Pregnancy After Miscarriage Part VI....Share your worries and knicker checking stories here...

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Will this do?

Thanks dan. Today has gone impossibly slowly.

Good luck tomorrow Sausage. Will be thinking of you.

Wowee Herby - 12 weeks, great news.

Hello Popsy - good to see you ! Glad stella is doing well.

Not much to report here - dented the car on friday which I have blamed on pregnancy () and now have a coldy type thing. Boo hoo.

sorry to hear about the bleeding sausage I'll have everything crossed for you tomorrow. My 1st mc at 8wks I bled pretty much for 7-10 days, was suprised that there wasn't more blood on pads but think most of it went down the toilet (sorry if TMI), 3rd mc at 5wks was like a heavy period, bled pretty much for 7days. my af is normally quite light so IMO your bleed may not be mc. Scan will give you answers for sure so I'll be wishing it to be good news and you join the knicker checkers, bled but still pg club. xx

herby 12wks

wheely sorry to hear you're poorly, there seems to be lots going around. It's hard work on top of pg though. Hope the car gets mended OK too, damn pg hormones.

I've had a hectic few days, this time of year my heads in a spin trying to remember everywhere DD and I are supposed to be. I nearly forgot my work night out on Friday, twas a sober affair but nice grub.

My parents in law came to stay last night and DH wasn't home so that was em..... hard work . MIL has knitted some teensy white baby cardigans which has scared me shitless, why does mc make you so jumpy, I hate feeling like this. I honestly thought I'd get my head round and past losing yet another baby by this stage (nearly 22 wks) but I feel on a big downer this week and can't find the positive baby vibes, HELP!! I think I feel worse cos I'm sooo tired, have aches and pains everywhere (specially my nether regions for some reason - again sorry if TMI! - and have horrible heart burn. Never mind DH is home for 2wks on Friday and will hopefully be over his man flu by then in order to give me some very much needed TLC.

ANYONE A 36 C IN A NURSING BRA?

herb - congratulations on reaching the 12 weeks mark

sausage - hope things works out OK at the scan tomorrow. No experience of early bleeding I am afraid so no practical help, just sending sticky vibes.

joyful - hope you are OK, anniversarys are tough It was Hope's birthday yesterday

glimmer - Yeah a BFP! and hello!

Well I kept busy yesterday and got through the day of Hope's birthday. Now I feel I can put up my decorations. Just got this week to get through. This pg is 8 days behind Hope's pg so I am 18 weeks tomorrow - that is the day I bleed last time. 18 plus 6 is the day I had her. Think I will feel better once this week is over with. Got mw appt on Weds.

OR A 38 D (PREGNANCY ONE)

OR A 34 DD (NURSING ONE)

THIS IS ON THE ASSUMPTION THEY DONT SELL ON E BAY

LOL AT ME SHOUTING

Thinking of you this morning Sausage.

Cece - well done for getting through Hope's birthday. It must have been very hard. Its 'funny' how many of us I think are due within days of our previous due dates. I am 2 days different to the pregnancy I lost and I'm sure others on here have said the same (in fact, I think Popsy was due the exact same day). It makes it harder getting through the key dates. Hugs and best wishes for the next week in particular. How's DS and the slapped cheeks ?

Glimmer -sorry I didn't say hello in my previous post. Wishing you a long, boring and uneventful stay here.

Scotlass - I am 28 weeks on friday and still can't get over the 'its all going to go wrong' mindset. I have a coldy thing (as I said - yaaawwnn) and am keep having panics that, as its not strictly a cold - no runny nose or anything, its something much more dreadful which will effect the baby. Do you think we'll ever be sane again ?

been hibernating for a while then computer broke and couldn't get on internet.

passed a very lonely anniversary of my second mc as my dh completely forgot. Couldn't remember even when given a gentle reminder

got my 20 week scan on tuesday can't believe I've made it so far. but just hoping and praying it's going to be good news.
Think we're going to find out the sex.

Does any one have any good questions I should be asking at my 20 week scan?

sausage Hope you've had some positive answers too!

hope everyone else is ticking along nicely

oh yes cece hope this week goes quickly for you.

wheely I'm due 2 days before my first mc. Strange isn't it

Sausage hoping all going well at your scan. Thinking about you.

Cece well done for making it through such a difficult day. I'm hoping the rest of the week passes swiftly for you.

