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 🤍🌈

How is everyone getting on? I'm 10w2d today! Had a scan a few days ago at 9w5d and all was well. Still so extremely anxious but doing my best to not let it take control. All I can do is pray for the best and enjoy being pregnant each day 🥹🤍🌈
I really do miss pregnancy before loss, when it was only excitement!

Hey :)

All is well. I'm now 10+5 and my 12 week scan is a week today (which will be my 5th scan!). I'm starting to feel a bit better now which is terrifying and also making my life physically easier so I'm torn on how to feel about it.

I've never known pregnancy without loss, this is officially the furthest I've ever made it in a pregnancy now so I don't know how to be other than anxious!! I'm really hoping the second trimester will be able to relax a bit more. I am so looking forward to having a real bump and feeling the baby move as I do think it will feel so much more real to me then.

Glad things are going okay @anniehall12 , hope the sickness has eased.

Im 8w today, scan on Wednesday, midwife on 27th. The anxiety and stress is horrible, I'm trying to be calm and positive but its tough xx

I should be 8 weeks. Scan last week I would have been 7+4 but embryo measuring 6 weeks with very little growth from the last scan. Sure on dates so I suspect the next scan will show that there’s no development and I’ll have to look into my options.

I’ve only ever naturally miscarried so I’m not sure which is the best option. I don’t want to just wait as the uncertainty is the worst.

It's gotten very quiet on here. I apologise for being absent, but the first trimester has been extremely difficult for me! I'm so grateful, yet it has still been incredibly challenging. I can't wait for that second trimester glow and great feelings, although I'm not sure if I will be lucky enough this time around lol.

How is everyone doing? I'm hoping there are more sticky beans and success stories!

Much love to all x

Hello! How far along are you now @anniehall12? I hope things ease up for you soon 💕

I’m 11+5 today 😅. My last scan was 10+6. We did NIPT and found out gender. We’re having a boy! And low risk for the three chromosome syndromes. I must admit I’ve felt on cloud 9 since finding out and the excitement has overtaken fear. I didn’t think it would ever, so I’m quite surprised about that.

Because of the subchorionic haematoma I have had something ridiculous like 5 scans at this point! I think the repeated scans that went ok did actually help me a lot (still get the fear before each one but not feeling like I’m going to faint, like the first scan!)

I also had a really strict internal rule I wasn’t going to discuss names or order anything baby related until at least 20 weeks. Broke both of those rules too, which surprised me! Ordered a little coming home from the hospital sleepsuit with a name we agreed on…! Not something I ever thought I would do at this stage!

We also got a rental offer accepted on a house. Again I hadn’t wanted to move before 20 weeks but my DH persuaded me and to be fair we do need more space regardless. This was a good deal (was significantly less than we thought we would have to spend - when does that ever happen with housing!). And the agent said fewer rentals are on the market in autumn. So that had to take priority over my fear again.

I’m thinking maybe it was getting too hard to maintain that level of fear I had and I must have been ready to let some of it go. We also had to start making arrangements for birth etc so that has forced me to look forwards and it actually really helped take me out of my head

We’re on holiday so my next scan will be my “12 week” at more like 13.5 weeks. The change of scenery has helped with 1st trimester symptoms but they’re still there. I had two hour naps yday! But can pretend it’s just relaxing being on holiday vs trudging through treacle at home!

Hopefully this all doesn’t come back to bite me on the behind but… it feels like this could work out this time 🤞💫✨🙏🏻

Hello! I have also not posted of late - been struggling with sickness but I think I am starting to turn a corner with it now and have found medication that keeps it at a manageable level. Still eating very little and plain food. I’ve had my 12 week scan and all is well which is so reassuring. Still have to manage the thoughts of things are going to go wrong but I suppose that is just part of the journey. When will I eat a normal meal again?!

Wow that all sounds sooo exciting! Congratulations on the Great news and having a boy! All these milestones and achievements are amazing, you sound like you're doing so well, I hope you are so proud of yourself!

I'm so jealous everyone is going on holidays....I cancelled my trip to Greece that I had booked before I found out I was pregnant as I just can't take the risk and anxiety of flying so hats of to you!
I will start preparing a few things after 16 weeks and then everything will be done by 25 weeks as twins tend to come early. It's not my first rodeo and I have an amazing support system so I'm sure I will have everything prepared way ahead of time.
With my first born, I done and got everything by the time I was 25 weeks and then I was seriously bored and literally had nothing more to buy! Lol
Only thing that is stressing me is having to get a bigger car, they are all so ugly in my opinion lool!

I'm 13 weeks and 2 days today, both twins are doing fantastic and growing at the same rate! All test came back with extremely low risk as well. However, one of their placenta cords needs close monitoring so I've already been booked in for a further 3 scans all a few weeks apart! And then will have bi weekly scans going forward. It's going to be exhausting having so many trips to the hospital for scans and consultant appointments but all so worth it! I am at one of the best hospitals in the UK so I have every confidence in my team taking care of us which makes me much more relaxed 🥰

Just praying for the sickness to go away! It's making me so weak and annoyed now! Literally been suffering for about the best part of 10 weeks now 🥹 nausea was one of my first systems before missed period... Looking sooo forward to starting some type of pregnancy yoga or pilates, and eating normally! Although I have Gestational diabetes 🥺😄
Xxx

@all Hi everyone, is anyone else going for the OGTT?

