Pregnancy after Miscarriage or Loss Februrary 2010

Dory..... Im really not quite sure what to say. 'Sorry' just seems so terribly inadequate. I read your response a couple of days ago and have been pondering you all weekend. What I find the most amazing is how positive you are. When I read back through the posts you have made and the advice you have given others you are still able to appreciate the little things and look on the bight side. After going through so much, I think you cetainly are an amzing person. I know that from now on, in my moments of doubt, I will definately be thinking of you and your postive outlook.

I've no idea if you are a religious person, but Im sending out lots of prayers/happy thoughts that this time your baby will be strong and healthy enough to survive.

Thanks for sharing your story with me. Its sounds as though you have really made peace with what has happened to your beautiful babies, for which Im glad. I really hope things go well for you this time and Im sending you lots of love and hugs.

take care. XXX

HI ladies!!

How are you all?

I am back from my holidays!! Holidays were great - just visited some friends and had a nice break, but now it's back to reality and work :(

Sorry, not too many persies, because there is just TOO much to catch up on, but I did read all the posts.
Yay for all to good news, :dance:
hugs for all the not so good, :hug:
and welcome to the new ladies :hug:
Congrats LittleOnes!! :clap:

AFM - well, I had a couple of scares while I was away - more like over-reaction, but at the time, I found it quite scary.
I had a day where the MS was not too bad, I thought it was finishing up, so I actually ate some real food, and then that night I woke to horrible cramps. Of course I thought the worst, until about half an hour later I had the runs. And of course I thought the even worse, that I had given my bub foodpoisining, and well, you can imagine the rest. It took me two days of morning sickness to realise that all was not doom and gloom.
But then, two days after that I had a spot - not even as much as that started with m/c, but just a spot. so of course all the doubts from the couple of days before came back, and then when I thought my MS was easing I really was convinced of the worst. Fortunately the friend I was staying with was a nurse, so she was very reassuring, and also quite tolerant and understanding of my paranoia. And thankfully MS returned with a vengence, and STILL hasn't left yet. Yesterday (the day after we drove home) I spent the entire day on the lounge, struggling to even keep water down. I have learnt that already, this bub gets motion sickness - whenever I have a long drive or a scan, I can guarantee that the next day I will be SUPER-ILL! (as in not just your regular morning sickness).
I have my NT scan on Sat, so am just hanging out till then, because even despite my wonderful friend's reassurance, I am still convinced of the worst! (oh, and yes, still checking the loo paper!)

hugs ladies!!

Hey ladies, sorry i havent been around lately. Nausea has set in and i havent felt like doing the housework let alone post on the forum. Hope your all well xox

Hi all,

Hope everyone is well!!
Well, I am 10 weeks today!!! Just booked in for my 12 weeks ultrasound on 17th march at the Fetal Medicine Unit. Now i am scared, it was easy not to think about when i didn't have a date set!! I am soo scared this baby will have anencephaly again and just can't stop thinking about it since i booked the appoinment this morning!! These next 2 weeks cannot go quick enough...... as then i will know how everything is going. Anyway, apart from that pretty much nausea all day, every day and even during the night (if i wake up!), was having headaches last week which seemd to have settled this week but otheriwse just cruising along waiting for my u/s.
Thinking of you all.

Maggie - thankyou, for your kinds words and prayers. You made me change the way I think too. I finally mustered the courage to change my signature and include my angels. So thankyou.

Milly 5- oh sweetie. Such a hard road. Good luck for Saturday - only 2 sleeps to go. Sorry you had food poisioning or a gastro bug.

Sparkles- good work you brave thing on booking the appointment. It takes a lot of courage to actually pick up the phone huh?. It's only 2 weeks - just like being in the 2WW!!! The time will fly, honest. Will be thinking of you and hopefully you're not going too much around the twist!

Bonham - poor thing. Are you able to get any relief? Are you keeping anything down? Have you got some gastrolyte or gatorade handy? I hope you feel like you can cope soon. How are along are you now?

