Pregnancy After Miscarriage Part V....Still checking those knickers? Check together here :0)

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New thread for knicker checkers every where

Off to catch up with and link the old thread.

ikwym roque. No point in a scan at 5 weeks unless you just want to know that it's not an ectopic.

roquefort I really hope this is not the end - I lose track of everyones dates, how far on are you? I would def get checked ASAP. I had bright red fresh bleed with clot which turned browny red and convinced myself it was lost at 7 wks. Seeing the sack and fetal pole made a huge difference and I'm 15+wks now. Having mc 3 times I was sure the bleeding was terrible news but there was no apparent reason and baby seemed unaffected. Honestly IMO it's worth getting checked out.

TMD you are so right, ttc after mc is a strange time with such conflicting feelings. I hope it works out for you. Your little one may be startled with mummy dressing up!!

daisy5 I hope you feel a bit better today, getting over the milestones is a good thing IME.

I had my check up scan today and I finally believe!! I am wearing maternity trousers (with a belt though!) cos my jeans hurt and am going to buy new bras tomorrow for my Dolly Parton chest. 15+2wks and baby was active as anything . I can?t believe its little hands and fingers.

Today is the first day I feel like it could be OK. Having said that I now need to phone the community midwife and plead for her to see me regularly for regular listen ins as I am not being scanned again until 20wks.

DH is home for weekend and for the first time in his life is trick or treating with DD and her buddies. I?m so warm ? normally I?ve turned into an ice pole by this time!! A boy has just shocked me though ? I gave him some treats and he stood there checking the bag out looking decidedly p*ed off with what was in there! I don?t know ? the youth of today!

SHE DID IT!!!

Finlay Lawrence was born this morning 2.14am weighing 8lb and 3.5 oz,

I am so happy for her,

(she asked me to post this)

Morning Snoop

Fantastic news! Congrats Daisy and welcome Finlay
(Love the name Finlay Lawrence!)

Congratulations Daisy Love the name Delighted for you xx

Well done daisy and what a fab name!! Good to have some boys popping out too to keep a sense of balance in the Universe (and keeping me supplied with poss names)...yes yes I allegedly have a girl in there but you never know?!

Snoop hello again hope its going well with you and beautiful girl!

SO its Nov today, and some of you many remember my dh had an enbargo on baby shopping til Nov...so I am about to bombard him with pram info....how exiting!!! (think he might cry..) Acually he is coming on board slowly but surely. We had a nice chat about photographing/filming the birth last night....(ewww ) amongst which he did say he didn't want to miss any of it and/or not be there for me so didn't want to be messing about with a camera. Progress!! Thank god for 'From Here to Paternity' is all I can say!!

scotlass yay you believe!! (Wearing the delightful bras will help convince you!!) Do try to get to hear it reglarly to gt you thru to 20 tho, it made a massive diff to my mental health being able to visit my Lovely GP (you know if she read this she would think I was some sort of stalker...?!!) for a wee listen. And around then you will start to feel it and then it won't stop!! I think I have a break dancer in there...

On a self indulgent moaning note...I need a posh frock for a posh do next Thu, and ordered one online - arrived; too small; ordered 2 sizes bigger; arrived; too big; now not got time to reorder middle size; look like back end of a bus in it...only got today and tomorrow to shop now...ARSE. One could be forgiven for thinking at 26 weeks of COURSE I look like the back end of a bus, but I wanna look sleek and sexy AS WELL AS back end of said bus.

So gotta get up and struggle into town to try maternity shops like Dotty P (which I kinda hate) and posh shops like Monsoon to see if I can get away with many yards of fabric in modish gathers...too late for online now, and there are no posh maternity shops here that I can visit in person, dammit!!

Hello ladies, including some familiar 'faces' old and new

I've finally plucked up courage to join the thread. It would appear that I'm 6+2 weeks pregnant, though of course it feels about three years since my positive test 10 days ago.

For those who don't know my history, I've had four miscarriages in the past three years, one at 13 weeks, picked up at nuchal scan, one at 11, one at 10 and one at 6. It has taken me 18 months to get pregnant since the last one, and I'm now nearly 43.

The last two MC (at least, the others weren't tested) had trisomies, so I'm naturally quite convinced that this one will. Occasionally have a vision of myself as a huge pregnant blob, just like I yearn to be, but have to banish the thought from my mind.