Ps. Hope everyone is doing well as can be and that pregnancies are progressing successfully 🥰🌈🤍

Hello. I’ve not been offered that test as yet. 🤔 I have appointments coming up soon so it might be discussed then. I’m slowly starting to turning a corner with the nausea but still not eating well. How is everyone else getting?

I'm now 14+5 and think I've finally turned a corner with the sickness. So long as I don't get too hungry things are much better now. The tiredness hasnt stopped though!

My next scan is in just 4 days and I'm really really hoping we might be able to find out the sex. I know it's technically possible but as it's not the purpose of the scan it will depend on whether or not the baby is in a good position coincidentally. After this extra scan I don't have another until 20 weeks so I might see about doing one privately.

I'm still struggling with HG, I'm so weak and tired from not eating properly for months now. I can literally feel the life draining out of me 😩 I'm sure having deliberately anxiety doesn't help, I know it's adding to the exhaustion...

On the bright side, I've officially got a little bump as well! Can't believe I've made it to 14 weeks. Xx

The HG is the pits. It’s so debilitating and emotional hard to deal with. Have they tried you on different meds? It took a bit of trial and error with me on different tablets but I have found one that has taken the edge off. I’m 15 weeks - not sure if I have a bump or not due to bloating. The appointments are so needed for that reassurance. 🤗

I'm still taking the same mix of 3 meds but I'm going back to them to get something stronger cause I can't cope so mentally and physically exhausted now...especially now I'm out of the first trimester and more medications are safe, I'm definitely willing to take anything at this point. Even at times when I'm not vomiting I still have no appetite because of the fear of vomiting it back up! HG really is the pits! Xxx

Is anyone taking vaginal progesterone? I've been taking it for the past 10 weeks and I think I am starting to get irritated by it, below has become very sensitive and sometimes even uncomfortable...but just wondering if anyone else is/has experienced the same?

My midwife said I could have some swaps taken just to double check it's nothing else but I'm convinced it's irritation from inserting the pessary twice a day! Xx

Hello. I took them until week 12 and then stopped. I found them messy but not irritating as such. It was a relief to have to take them anymore. Sending hugs

@anniehall12I take them in my pregnancies, been on it currently from 4 weeks and will stop next week at 16. I take mine rectally as in previous pregnancies I’ve found myself getting a little irritated by them, and then paranoid I’m going to get an infection or soemthing. Taking them rectally hasn’t affected my levels at all x

@anniehall12I had been taking them for IVF. After my bleed on holiday they prescribed me them again in Italy but they are these tiny capsules which are so much less disgusting and irritating than the cyclogest wax pessaries. A friend of mine also had a capsule form in the UK. Could you ask about that? I’m certain they aren’t giving me the same level of bloating and constipation too. They’re called Progefik, I don’t know what the UK equivalent are.

Another option (which I did also have alongside the 3 pessaries) in the UK are Lubion injections (was doing 2 a day). A friend of mine doing IVF who can’t tolerate the pessaries increased the ratio of Lubion to pessaries, but the idea is vaginally absorbed progesterone is supposed to be good.

Oh sorry will just add taking them rectally did an absolute number on my digestive system I was like a balloon! Same with my friend (who moved onto to taking more injections)

I'm still on cyclogest. I'm 16 weeks tomorrow and was told I could stop at 16 weeks but I've still got loads and am a bit scared to stop, so I'm going to use them til I run out which will be about 20 weeks. The side effects are horrible I feel like my vagina skin is so sore and thinner than usual? When I finally stop them I think I'll realise just how irritated it's made me!

All that said I will still use them all up as despite having made it this far I am still scared of something going wrong.

Congrats on 16 weeks tomorrow @MocktailMe!

I do think once you finally stop the cyclogest the initial fear will be replaced by the relief when the symptoms go! This was my progression at least (now back on progesterone 😂)

Have been a little quiet as just been sucked in a big old anxious hole 😂 . Was having some bleeding/spotting on and off was finally diagnosed with a hematoma which is what I thought but a relief for them to see it.

Had my 12 week scan today, measuring at 13+1, everything is looking as good as it can 😊 which is a massive relief. Consultant is going to do reassurance scans at 15 and 17 weeks as well so feeling well looked after.

I'm still on progesterone too (rectally) as it was slightly more pleasant 😂 and I can deal with the constipation more than the thrush. Consultant said there was no difference in uptake so will continue like that i think.

Glad that everyone seems to be progressing okay 💖

Hello all, I introduced myself a long time back but I wasn’t sure if baby was going to be due in feb/march. I’ve had my 12 week scan today and I’m officially expecting a February rainbow baby. I am so anxious this time round, even though I was lucky enough to have my rainbow son last time round, it’s so much harder this time I’ve found. Maybe it’s because now I have my rainbow son, it’s really apparent what’s at stake. I am so desperate to bring this baby home. I cried as soon as I saw baby on the screen, I think the enormity just hit me and I feel helpless to ensure this little one will come home safely. Finding it hard that I can’t change any outcomes and just have to sit tight and do my best.

@SantiagoSister I find scans so overwhelming, I've cried every time this pregnancy (I've had 5 so far) xx

That’s exactly the way I felt today too, it was so overwhelming. It’s horrible isn’t it 😩 sorry to hear you feel the same at your scans too, it’s so difficult.