AFM - 11 weeks and 1 day. Amazingly cool. M/S seems to have mostly eased for me. Still comes and goes, but usually only once a day and it's much better than the all day nausea I had. I was so engrossed in BB that I delayed eating. Instead of intense just about to vomit nausea I just have some pretty bad shakes. The shakes will pass as the food digests. How cool is that? Almost like a breakthrough! The next question is whether I will be able to resist having some icecream, as I am still craving a sugar hit after my blood sugar crashed. Thing is on so many levels a sugar hit so soo bad, but OMG I love icecream.

dory: thanks for the ideas, but its not throwing up thats making me feel crap it's just having the nausea stay around all day, i'm still eating/drinking as normal as can me. I'm 9weeks 4 days today.

hi all. I hope you're well. I think I'm updated on the posts, but may have missed a page.

dory - it sounds like stopping work has been a huge benefit for you. your stories of loss are heartbreaking, but the courage and dignity to try agan is awe inspiring

sparkle - I understand the stress leading up to the scan. good luck with it. we had the dr turn the screen off so we couldn't see anything until he checked bub was alive. the relief lasted about 2 weeks before other fears reared their head again.

milly - i still check the TP too :rolleyes: I don't think the fear ever stops, it's how we manage it that counts.

hope everyone else is well

not much going on here. still tired every afternoon. yesterday I could feel the bump (small and quite low), today i can't but my boobs seem bigger, so I'm taking that as a good sign. I'm 15wks tomorrow. I've become quite stressed reading a few loss stories recently, so I need to work out a way to manage that. I'm thinking of counselling or working with a doula or someone. We've also ordered a blood pressure monitor so I can keep an eye on my anxiety levels. And we're off to the baby show on the weekend to do some research and hopefully get some bargains :)

Will try to keep up, but only have time to come during work hours and I really need to get some work done - haven't done much today :redface:

Hi Ladies!!

sounds like there's lots of nausea going on!
I have now hit "2nd tri" and nausea and vommies are still going strong!
As well as the ginger beer, ginger cordial, etc, I have found for me that some quick "fix its" are: potato chips (recommended by my friend the nurse), and lemonade. Also, I am wearing "seabands" the wrist bands that kids often wear for motion sickness - hasn't quite eased the nausea, but has helped with the urgent projectile vomitting!

It's sad how we are all somewhat quite scared and/or just hanging out for our scans, whereas other people just get to cruise along and enjoy their pregnancies in blissful ignorance.

:hug: because we all deserve it! It's going to be a long ride!

Hi Ladies,

Im not pregnant but i just wanted to ask you all a question if i could please?

Firstly CONGRATS to you all!! Wishing you all only the best.

3 weeks ago i lost my lil man at 19 weeks. :( Found out via ultrasound. I was induced and had my man.

I was just wondering how long you all waited to try again?

Hi everyone,

Can certainly identify with all the sickness, and although I wouldn't wish it on anyone, its so nice to know I'm not alone. So easy to feel that way when you're layed on the bathroom floor at all hours of the day and night. I am finding the nausea so difficult - I feel really bad complaining about it as i so desperately want my baby, plus I know that if it wasn't there i would be so scared about what was wrong. Just can't win! Its so awful though!! I have consumed so much ginger recently. the taste alone now makes me want to vomit! Argh....

Miss K - Im so sorry about your loss. My misscarriage was much earlier than yours (10 weeks) and I think we waited about 2 months before trying again. At the time we recieved lots of advice to wait 3 months, but I read recently that's not neccesary. Before worrying too much about that, I would get yourself emotionally ready first... its such a long journey. Good luck.

For everyone else, Im sending you lots of happy thoughts. Hope all the impending scans go well and the sickness is the perfect balance of just enough to stop you worrying, but not so much to be ghastly unpleasant. ;) Sending of lots of hugs.

