Pregnancy after Stillbirth/Recurrent Miscarriage or Late Loss March/April 2010

[MistyFying]

Welcome to Pregnancy After Recurrent Miscarriage/StillBirth/Late Loss.
This is an exciting time but also one that can be filled with anxiety and concern. The aim of this forum is to provide women who have suffered from recurrent miscarriage, still birth or a late pregnancy loss a place to meet and share experiences. Many women in this forum will be on medication which brings in itself many questions and areas where support is needed.

We wish you a happy healthy pregnancy and look forward to sharing and supporting each other through this time... The journey is often really challenging but the prize in the end is worth all of the hardship...

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You will find the previous thread HERE.

[~MummaBear~]

Just popping in so i dont forget about the new post!!

BEc you DD is stunning!! Well done!!!
better get back to the kids.... they are currently demolishing a mountain of chocolate... mummy thinks they may need a little help LOL
Happy easter everyone!

[Miss.B]

Congratulations Bec !! Well done hun, enjoy your lil' princess Arabella! Beautiful name hun, welcome to the world gorgeous girl!!

Happy Easter everyone!

I will be back later for persies, I wrote a massive post a couple of days ago and lost it , so will have to come back soon and catch up with everyone

[Ellie]

Congratulations Bec! Just beautiful...so happy for you xxx

[Laney]

Ladies, I don't know if you have read the horrible news. Michelle lost her husband overnight.

[dory]

Michelle - My heart is with you, sending you as much love as I can in such difficult times. Take care.

Mummabec - AWESOME - Congratluations on the arrival of beautiful Arabella, your darling sweet princess. I hope with all my heart that you are all enjoying getting to know one another.

Just a quick question - where is the link to the pictures of Arabella?

Hope everyone had a nice easter.

Beata - good to see you posted. How is Cameron? How are you? Hi Ellie, Laney, M04.

[~StarBright~]

Laney- that all sounds normal to me- even normal to be scared coz you are feeling things differently. Sorry for my lack of remembering, but by any chance were all your other pregnancies girls? Maybe its another one of those left side right side things... you might be preg with a little girl- which will mean things will possibly differ from Grayson. But it doesnt mean that it will end badly, it just might be different.. Counting down to your scan!!!

[Ellie]

Hang in there Laney...will be counting the days with you...all this thinking drives you mad hey! Being sick sounds good to me...hormones must be going up at a good rate...we're all here sending lots of sticky vibes your way!

AFM - Tired....sick....grumpy....emotional....can't stop thinking about Michelle...and driving myself mad worrying about bub2's arrival and leaving Miss A for at least 5 days...she will be with DH but what if she needs me and for the first time in her life I'm not there...I really need a drink lol!!!!

[Laney]

Thanks ellie and SB. I think that I just need to find something to worry about. I feel like it just isn't possible that everything can be going as well as it feels. I was already a worrier before we started TTC. Now I am the queen of all worriers.

SB, Parker (boy) Shelby (girl) I am keeping my fingers crossed for another girl. I guess if the pattern keeps up it will be a girl. I will be so happy if we can just have a healthy baby a boy or girl. I know that it would also be nice if Grayson had a brother to grow up with.

Ellie, sorry that it is so hard for you right now. Only a few more weeks and the real fun begins. If DH is watching DD then who will be helping you in hospital? I couldn't even get out of bed to change Grayson's nappy after my c-section. At least for the first 2 days. I can't even imagine leaving Grayson right now. I am going to try not to think that far ahead.

[Berry1]

Bec, congratulations on the birth of Arabella, such a beautiful name! I hope you are both doing well.

Michelle, thinking of you hun.

Laney, I agree with the girls, all day sickness, although not great for you are great hormone signs. Here's to a great scan in the next week or so.

Ellie, I assume your DH will visit with DD everyday while your in hossy? Hopefully she finds it exciting to be visiting her new sibling. I hope you have got someone to help you in hossy. Not long for you now, your doing really well.

Beata, hope you and Cameron are doing well. Liam has started to get quite unsettled this week (wk 3) and I have been told that they go through a growth spurt at 3-wks and its quite normal, have you been experiencing this?

Hi Teagz, hope you and Jackson are good.

[Miss.B]

Hello everyone,

Ok, so I have a few minutes to finally reply to everyone!! I did the other day and lost the whole post, not happy Jan!

Teagz, can't believe you're thinking of no. 2 already! Ha ha. Last night I had my typical whinge about how I've had enough of the night feeds, how I just can't catch up on sleep during the day and how unfair it was that he will not help with the night feeds, and you know what the bugger said????? Well, are you ready for number 2 like you wanted a few months ago??? What a cheeky thing. I know he is happy with just this wee one, so he wanted to catch me out when I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed to say no way!! Well, I know I'll probably feel differently when I am able to sleep through most of the night! So glad Jackson is doing well, I've had a lookie on FB and he is so adorable hun!

Megan, wow, I can't believe your little ones have the same birthday!! That's so awesome hun! As for the 3 week growth spurt, I've been told there is one at 2 to 3 weeks, then at 6 weeks I think, and then at 9 or 12??? I forget what the MHCN said......yes, Cam was very unsettled when he hit the 2 week mark, fed every 2 hours.......hellooooooo! It was doing my head in. He is now back to feeding every 3.5, maybe 4 hours if I'm lucky. I did change his formula though....