My best friend is about 14 weeks with twins, conceived via IVF at her first time of trying to get pg, and I haven't been able to face her for a couple of months. Can't decide whether to tell her or not... Feels like telling people is tempting fate...

Anyway, I'm bound to be on this thread being mad as a box of frogs for some time (hopefully), so HELLO!

Ooh Congrats Herbie Fantastic news - got everything crossed for you

Hello Herbaceous, it's lovely to have you here with us on the mad as hatters thread. Congratulations and baby dust for this one.

Congrats to daisy too - Finlay is a fab name, very noble and distinguished I feel! Hope you are OK and it was an easy labour/delivery.

dan bless you - I did believe yesterday, I had a lovely afternoon / evening all pleased at being pregnant and dreaming of prams/moses baskets/ sleepless nights then I got up this morning went to the loo and there is brown on wiping . Now not sure what to do. I remember having this with DD around the time my period was due and obviously it worked out fine so am grasping at optimism at the moment. Scan 24hrs earlier was fine so surely it can't be bad news . I think I can still feel the odd movements ( I've had then the past 1-2wks). Think I'll ring community MW on Monday morning unless it gets worse over week-end.

Bugger - this is the longest 9.5 months of my life.

Hello herb! Welcome and congrats from a fellow over 40 !

daisy what marvellous news and lovely names - well done you

Thanks for your support bunny, scotslass and everyone else. Am still spotting in a variety of hues and having cramps so it would be a great surprise if all was OK (am 5+1 btw). Hope all is well with you now scotslass and fingers crossed it will stay so and you can go back to believing!

dan, how was your shopping trip? Grim day for it...

xxx to all

RFL

Hi ! Am back from visiting my parents so trying to catch up !

Roquefort - Am so sorry you're having bleeding. As others say try and get it checked out. Thinking of you.

Scotlass - sorry to hear you're having problems too although agree that the fact you had a good scan 24 hours ago is a good sign. Was it internal or external ?

LackaDaisy - yeah ! Fab news - congratulations. I hope all is well !

Popsy - glad to 'see' you. Am glad you are settling down well with Stella - she looks gorgeous !!

Dan - Happy shopping. A friend of mine who is 10 weeks behind me was telling me she was getting all her stuff from dd out from the loft to check it all and I haven't even considered it yet. Am not sure I'm going to believe its going to happen until I'm about 42 weeks (and considering dd had to come out at 37 weeks, I could have a 5 week old baby by then ). I have my 20 week scan on Friday when I will be 22 weeks. If that's all ok then I might start some planning.....

Ladylush -

and last but by no means least I am sooooo pleased to see Herby here ! Woo hoo (in a muted fashion) !! Wishin you a long and dull 34 weeks. .

Hello to everyone else too - sorry if I've missed anyone who is having worries (well that's all of us isn't it ?!).

Just realised that last sentence didn't come out as intended - Was supposed to sympathetic and think it came out as 'pull yourself together' which was not what was intended.... ooops... digs self in further... will bugger off....

Evening Ladies,

I had to go shopping for some maternity jeans this morning And my sickness is subsiding!

Huge congrats to Daisy! What a lovely name for your little DS!

Roquefort don't give up hope yet. I had three episodes of bleeding with DD - some of it was red, some brown. Anyway, it turned out to be cervical bleeding and was 'nothing to worry about' although of course I still worried.

thanks swali, it's good to hear of successful outcomes!

wheely, don't worry - you did sound sympathetic!! I love the fact that on this thread we are all as jumpy and nervous as each other and noone thinks you are being crazy. Nothing like this in RL sadly... (esp if you are like me and noone knows you are ttc let alone about the mcs...)

Hi I just wanted to introduce myself.I'm lizzie, I have 3 gorgeous choldren 2 boys and a girl and had a miscarraige a few years ago after my 1st was born. Back in July this year I had anither miscarraige which was identical twins it was sooo hard. I found out at the 12 week scan there were no heart beats and the babies had died at around 8 weeks. It was devasting for me and found it really hard to come to terms with. Anyway I have just found out I am pregnant again and I am only abotu 4 weeks so very early stages. I have already done 4 pregnancy tests as I can't believe it. I am so scared that I will loose this one. Both my previous miscarragies were missed miscarraiges as I didnt have a clue and only knew when I went for my 12 week scan. I just want to get to 12 weeks and see my little one moving around. Just seems so long away. Hope I will be able to chat on here until my baby is born as I just ouldn't handle toloose it!

by the way just read that message back sorry about the mis types !!