MissK sorry to hear of your loss. My mc too was alot earlier than yours (7 weeks) but lots of different people will give you differing advice. My doctor said to wait one cycle, some say 3 months and others say just wheneva you are ready, emotionally & physically. I think unless there is a medical reason why you cant straight away i think that would be fine. Hope that helps hun

Tashy - hope you scored some bargains at the show! Thanks for your kind words. I am not sure if it;s courage or just sheer stubborn determination?

Milly - sorry to hear that you are still so sick. Potato chips helped me a lot when I had unexplained and ongoing nausea a few years ago. I used to think it was a combination of the fat/carbs/salt but I read somewhere the other day that potatoes have vit b12 in them, which is suposed to help relieve nausea.

Maggie - if you can't complain here where can you complain? Besides nausea and vomitting are not pleasant, for anyone. We just try to convince ourselves that it is something positive to help us get through.

Hi ladies!

MissK - I am so sorry for the loss of your little man :hug:
Angel #2 was a natural m/c (no D&C) so I was told to wait after one normal AF (if AF was not normal, would be a sign that there may have been retained tissue). For Angel #1 I had a D&C, so was told to wait 3 months for the lining to be thick enough again. Mine were also earlier than yours (in the 9th week). Hope that helps. :hug:

I saw my ob today, and he said it was likely that because I was still so sick after 12 weeks that I would probably be one of the lucky ones who are sick till 16 weeks (YAY??). I am so over the vommies... Like Maggie said, I feel guilty for feeling bad about feeling sick, but at the same time, I really don't want to feel sick anymore (but am scared to wish that incase it means not being pg), but then also everytime I vomit it's kind of reassuring, so in a way I don't want it taken away either :doh:

Hi ladies,

Milly - Im sorry you're still so sick but i can sympathise with all of it. The potato chips, lemonade and seabands... Im doing all the same, with the addition of grapefruit. I feel so stupid complaining about it, as the minute I feel even slightly better I start to question how its all going. :wall: I really hope you get some relief soon.

Tashybabe - hope you are managing to relax and enjoy things a little more.

Sparkles - sending you positive thoughts for your 12 week scan approaching. :hug:

Dory - hope you are still hanging in there and staying positive. I think about you every day.

AFM - We have made it to 8 weeks, which I am thrilled about. Had a scan today to check all was okay and little peanut was there, heat beating away nicely. :dance: What more could I want? Such a relief but so stressful. The minute I walked into the ultrasound office and the smell (pleasant, but distinct in my memory bank) hit me, I almost burst into tears. We are so lucky to have our 2 beautiful girls, but even those successful pregnancies have been frought with problems. Almost weekly scans, always with a question mark hanging over our heads, has really impacted on me. Luckily the staff are really lovely and very gentle and understanding after what we've been through. So far everything for us is seeming "normal" which is really rather strange!! We are sooo happy, but sooo not used to it! Still waiting for the complications, when we should really just sit back and relax. :rolleyes: Perhaps i should stop poking my boobs every 5 minutes and checking the loo paper?.....old habits die hard!

Sending happy and healthy thoughts to everyone X

Maggie - congratulation on 8 weeks. I hear you on waiting for the complications. I am glad you have a sonographer and ultra sound centre that is sensitive to your needs. Nah, I checked the toilet paper before I was pg, for me its life long I reckon. I know TMI! And besides poking yor boobs is fun in a way. It's a bit like poking a bruise to see if it still hurts. I find it interesting that for me, this time around they are sore in different spots than before.

Milly 5 - sorry to hear you're still so sick.

AFM - 12 weeks today. I am pretty excited actually. Today is a statistically significant date. So far statistics are on my side in this pg ..... had a mild bout of gastro earlier in the week, and am glad I am over it.

hi to everyone else - thinking of you!

Ok ladies, I don't know about the rest of you but all I seem to be doing lately is reading these stories of loss and sadness and then I start to second guess myself and my pregnancy!!

