hopefulone, I am taking low dose aspirin. I took it with clexane during my last pregnancy and I never stopped taking it. I have never had an issue TTC. I am usually pregnant the first month. It is just taking a lot longer after my C-section.
It is great to hear that you are doing well and past 20 weeks.
Berry, sounds like you have been keeping yourself busy. I hope you have been finding time to rest. Have fun setting up bub's room.
mrswpilgrim, I am so sorry about Cash. How far along were you? I am glad that you found bellybelly. I don't know what I would have done without all of the ladies here.
It is going to be a very difficult few months for you. The one thing that helped me was to have a doctor that really understood how nervous I was. He gave me the extra ultrasounds and visits that I needed to stay calm.
Ellie, It is nice to read that you are a little more confident this time around. I know that nothing will ever take away the nervousness. Good luck on your upcoming scan.
I was 30 weeks 2 days, I have had decreased movements for a week, and had gone to the hospital everyday as i was so worried, and i knew something was wrong. I finally had an ultrasound on the 18th, and there was a heartbeat (but no movement) but this was not reported back to my ob. He was gone by the 19th.
We had a postmortum done, as I needed to know that it wasnt anything that i had done, but we never got any answers, he was a perfectly healthy big baby which makes it really hard to understand.
mrswpilgrim, your ticker is not working because you did not select the correct format for bellybelly. I believe it has to be the one that ends in /url/.
your story is heart breaking. You knew something was wrong and your medical team failed you. It is "normal" to not get an answer. I have had 2 late losses and I never got an answer. Usually when the baby is not moving as much as he/she should it is because they are not getting enough blood flow through the placenta. Were you tested for blood clotting disorders? Blood clots in the placenta can sometimes be the cause of reduced blood flow.
I am suspected to have a blood clotting disorder. I have never had a positive test for one but it is very rare to have two late losses in a row. I took low dose aspirin and clexane (an injectable blood thinner) during my last pregnancy.
Laney, I'm sorry about your BFN. Hopefully next month will bring you the positive result you're after!
Ellie, praying the placenta will be in the right spot for the 32 week scan. I have read through someone else's post about it, and most of the girls said that in most cases the low lying placenta does move up with time. I'm sure you'll be fine hun, but I can understand being a bit stressed about it. Take it easy x
Theresa, so nice to hear from you hun!! I'm so glad you're enjoying motherhood with your precious little man Zarian. I'm sorry he's got issues with reflux, but have you tried elevating him when he's on his back? I don't know if I'm talking rubbish (wouldn't be surprised with my preggo brain these days! lol) but I've read somewhere that there is a special wedge I think it's called BabyWedge, and basically it doesn't allow your baby to be completely flat on his back so it helpes with the reflux....have you tried/heard of it?
Hopefulone, hello and welcome! Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy hun, I hope it all goes very smoothly for you.
Mrswpilgrim, welcome to this thread and I'm both very sorry for the loss of your precious son Cash and glad to hear your pg again. I've lost my little boy Joshua at 21 weeks in Oct 08, and trying again was pretty hard for me although I knew I wanted to 100%. I was very scared like you, thinking something would go wrong again. I had a perfectly healthy boy, but lost him b/c of a big fibroid that interrupted the pg. I had my reason, and had the fibroid removed last year before attempting another pg, but I was still very nervous before the next cycle. So to answer your question, it does not matter when you try again, it is still nerve wrecking, but I think if you don't try, you won't get what you want. I agree with Megan, one step at a time is best, and talk through your concerns with your doc/OB. Staying as positive as you can also helps, I know it's very hard to do though!
Megan, so glad your house move went well! Wow, you're on the home stretch hun! Enjoy setting up your nursery. We've almost finished ours, still have to get a little bookcase for the books and toys and I've ordered some really cute baby animal jungle stickers/wall boarder which should arrive this week. I've been packing my hossy bag for a month now, and still haven't done it!! I really have to to it this week as 2 girls in my belly group have had their babies already!
Teagz, I love your ticker picture of Jackson, he is adorable! I hope you're travelling nicely hun, have you posted your BS yet? Big hugs to you and bubbie x
Bec, how are you going hun? How many weeks are you now?
Beata- wow you are getting close now. How are you going? Did you do anything for Fat Tuesday?
Ellie - you are truly inspiring.
MrsWpilgrim - My ob says that for some women, there will be no answers. It seems I am one of those. I suppose the positive thing about not having answer is that I have had so many tests and investigations, that I know what I don't have. I have just accepted for me there are no answers, at least so far, the babies were just not meant to be.
I have also accepted that for me there are absolutely no guarantees in pregnancy and as scared as I am of more losses, I just try to cherish each day of the pregnancy, because I don't know how long I will have the pregnancy. Treasuring each day is what helps me get through. Also having a wonderfully sensitive ob who takes my calls and who sees me when I need reassurance, helps too. As does coming here to BB. I mean look at Ellie - what a heartbreaking journey, but she persevered and now has achieved her dream.
Teagz - love the photo of Jackson. Congratulations.
Laney - glad you found an ob that was sensitive to your anxiety and willing to provide reassurance.
Good to hear everyone else is going well too.
I am a recent escapee from the recurrent m/c thread ( 9 weeks pg) and thought I'd touch base in here. I have recently ceased wok on my ob advice, and so far so good, but only 3rd day in. But like everything, one day at a time.
I would dearly love to get a ticker up and running but I post so much in the m/c forums I am worried I will forget to turn the ticker off. So the end result is that I don't have one.
I am so terribly sorry for the loss of your precious son Cash. He is forever with you and he will help you through. Good luck.
My ob doesn't refer to my experiences as m/c but rather extremely premature labour. Interesting, but makes it less devastating for me somehow. I still say recurrent m/c though in these threads as it's easier to explain?
It is "normal" to not get an answer. I have had 2 late losses and I never got an answer. Usually when the baby is not moving as much as he/she should it is because they are not getting enough blood flow through the placenta. Were you tested for blood clotting disorders? Blood clots in the placenta can sometimes be the cause of reduced blood flow. 
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