8 weeks today and feeling some nausea, so that at least seems positive, though I know in the long run it doesn't mean much. Going for a reassurance scan tomorrow and hoping alls well in there with the little one.

Hope everyone is doing okay!

hi everyone, how r u al? had nuchal on fri and it was brilliant result, 1 in 50,000 so we were buzzing until sat nite wen started bleeding, going to unit tomorrow for scan so watch this space, im trying to be posititve cos we saw the perfect little babe swimming around on fri, will let u know how it goes xxxxxxxx

Hello everyone. I've been missing for a couple of weeks so have just caught up with the thread. I'm only really on when at work (v naughty) when PC right in front of me. At home I have to get up two flights of stairs to the pc and I just can't be arsed. We should get a lap top me thinks!

sausage I don't think we've "met" officially, but thinking of you and have everything crossed for you this morning.

maz hope all ok tomorrow.

I am now 20 + 1. Can't quite believe it. Have detailed scan on Thursday but can feel him/her moving quite a lot at the moment. I think I may start to relax now and if all well on Thursday, then it will become real! Although I can feel baby, I can't think any further ahead than reaching the next week of pregnancy at the moment.

hi im 10+3 today and had slight watery red blood this morning. I am really worried this is the start of mc. Just really hope not. I have a scan Wednesday and am crossing my fingers.

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all the kind thoughts and good wishes. Well the scan has made it no clearer unfortunately. The sonographer said the sac looked a little earlier than dates - maybe 5 weeks not 6. The sac was 11mm big. She said it was perfectly formed, but no sign of anything inside it yet - which fits with a 5 week sac. So the problem is that either it's perfectly normal and 5 weeks not 6, or else it's a missed miscarriage again and it's stopped developing. The only thing to do is to go back for another scan next Monday.

The whole thing is killing me. It's been just 2 months since my last MMC. I couldn't sleep last night because I was so nervous about today. I don't know how I will last another week. I am also dreading what we'll do if it's another MMC as I'll find out on the 22nd a couple of days before Christmas. I just want to go and hide under a rock.

As you can tell I'm not feeling positive about things. It just feels so wrong.

lizzie - sorry to hear you've had a bleed too. Fingers crossed for you.

*ladyhelen - Hi - nice to 'meet' you. I bet you're excited about Thursday's scan.

maz - good luck with the scan tomorrow too. Great nuchal results!

lastboxoftampons and aquababe- good luck with your scans too. Scans all round!

Big waves to everyone else. I'm off to busy myself so I don't have to think. The house is going to be very clean by next Monday anyway.

Sausage I'm sorry that the scan didn't clarify the situation I hope than Monday brings good news, is it possible your dates are off a bit? I have long cycles so I always expect the baby to measure a bit small at the first few scans. I'm really hoping for you, you're right it is a particularly shitty time to get bad news

Ladyhelen - g/l for the scan on Thursday are you going to try and find out the baby's sex?

Cece, I've been thinking of you a lot this week , I think I have an idea of what you're feeling

I am just desperate to get past the 16/17s weeks. The baby was growth restricted when he died & that started around this time - it feels very odd/awful to be at the same gestation that it all went wrong at the time the first baby was due I had a hb check this morning & all was well, it feel so precarious at the moment that I'm not reassured at all. I'm feeling some movement but it isn't regular or strong enough to be reassuring. I want to be past the 20 week scan but daren't plan that far ahead ... less than a week until the next scan.

And I'm being sick again

(very morbid thought ahead - sorry)
The baby is buried in a communal baby grave which has space for 2 more, I keep having this awful thought that I could end up having two buried in the same grave

Hello all:

Sausage I'm so sorry you didn't get any answers I know how horrible the waiting is. I'm hoping and praying everything is okay with your little one. Have you had any more bleeding?

Really pleased to say that everything looked really good at my scan today. Measuring 8+4 which is slightly ahead of what I thought, also means that the sonographer felt my 12 week scan was scheduled for too late at 22 January (I think I would've been 13+5) so he told me to have it moved. They managed to give me 9 Jan - almost 2 whole weeks earlier and with Christmas in the middle the time between then and now should fly! Official due date now is 24 July. Also the sonographer said that at this size the risk of mc is only 2% - I know it's not a guarantee, but it's nice to hear. DH was also really excited - even though he couldn't make out the top from the tail! It was the first time he's gotten to see a scan other than when my mmc was diagnosed. Needless to say we're very pleased parents to be this Christmas!