We need some happy happy joy joy otherwise the next 6mths of my pregnancy will be endured with self doubt and worry!!

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY LADIES!!!!!!!!

:leap::leap::leap::hooray::hooray::hooray::hooray:

I feel a little better now...

Exciting news for us we have our first hospital appt on 7th April, I'll almost be 17wks by then, which I thought was a little late, but the woman at the hospital are wonderful and are actually going to call me if there is a cancellation.. They said though that 17wks isn't too late, and if I want to see bubs sooner we can get extra ultrasounds free at the clinic which I thought was pretty cool!!

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND LADIES!!

Hope everyone is going well and ppl with MS to start slowing down (mine has and I freak out every second I realise that I'm not feeling like crap, then rememeber I'm starting my 2nd trimester and this is meant to happy lol)

I hope it's okay if I jump in here....

I'm Emma, I have a 3yo DD (Gaby), and have had 4 1st trimester losses (10w4d in 2001, 5w4d in 2005, 8w0d in 2007 & 6w1d in 2008)... I am now 25 weeks pregnant with another little girl (Emersyn), and am starting to feel more confident about this pregnancy, though it hasn't really been straightforward, due to a couple of high risk factors (epilepsy, episodes of random bleeding)... Right now I'm feeling my baby girl kicking very hard, so that is really reassuring for me... I've decided this is going to be my last pregnancy, because I cannot handle the anxiety of pregnancy again... everyday is a battle for me, and it's not good for me, or my daughter... I have an anxiety disorder, and pregnancy makes it 50,000x worse! I'll be having a tubal ligation when Emersyn is born (I'll be having a repeat c/s with her, so they'll do it at the time)... My loss in 2007 was an ectopic & I lost my right fallopian tube, so there is only one tube for them to tie anyway, lol.

anyway... hello to everyone, I hope your pregnancies are progressing well!

HPL - you are true to your name. Very positive post. I am very glad that you've got your visit booked in and have had some reassuring news from them about being able to scan more frequently. A lot of the reading I have done said that TLC and offering scans for reassurance from caregivers is one of the best things they can offer women who have suffered loss.

I agree, it can get you down sometimes reading posts where people are struggling, and sometimes I wonder whether being glum has a self perpetuating effect? I have been thinking about that a lot lately and wondering whether I also need to balance the experiences I read about here in BB with experiences where people haven't experienced loss and bereavenment, to give me something else to think about and hope for.

But then I remind myself that in these forums, are some of the only places that BB'ers will express their most intimate thoughts and fears. Some are able to share their fears and anxiety' with others generally, but for some, this place is safe and supportive or its maybe even the place where they experiement articulating their thoughts.

Honestly, if I told people half the stuff that went on inside my head, they would grow tired of listening and they would unduly worry about me. Fortunately the cats are very good listeners! But in here, I can express how I feel and am supported by people who have walked diferent paths but know the journey of grief and bereavement all too well.

For me, most of the time, I am strict with myself and spend time each day being thankful for the blessing of this pregnancy this day. I am the only one who has the "power" to make the most of today. The only things I can control is how I perceive things. No one else can do it for me and I can't wait around for a magic date, because there are none for me. I can't worry too much about what tomorrow might bring, or what experiences I have in the past. This pregnancy, is a new pregnancy and this day is a new day. It sounds trite and simplistic I know, but it works for me. I still have days I struggle and am scared out of my wits. But I have so much to be thankful for.

Emma - sorry to hear you are doing it so tough with your anxieties. We each have to find our own way through them, and often it ain't perfect. Congrats on your pregnancy too and reaching so far along! And good news to ehar your baby girl is a kicker. It must be very reassuring. Welcome too - it will be good to hear from you. How are those autumn colours in Christchurch? There are some really amazing ads on the telly over here at the moment for NZ, and there was one recently which showed autumn colours. Just stunning.

Maggie, Tashybabe, Sparkes, Elise, MissK, how are you doing?

Milly - are you still dreadfully sick with M/S?

