I am new here, and was referred here by a friend in the late loss TTC thread. She forwarded me this link, how do I find it when just searching the forum stuff?
I am 5 weeks pregnant today. Waiting to get second HCG results, as a sign of something positive...
I had 2 miscarriages in 2009, at 19 weeks and 7 weeks.
Ker - welcome sweetie. I am sorry for your losses but am so excited for you - 5 weeks - awesome. I know its scary right now but have hope.
You find it by going to the forums heading/link at the top of the page, then miscarriage/loss heading, then pregnancy after stillbirth/late loss/ recurrent or whatever thread you want.
ugh, ligamanet pain has started. I know that it is a good thing and means that baby is growing well. I knew that it was going to be bad this time around but I was hoping that it would hold off a little while longer. I guess I didn't give my body enough time to heal.
Kerr, welcome...I too am so sorry for your losses...you have found a wonderful group of ladies here...I'd be lost without them!
Laney...I sooooo hear you on giving your body time to recover...I feel like I'm falling apart lol! Back is stuffed...shooting pain down the leg and convinced bub is trying to dig it's way out through my belly button!!! Could have something to do with miss a sticking sultanas in there...I am amazed how she knows what is going on...and continues to be so kind to me
Hope everyone is well...counting down the days...can't remember if I mentioned cs booked for 14th May...one month today
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Laney - I hear you. My pains are in my hips and I feel old and decrepit. I did expect it as after my losses I had bad ligament pain, but it doesn't prepare you for the onslaught. I asked the ob about it and he said relaxin kicks in from 6 weeks. Where are yours?
Ellie - the mental image of litle sultanas being wedged into your belly button by Miss A, is a really nice one. It is so sweet huh?
Can I ask I question? Has this pregnancy had more hope and slightly less anxiety for you compared to Miss A's? Does getting to hold you miracle bub make it easier to get through this pregnancy?
OMG I just reread your post - 14 May! AWESOME. That is so close.
AFM - 17 weeks today! All ok. Can't beleive that number applies to me. My Mum actually asked me if I could feel the baby moving today. It was kinda cool, as no one except for DH and the Ob asks me about the pregnancy itself in the way that I hear people asking other women.I tend to get, "how are things going?" I understand why, they are scared of getting sad news. But it also means I miss out on the experience of that stuff. Does that happen to anyone else?
Anyway, I made myself laugh in this post. Already thinking about my next pregnancy when still so far to go in this one. Crazy. Hope springs eternal.
Dory - Congrats on 17 weeks! Sux that people treat you differently but I guess they are just trying to do 'the right thing'...whatever that is???
I think the main difference for me this time is I know my body can do it...but I still worry every minute that bub is quiet...have drunk alot of fizzy drinks this time to get it moving lol. But in all honesty I think I'm still in denial mainly because I'm so busy with miss a...I'm still so scared of having my heart broken again...praying like mad and longing to be on the otherside...with another earth baby...please no more angel babies!!! Hang in there my friend...we're all here on this rollercoaster with you xxx
wow dory! 17 weeks! When is your next appt.? I know that you must have them often.
Most of my pains are on the sides of my legs (under my belly) and hips. They have gotten worse with each pregnancy. I think they did get a little bit better around 30 weeks or so but then the other pains set in.
Also, people are very very careful about how they ask me about my pregnancies. Most people say nothing at all. Others ask "so how is everything going?" I think that is so I can tell them as much or as little as i want. It isn't very personal and It wont make me emotional. A safe question in a way.
Ellie, so excited that we have a day to count down to. 30 days!
How is everyone going?
Dory i cant believe that you are 17 weeks already!! so glad your mum asked... must feel nice!
Laney i hope your pains ease soon... i have no ideas to help sorry..
Ellie sooooo close! wow the count down is on!
AFM i am freaking out right now. I have my first scan tomorrow morning... i am trying to be happy but it is hard... I have to have it at the very place i found out Kyarna had died. i asked when i booked if i could please be in a different rooma t least and the lady on the phone was so rude. Told me that they cant accomidate everyone who had misscarried and i will have to deal with it if it happens. I wonder what makes people so rude..
anyways just having my little freak out here.. im sure everything will be fine!
Glad to meet you, but sorry to find that we all have a sad common ground.
I have now had 2 HCG tests, which were both very good!!
at 4 weeks: 184 and
at 5 weeks: 3351
I am having another one next week to ease my mind before my first scan. Eek!
(I have had 'normal' HCG's before with no baby... so it is comforting, but I still want to see my little Tiger!
I do not really have any symptoms yet, except for being quite worn out, and after some days (especially nannying the 3 and 5 year old boys I do part time) I could go to sleep at any time. And have been in bed by 830 most nights, which my husband finds hilarious!
So me being a Newb... questions... do you guys mainly post in this thread for 'worry's' around being pregnant, or are there other threads I am missing.
