Pregnancy after Miscarriage or Loss August 2009

[Mrs McAwesome]

Welcome Starangelk!!! I haven't been on this forum that long myself but everyone has been so welcoming and friendly and given great advice.

I really hope you have a H& H pregnancy and praying lots of sticky vibes for your bubs!! I am in the same situation. my preg hormone is showing at 46 on tues. I have to go back today to have it checked again to make sure it is increasing.

Smallfryplus - thanks so much for the encouraging words, my cramping is gone now.



Cara

[TinaR]

Hi,

I haven't posted in here for a while...been just chilling and trying to enjoy being preg.
Half the ladies have had thier bubs - CONGRATS!!! I can't wait to be one of you.

Hi to the new ladies.

Strangelk - I have seen your journey in the ttc thread as I still lurk occasionally to keep an eye on those that were there for me during my time of need. It was great to see your post about your +ve poas! sending sticky vibes your way.

AFM: Well, I made it to the 8 week mark which in itself is a big achievement. Had bhcg done Monday cause I have had 4 friends this week who have lost bubs at around same date as me...was over 100,000 I think this just may be the bub I get to have and hold and love forever!

I'll go back later and read to catch up with everyone, its hard being involved in a couple of threads lol

[nicjay]

Hi all,

It is lovely to see so many new ladies in here Welcome to you all, even though I don't realy belong in here now I still lurk - old habits die hard Wishing you all a H&H pregnancy!

Mrs Hendo - I have had quite bad cramping in both my successful pregnancies, none in my miscarried ones. It can be quite normal, try not to stress - although I do know how hard it is not to.

WTH, Liz Jessie, babymiracles and erybery - I'm waiting for some BA' s really soon!

AFU, we are doing really well, although Emma just had a huge feed followed by a massive (happy) vomit all over herself and me. OMG, I can't believe how quickly we can generate a load of washing LOL And she is smiling now awwww it is so cute that big gummy grin

[Mrs McAwesome]

Hi Guys

I just wanted to jump in and hope everyone is having a great day!!!! I am feeling really positive now and have decided to not let previous bad experiences effect my joy of this pregnancy... I am taking each day as it comes and the blessing that each day is with it..




cheers

Cara

[starangelk]

Hi everyone - thanks for being so welcoming

Smallfryplus - My Dr has given me a referral for a dating scan but has asked me to wait until the second week of October to have the scan. I have been charting though and know my dates, do I just take the first day of heavy bleeding from mc as CD1 as that's what I have done. If that's right, I am 5W1D today.

Mrs Hendo - you have a great attitude I hope your BT went well today, I am going back again in the morning too. I used to be so SCARED of needles and in the past few months I have just gotten used to them. How far along are you?

TinaR - over 100,000 at the 8 week mark? Wooowweeeee, that's an amazing number! I can only aspire to that figure. Congrats!

Megsmum - thanks for writing that about your cramping in your successful pregnancies. I too have been experiencing some cramps and sharp pains. On Monday before I knew my BT results I got a stabbing pain and actually yelled from the shock of it. I felt for sure it meant a bad outcome but luckily, I am in this thread now

AFM - I have had a pretty quiet day at work. I can't believe how calm I am after getting the increasing HCG news yesterday. For a week I have been waking up and POAS and analysing everything about it, was it darker, how long did the line take etc etc. This morning I even forgot to take my temperature and didn't POAS at all!! Plus I have got this general happy feeling all over and I want to shout my news from the rooftops, whereas last time I wanted to keep it a secret until we got further along. Yep, I'm a strange one

[Mrs McAwesome]

Hi there starangel,

I can totally relate. Even though I am at a high risk of another miscarriage I just can't keep it a secret. I have noticed amongst my friends, those who have never lost a pregnancy always wait 3 months yet those who have shout it from rooftops!!!

In my situation I have really craved support this time. I need to believe it will stick and that it will be a successful pregnancy. I have had to let work know as my job is quite stressful and I need time off for lots of dr's visits and blood tests.

I am currently 4 weeks and 2 days.... although I already feel about 10 months... lol or should i say treating myself like I am.. hahaha

Good luck at the dr's tomorrow I hope your hg levels have increased tooo!!! How far along are you?



Cara

[starangelk]

Hi all, will BBL to a proper hello

Mrs Hendo - did you get your BT results? How did you get on? I had another BT this morning so hopefully should get the results in the next few hours. STILL bleeding unfortunately, just when I think it stops, it starts again. I am 5W2D I think??

[Mrs McAwesome]

good morning everyone

starangel - I haven't had got my results yet. my doctor won't ever give results over the phone good or bad so i have to wait till my appointment tomorrow...longest 2 day wait ever... i still have really strong symptoms so I think the force is strong with this one.