HI all,

Just a quick one, I have been laying low, but can start getting excited now!!
I has my 12 week ultrasound yesterday and all is well!!! Bub's is measuring perfect to dates, rolling around and then not rolling around when they went to take the NT measurement!! All clear for the NTD Anencephaly which we lost our baby to last time as well!!YAY!!!
Bub did finally roll over and awesome measurement of 1.5mm or something, combined with blood my risk is 1:3800 and 1:31590 for both things the test for. They laughed as this puts my risk at that of a 15 year old.
Sorry about the ME post, but DH are I are soo relieved!! I will catch up on posts now and try to stay in the loop a bit more!!!
xx

:hello:
Hi everyone! I already know lots of you. Here I am - I finally made it to your party!

+1 to the nausea. I am actually off work "sick" because I didn't think it could possibly be morning sickness. SO much worse than last time - oh noes!

Snugglybean - thrilled to see you here. As I've mentioned in another post, so very pleased for you. And you've been so patient too, waiting until you could try again.

Sparkles - yay for the positive u/s result. It's such a relief isn't it.

Sorry I haven't kept up with everyone. Just off in my own little world. Finally starting to believe this is real - the baby bump and stretchmarks are a give away. Just waiting for those first flutters. Still get bad days of fear, but I'm working on that, even got some homeopathic drops to help with it.

I hope everyone is well

Sparkles - aweseome!! well done. it is so nice to see you so happy. I know the feeling!

Snugglebean - sorry you are so sick...... hopefully a day off work will help? I found blackmores morning sickness formula really took the edge off for me.( giner and vit b12 I think) Didn't make it go away, but made intense nausea bearable.

Tash - Sorry to hear you are struggling but awesome on the 16 weeks! The flutters will be there before you know it, or realise it. Sneaky little things that they are.

AFM - still ALL good. 13 weeks.

Hi everyone,

Sorry, been laying low with the sickness. Just been too much effort to drag myself on here unfortunately.... but today is a better day!

Glad there is so much good news flying around at the moment. Just what we all need!

I am 9 and half weeks and doing well. For the first time ever my ob has not ordered 10 week scan......can't decide if I'm happy about that or not! But trying to be positive.

Will jump on again soon, but sending happy thoughts to everyone until then. Keep smiling!

HI ladies,

Sorry to have been a bit quiet, I too have been "laying low" due to morning sickness! Still! It really is meant to be over by now everyone keeps telling me (except of course those horror stories where it goes for 20 weeks, or worse, for 9 months!). Just as well potato chips have vit b12 in them, because I think that's the only vitamin I must be getting LOL!

Yay snugglybean!!!! glad to see you here!!

Yay sparkles!!! great news about the scan!!

Yay dory!!! 13 weeks!!!

Welcome Emma!!

Hi Maggie, HPL & Tashybabe!!!

:grouphug: ladies, and even if I only pop in occaisonally, know that I think of you all often :hug:

Maggie, Milly - good to see you both feel good enough to get on to BB. Well done. Enjoy the moment. Even if I don't always remember to ask how you are, I do think of you.

AFM - well, I have decided to have the cerclage and go in Thurs 25th March. It was a really tough decision to make, as you all know from my tortured posts, but I am really comfortable with the decision I have made. It doesn't mean I am not just a wee bit anxious about the risks involved, but if things don't go to plan, I am am reasonably confident that I won't tie myself up in knots with self recriminations and guilt. I might for a little while, but not long term. I just really feel it is the right decision for me. Filled out the hospital admissions forms and spoke to the ob today.

It's odd though, despite feeling really comfortable with the decision, today I am feeling really sad and lonely.... I suppose just feeling a wee bit sorry for myself. I am teary and flat and just want to shut myself away from the world. Probably precipttated by some different feelings in my lower abdoment this morning which turned out to be wind but had me on the verge of calling the doctor after only the first different feeling. The feelings were distinctly different from the feelings Ihave had associated with pre term labour, but still enough to put me on edge and burst that lttle bubble of invincibility I somehow manage to build. Oh well its to be expected, just have to get through it.

