New, 1st post, 3rd preg, very frightened.

[TheWifey]

Hi, this is my very first post on here. I am 5 weeks with my 3rd pregnancy, my last one ended in mc at 8 weeks in 2006, my 1st pregnancy resulted in my beautiful girl, but she passed away 6 months later due to a genetic condition. We are carriers of the gene so have 1 in 4 chance each pegnancy of baby having same as her. I know 75% chance of baby being fine is good, but we know from experience just how big that other 25% is.
I saw my GP today to book an early dating scan, so waiting for that letter to drop through letterbox, once we have had that, then I am having a CVS to see if this baby does have the genetic condition that took the life of my girl. If it does, then we know the baby will die within its first yr of life.

I am just worried, at the moment, more about a miscarriage, as that to me is the first hurdle I have to get passed, I lost at 8 weeks last time, although they said the pregnancy stopped at 6 weeks, I am 6 weeks next wed.
My boobs have barely hurt today, they have been really sore. But I have felt more nauseas in the evenings as the days have gone by, instead of the momentary sicky feeling, last night it was coming in waves over an hour.
Think because of what is ahead, and with previous miscarriage as well, I am worrying more. Trying to stay calm and positive, today finding that hard.
I will be 40 in April.

Oh poor you you must be very frightened indeed. I do not have any practical advice and in any event the only think you can do is wait and hope, but I didn't want your post to be ignored. I am crossing my fingers for you that for a very positive outcome and a healthy baby

Thank you, after I wrote it,
and read it, I thought I dont even know what I want from it, I think it just helped me seeing it in print, does that make sense.

Waiting and hoping is all we can do really. Thank you though for your post.

Sorry no advice but sending you much love and strength.

Just to help you stay positive, dh's friend and his wife had a child with a hereditory condition that they were almost certain to pass on to any other children. They went on to have 2 other children without the condition.

Try and stay positive sweetheart.

Thank you sb6699, its nice to hear positive stories, its the one thing that does give us hope. x

Have no advice or stories to share. But am thinking of you and sending you, and the little one inside you love and strength.
XXX