Pregnant After a Loss (PGAL) Check In

cfthoct292011

11 weeks today and thumper is the size of a lime.

I still feel a little nauseous at times but feeling pretty pleasant. Glad to be home from work because work is very miserable. I just wish time would go by fast at work and slow when I'm home.

I had an ultrasound yesterday and it went great. I have a genetics appt on Thursday and 3 pm can't wait to surprise my counselor!!!!


I love everything about Halloween, I love dressing up, being scared, scaring people, decorating. It's my favorite holiday and its DH's birthday so that makes it even more AWESOME!!!! Our anniversary is also the day before so that's pretty much the best week of my life haha! His parents always have a huge party and build a haunted house in their garage an throughout their basement.

figgs0831

I have somehow missed this post...

Gestation in weeks/fruit:  I do believe I am a plum this week.

How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Ehh.  I am stopping progesterone tomorrow and am freaking out a bit.  Other than that, I'm still exhausted and a little nauseas.  New developments.... dizziness and midnight eating.

Upcoming Appointments or Milestones:  I have an OB visit on the 9th.  I'm hoping they at least use the doppler.  Next ultrasound is on the 23rd.  After that I will be on weekly visits.

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about Halloween?  I freaking LOVE candy corn.

thomas930

@Manda+panda and @cfthoct292011

Glad everything is going well!

thomas930

@figgs0831 I hope your nerves can calm down some, I can't imagine the fear that stopping the progesterone can cause. 

RubiksElf

Thanks @thomas930 for running this this week!

Gestation in weeks/fruit: 13w2d - Peach How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? After some pretty tough milestones the last couple weeks and heading into the second trimester, I'm feeling pretty good all around. Physically, all I'm dealing with is food aversions. Emotionally, I'm just maintaining a nice pregnancy calm.

Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: My next appointment is 10/18. Last week we got our Verfi results back. The results were great - no sign of any abnormalities. Oh, yeah, and baby is a little boy! These results did a lot for my emotional wellbeing. I know it's not a sure thing, but it's nice to know this pregnancy really is different from the last one.

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about Halloween? I love Halloween! I put decorations up today. I really like carving pumpkins and handing out candy to the neighborhood kids. It's just so much fun.

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Twirple

Gestation in weeks/fruit: 11w2d

How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Still tired, but other than that I'm feeling good.  Emotionally I'm doing great!

Upcoming Appointments or Milestones:  No upcoming appointments until Mid-October.

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about Halloween? I love Halloween.  I've always loved dressing up in costume.  In college, the theatre club I helped found ran a haunted house that would have thousands of people come through over a 3 day period.  Scaring people is fun, if they kind of know it is coming!  I also love getting DS in costume and showing him off!  For about 10 years, my MIL and FIL would turn off all the lights to their house, pump creepy halloween sound effects out the window, and rent a smoke machine.  DH, his two brothers and his dad stay outside from 6:00 until 9:00 on Halloween and do their best to scare the trick-or-treaters that are old enough to handle it.  It was something that the whole neighborhood would look forward to.  MIL used to be a Middle School Librarian and for the month leading up to Halloween, students would come up to her and tell her that they were going to be brave enough to ring the doorbell this year, and they were so excited.  We've even watched parents stand and the end of the driveway, encourage their kids to walk to the door, and then laugh when their kids start screaming.

Before anyone gets the wrong idea, this is all about atmosphere and the "boo" scare.  No one ever gets hurt and the neighbors love it!

Sorry, this got long.  I just love Halloween.

zoopsiedaisy

Thanks for posting this! I enjoyed weekly check in. And no worries about getting to everyone. We all totally understand.

Gestation in weeks/fruit: 10w2d/ prune (Which I don't care much for!)

How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Physically I'm a little more nauseated than I've been the whole time and today I'm very tired. My bloat has gone down a little in my tummy but I'm realizing that the "bloat" in my body is actually weight gain. Boo!! Thinking the nausea might help with this. Always looking for the silver lining! Emotionally I'm in that weird phase between ultrasounds where I'm convinced that there's not to be anything in there when I go For my NT scan. My first miscarriage happened that way. Except that I didn't have an early ultrasound that time. I'm trying to get excited about telling everyone after the scan while preparing myself for the worst.

Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: NT scan on October 16



GTKY: What is your favorite thing about Halloween? I love the costumes! I haven't dressed up in years but I used to really enjoy it. And the Reeses peanut butter pumpkins. For some reason they taste much better than the peanut butter cups!

thomas930

@RubiksElf Congrats on the healthy boy!

@Twirple that Halloween tradition sounds fun!

@Heidiman Good luck with you NT scan. I hope that you can find some calm and the time passes quickly. 

AWICK18

I'm 14 weeks 5 days which makes baby the size of a lemon. How am I feeling emotionally and Physically: okay still nauseous but not as bad still have a poor appetite but its getting better.I have a dr's appointment on Thursday. What is my favorite Halloween tradition? We go to my grandmas and go trick or treating. Love seeing all the little ones in their costumes. This year we will be bringing my daughter trick or treating she will be 14 months old that's old enough

snmetz7

@thomas930 you're doing so great running this today. And I don't mean to sound like a Whiney butt but you missed me! And my pregnant feelings are getting the better of me

thomas930

@snmetz7 ahh I'm so so sorry. I promise I did read it and I must have missed it when I was tagging everyone. Big ((hugs)) coming to you as you face your loss anniversary and I wish you good luck with all your testing coming up. I'm sure everything will come back perfect. I hate the glucose test....just yucky. Do you know if its just the 1 hour? If so it shouldn't be too bad. I've had to do the 3 hour and that one sucks big time. 

thomas930

@AWICK18 Good luck with you appointment on Thursday. I bet you will have a great time taking your little one out this year

sarahbeth27

Gestation in weeks/fruit: 10w2d, prune maybe?
How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? Physically; I got my groove back! Ran in a race this weekend and feel energetic and not nauseous! Emotionally; for the first time I feel really good. I've been able to find the HB on the doppler every couple of days for the last week. I'm past the point where my last pregnancy stopped progressing (although I won't pass my D&C date until the NT scan next week). But, overall - I'm feeling happy, hopeful, POSITIVE, good. Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: NT scan is next Thursday (11w4d). GTKY: What is your favorite thing about Halloween? Trick-or-Treat!

thomas930

@sarahbeth27 Congrats on your race! you go girl!