If I ever didn't know it before, I do today, I am an emotional eater. I just feel like getting all the naughties I can and just eating them. Pure decadence and indulgence. I haven't though :)

Snuggly its so good to see you in here, i had bad morning sickness this time around too whereas i didnt with the last one and they say ms is a good sign so bring it on i say. How many weeks would you say you are??
Sorry for no other persies just been so busy with work and then housework and walking the dog on top of that so havent had much time to post.
I hope everyone is doing really well.
Take care, talk soon

elise - yeah, feels awesome to be here! I was really sick last time too, and unfortunately having had a molar preg, being sick is not necessarily a good sign for me. But I think it feels different to last time, so we'll see.

dory - awesome choice on the cerclage. Whichever way you went, I'm really glad you have made and owned that decision. Good luck with it chicky.

I'm slowly coming back down to earth now, especially after being back at work today! Need to sit down and nut out whether or not I am going to continue working, and for how long. One the one hand, we can survive without the money if I give up now, and then I can rest up and give this pregnancy the very best shot. On the other hand - what if it's disaster again? I don't want to give up a job that I love and end up with all that heartbreak. At the moment we're thinking I'll stick it out til Easter and check out what my betas are up til then, and maybe make a decision later.

Hi everyone, i am new to BB. I had a miscarriage February 6, 2010 @ 7-8weeks. It was so devastating. My beautiful hubby and I are trying again, I believe I am just at the end of ovulation now, so we will know in the next couple of weeks. Had what seemed like a really long o cycle though so not sure when AF is due.
I just wanted to join in as even though i am not sure I am even pregnant yet :2ww:, I'm a little nervous already. i have been reading this thread for a while and feel comfortable here.

Good luck and baby dust to all
Thanks for having me.
xxxx

Hi ladies,

finally feeling ready to post on this thread after a few weeks of lurking... Congratulations to all of you brave ladies in here on your pregnancies.

Currently cautiously pregnant!! 9+2!!

Lost my little boy in October 2009 and was really struggling at the beginning of the year...I was so unsure about trying again but my DH wanted it so desperately. In the end I'm so glad we did as we were lucky enough to fall pg in the first cycle of trying.
Got our :bfp: on february 13th and after one day of freaking out I decided that no amount of worrying was ever going to change the outcome of this pg. It has been my first real positive move forward. No longer circling round in my own grief, I have been focused on trying to stay happy and positive for this new little life. I have made the positive decision not to read a single page of a pregnancy book but to react with my gut instincts this time (which I really wish I had gone with last time but it was my first pg then and what did I know?)

I have booked a private scan for next week (I'm in the UK and there are serious issues with early pregnancy care on the NHS here in my opinion.) Swinging from excitement to sheer terror about the prospect of the scan but I know that it's another positive choice I have made for this little one.

Worrying a bit about the 13th of April, due date of my first wee man. I feel I bonded more with him after he died than during my pg with him... (if that makes sense) and not sure how to approach this day and honour his memory whilst this new life grows where he should have been. On the other hand, don't want to wish him back there as our current wee one would never have come to be without him leaving us. Feeling a bit conflicted ATM.

Anyway, thanks for listening so far, will try to keep it shorter in the furture!
K.x

Hi Kermit. Welcome aboard. I am even more tentative here than you at about 4 + 1 - but I figure this is the place to offload all that.

I have joined a Belly Buddies group, and someone has posted about high hcg levels and early bfps. My mind defaults to molar - everyone else thinks "twins!" It's strange. The mantra, given to me by a counsellor, forever ago, is "every pregnancy is different." I say it all day every day - it's only been three days since my bfp and I am already going batty with nerves. How am I going to get through this?

Hi Kermit - congratulations on your pregnancy! I hope you feel some more reassurance after your ultrasound!!

snugglybean - the first trimester can be so hard... i know it is awful for me, it can be really hard to think positive at times!

