Pregnant again after miscarriage

[JessParrish]

Hey everyone,

I have just had a positive test this morning and this is the first time I’ve been pregnant since I had a miscarriage in the summer.

I am feeling ok but also very daunted as I can’t help but think it’ll end in the same way. I’m earlier then I think my flow app says as my cycles have been all over the place.

Does anyone have any recommendations / suggestions as to how to deal with the wait/anxiety?

Sorry for your loss and congratulations.

I conceived my son three months after a miscarriage in 2022 (I found out at 9 weeks and miscarried at 11.5weeks, surgery for retained products at 16 weeks). To be honest I spent the first 14 weeks thinking it would end, and the next 6 weeks I just transferred the anxiety to the 20 week scan. After that point though I became positive about it. I even developed high bp and preeclampsia from 30 weeks and had my son at 35 weeks and surprisingly I was calm and positive through it.

The miscarriage took away my positivity in the first half. The one thing I did that helped a bit was that I focused on the next scan/appointment as a way to try and cope.

Im pregnant again, third pregnancy. I still thought I would lose it due to my sickness stopping at 8.5weeks. I’m now 13 weeks and I guess I’m a bit less anxious after the 12 weeks scan. I’m still focusing on the next appointment at 16 weeks as a goal to aim for. I do also have a toddler now as well as my job that keeps me busy and tired.

Congratulations! I'm sorry you've been through a loss. I am also pregnant again after suffering two miscarriages earlier this year. I don't have massive advice but I've found the best thing I can do is just distract myself as much as possible. I generally try to keep myself busy. I also had two miscarriages before I had my son who is now 5. I keep trying to think back to how I coped back then but come up empty. But I hold on to the fact that I have a child now after going through losses so this time it could be fine again. It's a long wait to see everything's okay. I think I'm going to book an early scan for around 8 weeks x

@Blue2020 I’m sorry to hear about your losses. But congratulations. Focusing on each thing is a good piece of advice thank you.X

@Chaz693 sorry to hear about your losses! but congratulations!
Thats what I’m going to do, keep positive, busy and distracted! I also think we would go an early scan too x