February 2027 Rainbow Babies 🌈 Pregnancy After Loss

[anniehall12]

Hi everyone 🤍

I wanted to start a little thread for anyone due around February 2027 with a rainbow baby 🍼

I've recently found out I'm pregnant again, very early, so everything feels quite delicate at the moment. I'm happy, but also incredibly anxious after experiencing a missed miscarriage and a miscarriage, both this year, and I know there may be other women feeling exactly the same way.

I thought it might be nice to have a space where we can chat, share updates, celebrate the little milestones, and support each other through the worries that often come with pregnancy after loss.

Sending love to anyone on this journey 🤍🌈

What a wonderful update. Such great news that yesterday went well! It’s good that it’s not too long to wait until the next scan too, although I know the waiting feels like forever!

I keep having cramping too, it was really bad for a couple of minutes yesterday and then milder during the night and this morning. I was convinced it was bad news. Fingers crossed it isn’t but it’s hard not reading into every symptom, if anyone read my chatGPT thread they would think I was insane.

That all sounds really positive @anniehall12 - exciting that you're getting some early confirmation and fingers crossed in a week's time, there will be even more to celebrate.

And in response to your question, I was on progesterone last time, which ended in an early loss. So this will be my second time giving it a go. I did have some early bleeding this time round (I initially thought I'd come on my period, which is something that's happened a few times with my losses) but that's stopped now.

I'm 4+6 today, and this is when I started getting pains/bleeding last time so I feel really on edge. Every little twinge (of which there have been many this morning) feels like it could be the start of something. What a bloody rollercoaster. I do think I'm behind on my dates though... so would expect I'm probably more like 4+4 maybe? I know it's not a lot but a couple of days feels like it makes a big difference at this stage.

Hello! I had my early pregnancy scan today 6w+4d and we had a strong heartbeat and all the other bits and bobs were the right size. I had some light spotting last night so MEGA relieved. The nausea is still playing havoc. I tried one set of anti-sickness but it made me on edge so I have a script for a second lot. When is everyone telling work? I didn’t want to until further along but with this sickness I feel like I may have to.

FYI I’m on progesterone, estrogen and aspirin.

I'm only 5+2 but I've already told work because I need adjustments for safety. I'm actually getting annoyed now because I told them four days ago and they still haven't done my risk assesment even though it is supposed to be done as soon as you give written notice which I have. I've only told my two direct managers, once they do the assesment they'll make sure everyone is aware I can't undertake certain tasks. I'm sure everyone else will guess since I've stopped doing these things already but I won't be discussing or confirming for a few weeks yet!

Congratulations on the scans &@Lillylightand @anniehall12this wait is the bit of pregnancy that loss robs you of - anticipation. I’ve got a scan tomorrow and I’m dreading it, I’ve been feeling bloated and sick so without a scan ruining everything I can just believe everything is alright in there 🤦‍♀️

Fingers crossed for us all!

Good luck for your scan tomorrow. Let us know how you get on. I was convinced something was wrong this morning - so when I listened to the heartbeat my mind exploded.

Thanks, I don’t think it’s good news for me. There is a pregnancy sac but no foetal pole so im waiting for the doctor now and will be given a date for another scan in 1-2 weeks to see if anything has changed. They will then diagnosis miscarriage if it’s not developed.

not hopeful obviously- I don’t actually know my dates as I didn’t track and only did a pregnancy test at 4*4 so can’t definitively say that this pregnancy isnt later on, I’ve just been here before and suspect I know how this will end

good luck to everyone else with scans coming up xx

I am so sorry to hear your news. This fertility journey is filled with so many ups and downs. Listen to the doctors and try and be kind to yourself. I have had so many failures and thought it would never happen for me so please don’t lose hope.

Thanks @Lillylightill be fine, like you this isn’t my first rodeo so I’m fully prepared to be told that this is over.

plan is to do a Hcg draw tonight and then a repeat in 48 hours to see if my hormones are behaving correctly. So Saturday morning they’ll call me and confirm either way - if there isn’t a 63% increase then it will be called as a miscarriage. If there is, they’ll arrange another scan to check progress.

as always in pregnancy, it’s just a waiting game

@MrsC2018 I’m so sorry to read your update. I hope your blood results come back quickly for you so you get your answers. The waiting is so awful. Look after yourself in the meantime.

