why you are scared. I have everything crossed for you. Like you said, at least you'll know whether it's progressing. Keep positive, there is a good chance everything is ok 💚🍀

I've just realized I'm 7+0 today. That's the furthest I got to, so at least I'll take that as a positive 😊🤞🏻

It's amazing how different we all are in terms of appetite and sickness! I've just had some mango and grapes and they went down pretty well!

@purplecolouroffunk great they were happy to book you for another scan so soon! Does anyone else have a scan tomorrow? I feel a couple of other ladies mentioned that they had a scan on Thursday but my brain isn't sharp enough atm to recall who! 🙃

@Lemonbalm8 thank you. The stakes feel so much higher this time.

Even the fact they’re having me back in when my spotting has stopped is worrying me. I think it’s cause of that teeny discrepancy in the foetal pole:gestational sac size, so it’s technically protocol to follow up - that’s what the nurse said last week anyway. Even though she said it’s such a small discrepancy that she’s never seen a sonographer note it!

It sounds really silly, but I feel like because everyone has been getting good news, that I’m destined to be the one that will get bad news 😔 But I know I shouldn’t think like that.

I feel exactly the same, I keep thinking how can I be so lucky that this pregnancy will go well? I think I just have it in my head that the outcome will be the same as last time. I know it's so negative but that's how it feels.

I feel exactly like that too @jellyfish2. I know the odds are technically in our favour but it just doesn’t feel like that. I really feel like it’s going to happen again. Like history is just bound to repeat itself.

@purplecolouroffunk i totally get how you feel. I have a scan tomorrow and I feel like because everyone has had good news so far I’m destined to be the one who doesn’t. I know it doesn’t work like that because we’re just a bunch of strangers on the internet and other peoples outcomes don’t influence your own, but it’s hard to get the stats out of your head. I’m a total mess over tomorrow and convinced I will get bad news. Couldn’t sleep last night because of it.

On a lighter note I was googling if I could eat pork pies this morning and came across a whole mumsnet thread dedicated to pregnant people who were full on craving pork pies 😂 Sadly I’m not in that camp, not sure I can look at another pork pie again and I’ve got more tasting next week 🤢