Do most of you also post in the 'normal' threads around due dates?
i feel like there are so many options, i am not sure where to begin.
And I made a ticker in LillyPie, but when I copied the URL to my signature it said 'BB code not allowed or something???
And any good suggestions where I can find memorial type stuff to add to my signature also?
kerr - welcome, i'm so very sorry for your losses, i hope you find support and comfort with these beautiful ladies, in helping you through this pregnancy. Just post where you feel comfortable, most of us in this thread post our worries in here, cause most of us can relate to those fears, but if you also feel comfortable in the bellybuddy threads post there too, some of us and some of us dont. i guess here you might find more compassion and understanding, as many of the ladies in here will have been trhough something similar. hugs to you and hoping this is a happy and healthy pg for you.
dory - congrats on getting to 17 weeks, your doing so well. and a yay for your mum asking about your pg. do you have a scan coming up?
ellie - wow so close, 14th may, time will fly, its the day before my ds 2nd birthday so a good time of year to be born
mummyof4 - good luck with your scan today, will be thinking of you. how very rude of the lady on the phone, i would see if i could speak to her supervisor and just ask her to be a little more compassionate, i'm sure if she's like it its not the first time she'll have been "spoken to".
laney - ouchies on the ligament pain, i hear you, but like you said its a good sign that bub is growing. how is everything else going? hows beautiful grayson?
hi to everyone i missed - belly rubs to all
afm - sorry been MIA the last few weeks, internet and phone line is down at home so been enjoying some uninterrupted time with ds. house goes up for auction next weekend and trying to find somewhere new to live, so hasn't left me much time to worry about reuben, which can only be a good thing . and wow can't beleive only 8 weeks til a possible induction, wow its flying
Just quickly popping in to say a huge congrats to Dory on 17 weeks!!!! Such a quiet achiever aren't you hun??? It would be NICE to se a pg ticker though, lol!
Hi to everyone else, sounds like you're all travelling nicely. Keep it up!!! I'm still very tired every day pretty much, motherhood is HARD (but very rewarding of course )!!!!!!! OK, enough of my whingeing!
Kerr, your hcg levels look good. I hope your first scan goes well and you see a tiny little HB! Feel free to chat about whatever you like in here. I think the worry about pregnancy comes up often because it is a safe place to share those fears. I find that a lot of people that have not had a loss have a hard time understanding what I am going through.
your ticker needs to have the url address that ends with img/url. I hope that helps, I know that there are a lot of options.
klee, your ticker is moving right along! I still can't believe that you are taking on a big move right now! I hope it keeps you really busy and you can't find any time to worry.
beata, it gets easier! You will sleep through the night again! I can't promise that it will be every night but it will happen.
Hi, I hope you don't mind me joining but I could really use the support.
I've been around the forums a little over the last year or so but probably not enough for you to know who I am, so here is a little babckground.
July 2008 I found out I was pregnant for the first time and to our surprise it was twins, unfortunately I miscarried the first win that September. The surviving twin our daughter Isabel was stillborn at 30wks 5days on the 14th Feburary 2009. I became pregnant again a few months later and that pregnancy ended in a miscarriage on the 3rd August 2009.
I'm pregnant again with another girl, I'm just over 24wks and my EDD is the 3rd of August. SO many things about this pregnancy are getting to me, I bleed for 6wks during the first trimester, he doctors keep saying everything is ok, just like they did with Isabel. I have no living babies to even prove I can do this, it just feels inevitable that I will loss this one too, hell this baby is due on the date I lost one of it's siblings.
I'm so stressed and worried, and now I have another problem, my worries have turned into nightmares and I'm worried that the sleep deprivation is going to hurt this baby even more.
How do you control the anxiety?
How can I deal with the nightmares?
Hi KAM - I am so sorry for the journey you have travelled and the loss of your precious babies. You have found the best place to share your worries...everyone here is so understanding and supportive...I wish I could answer your question...day by day here...somedays ok others I'm terrified...but I always find it's so much better to share than keep it all bottled up...look forward to sharing your journey until you hold your little one in your arms!
Kam, I am so sorry that you have had to go through so much loss. Pregnancy is a very difficult journey for many of us. I had horrible nightmares with my last pregnancy. I had to take a very long nap every afternoon to catch up on sleep. The only thing that helped me through each day was knowing that I had some great doctors that were doing everything they could to keep my baby safe. I had weekly ultrasounds to check on my little ones fluid, growth, and movement. I also had non stress tests each week to check on bubs HB. Even with all of the extra monitoring, I was a mess. Take each day at a time, you will get there.
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It has been a bit quiet in here.
Just wanted to let everyone know that my appt. went great today. bub was measuring perfectly and wiggling all over. I made my 12 week scan appt. I am going to try really hard to not think about the 17 week scan. It is a bit scary that it is so close already.
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)!!!!!!! OK, enough of my whingeing!
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