Pregnant after a Loss
BabyBee15
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Feeling alone
BabyBee15
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I have my dating scan tomorrow at which point I'll be 13 weeks 1 day. I'm really trying to stay positive but after having a previous mmc it's too hard. Only both sets of parents know and if I speak to them or my partner they just say 'be positive'. All very well and good and I really am trying but I feel so anxious and mixing that with the wonderful pregnancy hormones and I'm constantly on the edge of tears today. I just feel so helpless and so alone and counting down the hours to finally (hopefully) get some reassurance. A long day ahead for me I think.... Xx
Re: Feeling alone
BFP 2/19/15 • MMC found at 9 wks • D&E at 11 wks (age 36)
BFP 8/29/15 • CP (age 37)
TTC#2 since May 2017
BFP 10/18/17 • MMC found at 8 wks • Misoprostal at 10.5 wks (age 39)
BFP 2/16/18 • CP (age 39)
BFP 4/13/18 • CP (age 39)
BFP 5/07/18 • MMC found at 10.5 wks • D&E at 11.5 wks • Testing showed it was a girl with Trisomy 22. (age 39/40)
9/5/18 Diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve (4-5 follicles, one ovary had none and was very atrophied)
RE says the low egg count is likely causing my recurrent pregnancy loss. Less eggs results in more aneuploidy.
BFP 9/24/18 • CP (age 40)
Screw positive! It's good advice to think positively but the way it sounds coming out of a mouth is, "Stay positive and stop talking about it to me."
Anxiety during this time is awful! Just know it gets better. My anxiety peaked at the mid-gestation US because that's around the time we lost our Hansel. Now I'm in week 23, feeling baby kick a few times a day, and I'm LESS anxious. So my advice is to assure yourself that it will get better. Big breaths. Lots of water. Lots of distractions. We've got your back.
I'm so glad everything went well! FX crossed for a healthy and uneventful pregnancy for you and the rest of us here! Glad there is a place where I can come when I'm feeling afraid.
BFP #1: 7/15/15, SB: 11/14/15
Rainbow baby DS born 9/29/16!!
BFP #3 3/26/18 | Due 12/3/18