Dory - I think I would be completely on edge with any weird feeling, if I'd had pre-term labour before.... As it is I'm bad enough with any pain that isn't something I've experienced before, and automatically think bad thoughts.

I got an appt in the post y/day for a growth scan next monday - can't wait.. but I don't have anyone to go with me, so I'm not sure what the heck to do about my 3yo DD... I guess i have to hope she'll be a perfect princess & sit still the whole time, lol

Hi guys,
I am new to this thread, I tried to post yesterday but it didnt seem to work, so apologies if I am repeating myself.
Hubby and I lost our little angel at 7-8 weeks on 6th february. We were both so devastated.
We are TTC at the moment and I am currently reading into every twinge, bit of cm, and moment of possiblity...its insane!!:rolleyes:
So So hoping to be pregnant again this month and waiting to find out, and have been reading on BB for a while, it all seems so supportive and a great place to express.

Babydust to all
xx

Hi all -

Welcome MilyD and Kermit ( I am so pleased for your BFP, it;s been a while since I last heard from you)

I just had written a really long reply and lost it. Blah. I will write later, but now I feel frustrated at my ineptitude.

Big belly rubs to you all and hope to hear how you are going soon.

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to pass on some news on behalf of Bonham08... she had a scan today and bubs heartbeat was nice and strong. For those of you who don't know, Bonham08 had a loss last November 09 - at her 12 week scan they discovered that bubba "Everson" had passed at around 8 weeks gestation.

Today is a huge milestone for Bonham08 as it was at this gestation and scan that she discovered "Everson" had passed - but current belly bub is going great guns.

Bonham08 is having issues with her internet at present so I offered to post on her behalf.

My love and well wishes to you all

xox

tk

Hi all,

congrats to bonham08, thats awesome news.

I had a general question for anyone to answer. Was just wondering if anyone here had found that if they fell pregnant relatively soon after a miscarriage did the symptoms of pregnancy appear quicker than usual. I know:rolleyes:...I am currently TTC and enduring The TWW, and just "feeling" certain things that feel pregnant like and arent such a distant memory..
Being Hopeful I guess, but the power of positive thought does amazing things.
Anyway your feedback if any would be really appreciated at this point.
Thanks in advance:D

Congrats to Bonham! That is awesome. She must have really been dreading the scan and soooooo relieved at the results. Go you good thing! Belly rubs.

Millyd - I have always discovered my pregnancies very early on - at 3 weeks. The symptoms vary, but include the usual ones. I also "look" for symptoms and in the 2WW will myself to be having those symptoms, and sometimes it turns out I wasn't. But it's different for everyone.

It's just a big old tough mind game I reckon. You want something so badly that you read what you want into every little perceived symptom. Hope you get your BFP soon! Fingers crossed. I agree about being positive. Sometimes it can move moutains and get you the result you want, and other times? You may not get the result you want but at least you're not completely miserable the whole time.

Hi to everyone else. I seem to get on to BB a lot huh? the joy of not working and being mostly on bed rest. I have a lot of time for this! It helps keep me sane, beleive you me.

HI ladies,
here for my "weekly pop in".
Yep, I have decided that I just can't do it after work, so my chance to catch up with all my BB is on my day off!

Dory - I was thinking of you yesterday, how did it go? and how soon do you get your results? For what it's worth, I completely understand your decision, and I am keeping everything crossed for you!!!!
Oh and the emotional eater - me too :hug:

Elsielouise - yes MS is supposed to be a good sign, my GP thought it was fantastic how sick I was LOL!