Is your bleeding light? Let us know how the results go... everything here is crossed for you

[starangelk]

Thanks for the well wishes, the Dr rang and my HCG is over 2,300! Can't believe that this time last week it was only 70. The bleeding I am experiencing is annoying really. It is light but I am calling it spotting because that makes me feel better. Basically I am wearing a liner and once a day I get some staining but other than that it is just brown sludge or red mucousy blood when I wipe. I did have some clots but that was last week and haven't seen anything like that since then. I keep thinking the bleeding has eased but then I go to the toilet and there it is again. It's persistant that's for sure. My last pregnancy didn't have any bleeding at all until I started to mc (the very very light brown spotting was my first sign) so it is still scary to me but with my numbers increasing, I am feeling more positive.

[Mrs McAwesome]

Starangel thats awesome news!! 2,300 is brilliant. I have gone home early from work. I was sick all day vomiting i just left and went to the doctor.. but I now have my results, so on the 28th by hcg was 46 then on 30th it was 186 so thats gotta be a good sign...

I just feel sooo rotten and want to sleep all the time. But sooo excited at the same time that i just feel this is gonna be it this time...

I can imagine the bleeding is worrying but as you have probably read on here it can be really normal. I have had a bit of slight cramping and that makes me worry but it hasn't gotten any worse.

great news.... so when are you due then?

[Greenslw]

Smallfryplus bring on the hormal wrath love it Goodluck for Friday.

zstar glad you're enjoying your bump me too me too.

WTH sending you some virtual back rubs, not long now.

Welcome Starangelk

Good work on 8 weeks TinaR

Megsmum thank goodness for power and automatic washing machines glad you and ema are doing great

Goodluck for your results tomorrow Ms Hendo glad you're staying up beat.

ATM sleepy very sleepy, just looking forward to the long weekend. Working Saturday then driving to the country to stay at DF place he's working I'll be relaxing!

Have a great weekend all

[starangelk]

Mrs Hendo - I think you are 4W3D and I got an HCG level of 70 at 4W1D so yours are higher than mine were From my calcs I am due June 1st......I saw you joined the BB thread but I am going to wait until after my scan in a couple of weeks and if they confirm the dates I have I'll come and say hi then

Sorry to hear you aren't well you poor thing. Rest up and take care of yourself.

[Mrs McAwesome]

oh thanks starangel.... I am feeling pretty rotten but still so happy because of the reason why.... i just pray that this little embryo grows into a big beautiful bubba.

I am so glad your tests went so well. I got a massive sleep of 3 hours this afternoon. No idea how I am going to continue at work. soooo tired. How are you going with tiredness? My dr told me to take some B6 vitamins so now every morning I take a pregnancy vitamin, pregnancy folate and now b6 vitamin... jeez...

I was really apprehensive joining that thread but I figured i am just going to be positive.. There only seems to be a couple in there so far so I prob will spend more time on this thread till then. Everyone here understands the apprehension after going through a miscarriage..

[LittleOnes]

Mrs Hendo, another thing which will also help with the nausea is the blackmores morning sickness tablets, they contain B6 and ginger and really help. If you take several of these a day (as noted on the bottle) they should help with tiredness and nausea. Stay positive, stay happy, stay pregnant! (great BT results too!)

Limited brain function at this hour so hope everyone is enjoying themselves and I'll be back tomorrow to report on baby colour! (I'm so jinxing myself by talking about it so much!)

[starangelk]

Morning everyone - I realised that yesterday was my first real day in this thread and I may have slightly hijacked it talking with Mrs Hendo

AFM with my dating scan - I am stuck in that wanting to have it asap and wanting to wait long enough to see a heartbeat if possible. Can anyone please give me some ideas about when I should be able to see a heartbeat? With my last pregnancy, I had a scan but the sac was small and they couldn't see anything inside - at that stage they said it was just too early.

Greenslw - have fun in the country, sounds like a great opportunity for some R & R

Megsmum - what you wrote is so lovely, I can't wait to feel like that about a baby of my own.

Hi to everyone else, like I said I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone better

[Mrs McAwesome]

Good morning everyone...

I'm sorry for the hijacking yesterday... I guess It's easy to get excited talking to someone who is going through what you are especially if your not really sharing with the outside world yet.

smallfrypus - good luck with the scan... can't wait to hear about it
starangel - I have the same question as you. I have never made it to a scan before, i have always miscarried before i have been far along enough to do one.

hope everyone else has an awesome Friday.....!!! I am hoping that my energies increase a bit. Thanks for the advice about the morning sickness tablets. i will definately try anything at this point.

[LittleOnes]

Morning starangelk, I believe the heartbeat isn't visible until around 7 weeks. Unfortunately that means you've got a couple weeks to wait before you can hear it. Kinda in that TWW again huh? And probably just about as frustrating too!

[nicjay]

Megsmum - what you wrote is so lovely, I can't wait to feel like that about a baby of my own.

starangel - You will have a baby of your own that you feel like this about, stay confident! I had a HCG of 84 at the same stage as you, so your levels are good too. And as for the dating scan, I had mine at 6w6d and we could clearly see E's HB on an external scan. Internal can pick it up earlier again. Good luck the waiting is awful I know....