Starbright, I'm glad you've had a good time in Canberra at the wedding

Laney, I'm glad you were able to tell some people about your pg. It always feels better when you're not keeping such a big secret! And I know about mothers... mine was also very insensitive when I was pg, especially with the m/s. She used to say, well when I was pg with you and your brother, I felt fantastic! Well helloooooo mum! You were 20 years old, I'm almost 40!!!! Sorry to hear your m/s is bad, I just survived on crackers, mineral water and some m/s vitamins which really helped heaps.

Mummyof4, hope you had a good go at the chockies at Easter! I did OK, not really had much, but yesterday I had this massive craving and ate 2 big chockie bunnies

Michelle, I hope you're travelling OK hun. I too can't stop thinking about you, such terrible thing to have happened hun. My heart goes out to you hun If you need to talk hun, we're always here for you .

Ellie, big hugs hun. Sorry to hear you're feeling so blaaaaah, I can imagine it all being a bit stressful with MissA needing her mum ATM! It will be all OK hun, it's probably a bit hard to imagine it now!

Klee, Dory, Bec, hello girls, hope you're doing OK!

B xxx

[dory]

Berry1 - my GF's all say little tykes start to become unsettled from 3-6 weeks. Can't believe little Liam is already 3 weeks old!

Ellie - oh poor sweetie. Hang in there not long now..... My GF discharged herself from hospital after 1 night because she didn't want to leave her DD who was then aged btn 2 and 2 1/2. My other GF had to stay in for 5 days b/c she had a ceasar, and her DH and her parents took it in turns to bring their DD up. Her parents lived just around the corner from the hossy so it was very easy for them to pop in several times a day. It will be hard, but with some planning and support from DH and family and friends you'll get there. I am so excited for you!

Laney - I am not sure the worry ever ends, even once bubs is earthside and all grown up. The essence of motherhood in every aspect is worry. Sorry to hear you are so sick. I was fortunate not to get actual vomitting but had constant quite intense nausea for most of the time until about 11/12 weeks. I thought I was lucky. My niece vomitted several times a day every day up to the birth. Most people have some easing of their m/s after week 12, but not all. All I can say is hang in there. When you start to feel better you will worry, then be relieved you're feeling sick again. It's crazy, but normal.

Bubs will get everything they need from you. Just keep your fluids and electrolytes up and keep up with those bland carbs - try some potato crisps - I found they worked wonders for both pg and other nausea.

Have you tried Blackmores Morning Sickness formula - ginger and vit b12 or is b6? It really helped take the edge off for me. I still use it when the nausea returns.

[~StarBright~]

Hi everyone!

Laney.... Thats great news!! Keep up the good work bubba!!!

Sorry i have been MIA.. HEAPS going on here!! Had Dr appt yesterday, all went good- except we had a fight about me not taking the aspirin... its always fin arguing with a Dr! Had a quick scan everything looks great- i have been booked in for the csection.. HOWEVER..... i may be moving before then... lol I know i paid klee out for even considering moving so close to the end of a pregnancy... bu ti may be doing the same thing!! Only worse- i will be moving 4 hours away!!!! Looooong story- but basically DH was working a nice solid reliable job here for about a year in a factory.. but he started to not like it- mixed with a rude boss and after we got home from our holiday at xmas time- he quit the nice reliable solid work and went back to fencing- which lead to weed spraying- all out door which he loves.. BUT which means its reliant on weather and other factors. We have been managing- but strugggling a bit with bills etc ever since then- and now that winter has arrived (it comes early here in the south) he just isnt getting enough work.. SO... he was offered a few days work in canberra, where i have family and where we have actually been visitng quite regularly for the last few months... and he is really liking the work. Its out doors, but they can do it in the rain (i am giving a girl explanation here- he digs for pipes with water Hydro Excavation) long hours- good pay, and its very tempting to up and move there....

BUT.. little details like getting out of our lease- finding a house there, getting all our stuff there and having a baby really soon- is very daunting!!! I want to move, but i wish it was a matter of clicking my fingers and having just miraculously happen!! There are so many little details, but i know we will have support and help to do it all, so basically DH is in canberra at the moment for two weeks to try the job out, see how he likes it , see how much money we get in the pocket after tax and go from there. So i am home alone with DS for the first time for two weeks!! EEEEKKKK I have to cook dinner!!!! AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

He is sleeping at the moment- so i am going to sit back and releax abit while i can! Sorry for no personals.. i will try to be a better poster!!! But big hugs and belly rubs to everyone!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxox

[TeniBear]

just popping in for some quick belly rubs. i stalk you all constantly, but in a fly in fly out manner ^^;

For me, it's more like belly jiggles at the moment

I really have to get more active in this thread

[dory]

Laney - Every Monday will be easy enough for me to remember..... sorry about m/s returning. I have heard when it returns it's usually not as vicious?

You were right - at my appointment and scan today baby had turned. I had thought so as there were no more kicks to my bladder!

I know what you mean about "thinking about getting a room together". DH and I have been getting lots of stuff but still have yet to set it all up. My excuse is I am waiting for the fur baby to come home and settle in before his whole world changes again. But if I am honest with myself, it's just a sign of my fear.

The locum obs today said if labour starts at 34 weeks and beyond that no steps will be taken to prevent it. That is totally mind blowing for me... imagine not trying to stop labour, as had been the case for me in the past. Blimey this gestation will really need me to change my thinking.

Teagz, Teni - good to have you drop in

I was all up for a big chat, but in my belly buddies thread, one of the girls posted that one of her relatives babies was born extremely premature and didn't survive, and it just took me back to my own experiences. Always the unexpected reminders huh? Actually reading it kind of floored me and I was back experiencing my own grief in the blink of an eye. I need to go be with my memories now. One more sleep til the kitty kat comes home.