Welcome lizzie!
You'll find this thread a great support as we've all - unfortunately - been through similar. Hope all goes well for you. I've had 2 mmc this year but am now 13 weeks pg and had a successful scan on Tues. Will you be able to get an early scan? I had one at 8 weeks due to my history. Can't believe I'm finally going to be a mummy!!

RFL - am thinking of you and hope all is well.

First of all- roque check it out. Almost all of us have had bleeding - might havementioned before that I had a huge bleed complete with chopped liver bits at 6 weeks, went to see if \i needed a d and c as was convinced it was gone and it turned out to be an extra chorioric haemmorage (sp?) and I was actually 7 weeks...same to scotlass, bleedng isn't necessarily the end, I think its much more common than we all suspect! Both of you should contact someone tomorrow morning - listen to your Aunty Dan and do what you are told!!

Swali congrats on the jeans and the lessening of nausea!! Ses its so lovely to see your enthusiasm!!

Welcome to Lizzie and Herby - both of you are in very good company here, you have a long road to travel before you feel safe - what am I saying am 26 weeks and still don't!! I am 39 by the way so can I hang out with you over 40's too, in a creaky wrinkled way??

Got a posh frock, got a posh frock! There's a maternity shop in Harrogate called Nu Nu and I tried all (!!?)of their stock on with a really helpful assistant and she was greast with my totally unrealistic 'I want to look slinky' demands. Bless her for not laughing til she cried. Got a fab black thing that is 6 dresses in one - has a flappy/hangy bit that you can tie in diff ways around the back/front/middle etc...with a little piece of nonsense to wear over arms, like a weeny weeny short lace jacket (shrug?) (can you tell I am not in fashion???) sowith anice necklace and some shoes I will look FAB and slinky...

On another note I went to the ballet last night - lots of men in tights and tutu's...I thought it was absolute pants tbh and was bored, (first time I have been to one) but the baby seemed to love it - danced in my tummy all evening!! Please god don't let her be a ballet dancer as I can't bear it! Nice to feel her moving so much - tho I still think its all a bit wierd and freaky, andmore painful than I had anticipated. NOT that I am complaining, tho - honest!!

PS terrible typo's in that, sorry, am rushing before getting up and doing lots of sundays things...

Morning ladies. I have some good news. Had my nuchal results on Saturday 1 in 3000 so low risk - yippee!

Now I'll have to find something else to worry about. Have been referred to a consultant now prob. due to my history of high blood pressure so have got to see him next week - next milestone. It says to take someone with me - why?

I'm looking v.pg now I have quite a bump still feels really weird, every morning when I wake up I feel to see if its still there. I know I'm a looney.

I am now 14+1.

I saw a few family members at the weekend and they couldn't believe how big my bump is for 14wks one particular bitchy member said "my god your going to be the size of a house!". As I'm new to this and they've all had babies I am a little concerned although I've only put on 4 and a half pounds - my hubby says I look lovely tho. Think I'm a bit paranoid. I've just won 4 mat tops on ebay for £5 - good job - I can no longer fit into any normal tops.

I'm probably nuts but I'm sure I can feel it moving around, feel fluttering and then my bump goes hard in a different place - is it just wind?

hi everyone, can i join you all?have finally got the courage to join this thread as am past the stage where i miscarried previously in aug. am 7weeks plus 4 days, so still very early and worried but sure it mite get easier?xx

Hi maz32 it does get easier I promise. I had mc in June and am now 14+1 gets better week by week. Talking on here really helps.

Welcome Maz lizzie and herbie Come join the madness of the knicker checkers! Wishing you all a very dull and uneventful 9 months!!!

Looby congrats on your scan results. I invested in some maternity jeans and tops too. The tops are great but the jeans keep falling down! Maybe I'm not big enough really yet for them. At least I hope thats the case. I don't want to spend the next 6 months pulling them up.
4 1/2 lbs sounds like a result to me! I've put on 6lbs but I have been eating for 5, not just 2. Don't worry what others say. You'll get this for the next 6 months. Everyone seems to think they have the right to comment on your size. Some will say you are big and the next one will say you're small.

PS Congrats to LackaDAiSY!!! Love the name and post pics soon. Well done you.