Good luck with you appointment thursday and I'm glad you are feeling good!

snmetz7

thomas930 said:

@snmetz7 ahh I'm so so sorry. I promise I did read it and I must have missed it when I was tagging everyone. Big ((hugs)) coming to you as you face your loss anniversary and I wish you good luck with all your testing coming up. I'm sure everything will come back perfect. I hate the glucose test....just yucky. Do you know if its just the 1 hour? If so it shouldn't be too bad. I've had to do the 3 hour and that one sucks big time. 

Yeah it's just the 1 hr for now and it's early since gd runs in the family. And she gave me the drink before hand so that it'll be really quick.

1983sas

11w4d, the size of a lime.  Physically, I have been so sick lately.  I wonder if it is the 'double dose' of progesterone now that my body is producing it and I'm still taking supplements.  Finally had to call the doctor and got Zofran, which i've thankfully only taken once.  Emotionally I am freaking out because this is the longest I've gone without being monitored since my loss in June...I want to hear the heartbeat, and I want to hear it NOW lol.  I'm contemplating a doppler.  As for Halloween...decorating pumpkins with my little man is the favorite!

fiendelle

Gestation/week/fruit- 12w6days- Plum!

Feeling physically/emotionally?-physically, better but have a wicked cold ugh!  DS started daycare today so that was hard on him and me!

Appointments/milestones?- had NT today- went well- baby dancing around and measuring on point...still working out frustrations with my MW's, but they booked the NT, so hopefully i'm still in with them.

GTKY fave part of Halloween- Everything!  Our wedding anniversary (#4), pumpkins and pumpkin seeds!  Candy! Costumes!  The works.  We're going to TO to see Les Mis, so yay!

 

GL to all who are having their scans this week! 

thomas930

@1983sas I hope you can find some peace and trust that your body is doing what its supposed to do. 

@fiendelle Congrats on the good NT scan. I hope you kick the cold soon. 

thomas930

@fiendelle Meant to add, Happy Anniversary!

Mandyw75

TelemarkSki said:

Intro: (It's long.  Sorry.) Started TTC around Oct. 2011.  In March 2012 I found out I was pregnant, but was spotting since implantation, so never thought that was going to stick.  I MC at week 5 or 6.  (I wish I hadn't even taken a pregnancy test and prefer to think of that one as not a pregnancy although the docs. consider it a MC).  July 2012 had another positive, and then a MMC Aug. 19  (should have been 9w3d, measured 8w4d) and D&C Aug. 23.  THIS BFP Aug. 13.  At 6w5d had my first U/S and was diagnosed with a blighted ovum and prescribed cytotec.  Since they saw the gestational sac as twice as large as it should have been and empty, they were sure that there was no baby in there.  I took the cytotec, but barely bled.  A week later, I had an U/S to see what was up in there and it turns out they had diagnosed a cyst on my ovary as the sac and the baby measured 7w5d!  Taken poison has done nothing good for my PgAL brain.

 

Gestation: 10w1d.  It's a lime (exciting because I strongly dislike olives and prunes).

 

How are you feeling?:  Depends on the minute.  Physically, my symptom haven't been bad at all the whole pregnancy (I kind of think it would be more reassuring if I was).  Nauseous on and off.  Slightly crampy at the moment and my boobs hurt.  I'm ready to get a bump and not just feel fat.  I also think it's time for a new bra (YIPEE!)

 

Upcoming appointments: I have a check-up Thurs.  Can't wait to hear the heart beat. 

 

GTKY: I LOVE pumpkins!  For decoration, for food, for anything.  I LOVE pumpkins.

I am in shock that this happened to you. To think if you didn't have another u/s you may have been scheduled for a d&c  I am so happy that everything is working out and I hope you yelled at someone. Now I wonder how often do our medical advances fail us. 

Wishing you a definite uneventful pregnancy from now on. 

 

Edit: P.S. Don't be sorry about sharing your story. It should be something everyone should know and be aware of. Thank you. 

Laroo0220

Gestation: 13 w 4 days. I'm a peach I think How are you feeling? Physically I'm feeling better and better. No more nausea and energy finally is creeping back in. Emotionally feeling good about this baby, but thinking about my loss this month bc my due date would have been October 25. Upcoming. Appts: I think my next appt is oct 14. Hopefully we get to hear the heartbeat since we have now had 2 ultrasounds due to baby being a squirmy worm and my tipped uterus (couldn't hear the heartbeat) Gtky: I love taking my son trick or treating. He looks forward to Halloween every year and it is fun to watch him get so excited.

vanvoorhis-101

Gestation in weeks/fruit: 11 weeks and a few days

How are you feeling physically? Emotionally? I had some spotting earlier today but got in to see the DR and had a Ultrasound and everything looks okay.

Upcoming Appointments or Milestones: I have a follow up appointment next Friday and we will have another ultrasound then.

GTKY: What is your favorite thing about Halloween? The candy!