Hi 👋 I am 5W today got thing morning clear Blue 3+ . I have no symptoms apart from the missed period and positive test. Like everyone else here feeling super anxious..
EPU book me in for an early scan at 6w 4d wish I could go to bed an hide away until
then ..

I went to get bloods taken today (I haven't before today) as I'm so worried about the cramping I've had etc. anyway something gone wrong at the lab usually you get the result before around 3pm but I've been told I probably won't until tomorrow now. I'm not even sure what I'm tense about because one beta won't tell me anything anyway. I have dye stealers on every single test even the cheap ones but I feel like I don't feel as sick as I did last week. Pregnancy after loss is so hard. I'm so lucky and blessed to even be pregnant but I'm waiting for something terrible to happen every second of every day.

I feel so anxious today. I’m 6 weeks 1 day and no symptoms at all. A few days ago I did feel a little nauseous but I also had diarrhea so could just have been a bit of an upset stomach. I have no symptoms now at all. I just feel so sad and anxious that it could be happening again, just like my previous miscarriages. In my successful pregnancies I was being sick by now. So the fact this seems to be going the same way symptom wise as my miscarriages is so upsetting. I won’t get a scan for another week.

Gosh, I wish I could come round and see each and everyone one of you and give you all the biggest hug. It's bloody tough isn't it navigating pregnancy after loss?

I don't even know what to say, because I know that any messages of hope don't necessarily make you feel any better.

But @hazeleyesJ - not all pregnancies are the same. And our brains are very good at spotting patterns to try and ascertain outcomes, but there so many variables in this and it doesn't necessarily mean those patterns will result in the same outcome.

@MocktailMe that must be so frustrating to have to wait longer. Will they be doing repeat tests the day after you get results? Hopefully when they do come, they'll be reassuring and then everything crossed for the next results - which will come quicker with any luck!

Exciting to get that 3+ @Elena88 - I'm taking a Clear BLue tomorrow and hoping for the same. All of my previous losses were between 5-6 weeks and I never got to the 3+. If I can get there this time, it'll feel like a huge milestone. Hopefully time goes quick until your scan and you get more good news.

I'm sorry you are going through this :( sending you massive hugs and lots of love 💕

@Taysonic how was your Digital Clear Blue today x

5w 1d no symptoms how are you guys feeling!

Really happy to report... I got the 3+!

Very emotional morning, as despite being 'this far along' in my previous loss pregnancies, my HCG had never reached high enough to get the 3+. So a big relief and a huge milestone for us today. Although, still aiming to keep expectations fairly low and continuing to take it day by day. I know these things can turn very quickly.

For now, happy to know I'm pregnant, that things are progressing nicely and that I've had no pain or bleeding today (yet!).

@Taysonic awww glad to hear that 👍 have you book an early scan? I have mine at 6w 4d
EPU should offer you one from about 6w

I've got a 6 week scan on Sunday. I had my HCG come back this morning from yesterday (5+4) at 11,780. So they said they wouldn't do a repeat as that's high enough for an ultrasound. I'm scared but I am also excited. Then scared for being excited!

@MocktailMe all the best for Sunday 👍
do you have any symptoms at all? I am 5w 1d no symptoms so far x

I do but they really do come and go. Sometimes I feel totally fine. Something that's really badly stressing me is that my RHR had risen and risen and now it's dropping a bit. Which is scary to see. I'm reading a lot into absolutely everything right now and I'm sure we all are. What helps is I've joined a Reddit group for people due in Feb - the majority of the women don't seem to be pregnant after loss - and they have posted about stuff like lack of symptoms but they are greatful for them. And say stuff like didn't kick in until 7/8 weeks with previous babies etc. it's made me realise how skewed the lens is for those of us that have been through trauma of pregnancy loss or repeated loss.

@MocktailMe I notice my nausea is only there when I take the prenatals - when I don’t take them nausea isn’t there.

aww the waiting is driving me absolutely nuts!

Hmm it's not looking good for me, ladies. Had some bleeding today after fairly consistent dull cramps all day. I'm certainly not expecting this to have a good outcome. This is basically how all my other losses have started.