Hello all:

Sausage I'm so sorry you didn't get any answers I know how horrible the waiting is. I'm hoping and praying everything is okay with your little one. Have you had any more bleeding?

Really pleased to say that everything looked really good at my scan today. Measuring 8+4 which is slightly ahead of what I thought, also means that the sonographer felt my 12 week scan was scheduled for too late at 22 January (I think I would've been 13+5) so he told me to have it moved. They managed to give me 9 Jan - almost 2 whole weeks earlier and with Christmas in the middle the time between then and now should fly! Official due date now is 24 July. Also the sonographer said that at this size the risk of mc is only 2% - I know it's not a guarantee, but it's nice to hear. DH was also really excited - even though he couldn't make out the top from the tail! It was the first time he's gotten to see a scan other than when my mmc was diagnosed. Needless to say we're very pleased parents to be this Christmas!

lizzie, maz and sausage - sorry you are all feeling worried and stress. Hoping it al works out for you all.

I agree about babies measuring small early on if you have long cycles - mine are the same...

joyful - horrible isn't it? I have mw tomorrow - but again have convinced myself I have felt no movement for a few days. I thought feeling movement would be reassuring but it is so irregular it is worse! I have been very busy so hope I have just missed it iyswim... My baby was growth resricted too - that is what my cons checked last week and all was fine, but the reassurance lasted about 24 hours!

Hi everybody - good luck to everybody having scans. It is so stressful isn't it?

Sausage - I am so sorry to hear about the uncertainty. I think nobody who hasn't been there knows how horrible the waiting is. I don't want to give you any false hope: but maybe everything's okay and your bean is just a little younger than you thought?

Well, the second line on my HPT disappeared
(I tested way too early anyway, but you know how obsessive it can be...). I assume this one wasn't to stay. I will bow out for now and hope to join you not too long from now...

All the best to everybody!

sausage - I've been thinking about you these past few days and have everything crossed for you for your scan next week.

lizzie - fingers crossed for you tomorrow.

lastboxoftampons - what a lovely post to read and glad your DH made it this time! Sounds like your sonographer's a good'un.

glimmer - sorry to hear you're out x

I'm debating whether to phone EPAS to book early scan. My ms has kicked in big time which is reassuring but no guarantee (is anything though?!) that all is well. I know things can go wrong at any time so should I just monitor my ms and wait it out 'til 12 weeks or get reassuring 9 week scan, I just don't know...

to everyone else x

God, I've tempted fate by even typing 'reassuring 9 week scan' I should have added a big fat 'HOPEFULLY'

Oh, Glimmer I'm so sorry. Please take care of yourself.

Cece hoping all is well at your mw appointment tomorrow!

Thanks, bluesatinsash If they've offered you a scan, then I would take it. The reassurance is short-lived, but it's worth it, I think. Was so nice to hear the doctor tell me to relax, does make me feel like this is the most natural thing ever and that women have babies every day. Good luck whatever you decide!

Glimmer sorry - come back soon - in the meantime take care...

Sausage thinking of you - still a waiting game! Will kepp everything crossed and send sticky thoughts...

Scotlass don't let the cardi's get you down - YOU ARE 28 WEEKS... !! Try to take each day? Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't...but YOU ARE 28 WEEKS. Am sending some positive hopeful vibes...

lastbox yay!

cece good luck tomoro!

ladyhelen nice to see you and brilliant to make it this far! You are right this thread does take some keeping up with...I miss a day and it takes me ages!

Joyful you WILL get past the 16/17 weeks - we will all send you sticky thoughts. The hb check has ot to be a good sign - keep having them if it helps. Ms horrid but good too? Time is like treacle isn't it? Your thoughts today reminded me again of all those women out there who have not been touched by mc and are just excited and positive all the time - I can't imagine it at all, I bet no-one in here can!

Snoop that's a very good question about size and reminds me I have no idea! I am 33 weeks tomoro and my boobs are exactly as they were pre pg. My understanding is that you go around 37/38 weeks to get big f**k off nursing bras, but I despair of mine growing at all!!

Hi Ladies. I haven't been on this thread for a long time.

Good news - I had my 20 week scan yesterday and all is well

I still can't believe it! We didn't find out what flavour it is tho, decided to go for a surprise!