Snugglybean - mm the work decision, I know that one, we are wondering the same thing. I have decided to stick it out (though I do wish I'd taken time off in weeks 9-11 when the MS was at it's absolute most horrible). We could do without the money in the short -medium term, but I will need to go back at some point, and if I leave then I might not have a job to go back to. So at this stage I am thinking of starting mat leave about 6 weeks before due date, and if things get too much, cutting back my hours. I have already said I can no longer do the long drives as they really wipe me out.
And the first trimester - well, I didn't enjoy it, I didn't get to feel happy and excited, just scared sh%#*less all the time. And it did seem to drag on forever, so I do hear you when you say 'how will I get through this' - the answer though, is you just do. And then at somepoint you will begin to feel excited and happy. For me it has taken to almost now. I hadn't even realised I'd entered the second trimester, because I was still too busy panicking!:shakehead:

Welcome Kermit, and congratulations!!!! I think it's normal to feel a bit conflicted, and I do beleive that you can grieve your angel while welcoming and being excited about your new bub, they are both valid emotions :hug:

Emma - :wave:

Millyd - another Milly!! :wave:

Thanks TK for sharing Bonham's news! Yay Bonham!!!:dance:

AFM - well now 16 weeks and I can finally say that this week the MS is starting to settle. I still start the day with a vommie, but I can cope with that, and usually have a bout of nausea mid morning & mid afternoon (good excuse to have biccies and potato chips for mornng/afternoon tea), but apart from that, I haven't had too many other vommies (unless I've been for a long drive), and, the even better news, is that I can eat! :dance: still quite plain food, but "food glorious food" none-the-less! There are still a few things that I can't come at (eg BBQ meat - my DH fave), but my DH and I have eaten dinner together all week now - the first time since about 6 weeks I think! :dance: And my vitamins stay down - I hope spud can still make use of them and it's not too late!

hi girls - thankyou for thinking of me and your words of support. The procedure went really well yesterday. I coped with not eating or drinking for 12 hours, something I thought would be impossible and wasnt sick from the anaesthetic. Feel a bit dusty today, but the bad insomnia I had last night wouldn't help there. Not too much pain or cramping and not too much bleeding. Some weird flushing of my skin around my chest, but no raised temperature or any other symptoms so I am not worried. I am lightheaded but its a common side affect apparently. Felt on top of the world after being discharged from hossy but a bit less so today. Dr was really happy with the procedure and said I could eat chocolate as its good for me. Bring on easter.

I don't have much to offer in the way of persies, but Milly5 - so glad you can finally break the shackles of m/s and can keep some glorious food down! Take care all.

Hi Ladies, It has been a while for me.. Glad to read everyone is doing well..

So happy to read your procedure went well Dory, was thinking of you this week.

Milly5: I hear you on the MS i am on day 3 of no vomitting YAY, so happy considering it was up to 12 times a day from week 3 :-( glad it's settled down but at the same time freak out that something might be wrong - im crazy i know...

Welcome everyone else, sorry not many persies tonight, trying to get the nursery room cleaned!!

My DF and I bought our house Sept last year, we moved in just after our m/c, so the nursery room was our dumping room I didn't want anyone to go in there, now though we need it, so I am panic mode trying to clear it out. On the plus side I found all our winter clothes lol!!

We're putting together the bubs cot this weekend YAY!!

Take Care Everyone!!

sorry I've been so inconsistent with my posting here...

Tomorrow i have my first growth ultrasound, I'm sure that everything will be fine, but there is still a little bit of me that is a bit worried they'll find something wrong... guess it's a fear you never really get past when you're pregnant! I'm in my 3rd trimester now, and I can't believe how fast it's all going... seems like just y/day I got my first faint bfp @ 11dpo, and had no idea if it was an evap or not!

Hope.Positive.Love - can be hard to get back into all the baby stuff, after you've had a m/c, but then you realise your pregnancy is flying by & all of a sudden things need to be put together etc.. scary & exciting! I need to put my cot together - to find out what parts are missing. blah.

Milly - my m/s started settling down around 16 weeks as well, it was a godsend.. with Gaby I had it until 24 weeks - then it came back at 27 weeks.. not fun! lol

Bonham - congratulations on a wonderful scan!

Hello to everyone else :)