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August 2021 Moms
Panaceia
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PGAL 12/15
Panaceia
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This is a check in for those of us who are experiencing pregnancy after a loss (miscarriage, chemical pregnancy, stillbirth, child loss, to name a few). Hopefully we can all lend support to each other through the hormone filled craziness that is pregnancy!
Just a reminder: there is a general loss trigger warning on this entire thread.
Just a reminder: there is a general loss trigger warning on this entire thread.
1. How far along are you? Any milestones?
2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)?
3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)?
4. When is your next appointment?
5. Rants/raves/whatever (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here)
Re: PGAL 12/15
1. How far along are you? Any milestones? 3w4d...super early! No milestones yet.
2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)? Fine! I little bit of underlying food aversion but otherwise fine.
3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)? Super stressed. It was enough when I was dealing with the stress of possible MMCs but now that I've had a chemical too the stress of staring at tests wondering if they have progressed is driving me insane.
4. When is your next appointment? Tomorrow. Phone appointment with my doctor.
5. Rants/raves/whatever (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here)
More of a question...when are you all going for your first US? I want to know if everything is fine in there but I'm also terrified of not finding a heartbeat. I'm tempted to wait until 10 weeks because by that point if there's no heartbeat then I won't be stuck in limbo and I don't have to worry about getting the "maybe you're just not as far along as you thought" comments from the tech. But I also don't know if I can hold put that long. With my 2 MMCs my betas rose normally as did my fundal height so bloods etc don't really tell me anything.
Also, because I'm super stressed about my tests can someone tell me if today's progression looks ok? Rationally I know I won't see much of a progression from yesterday to today and I should compare every other day, but my anxiety is hanging out in high gear right now.
Thanks everyone:)
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How far along are you? Any milestones? 3W4D
2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)? No symptoms yet. My nipples are slightly sore which was my first symptom with my last pregnancy in September
3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)? Super anxoius. My beta came back at 11, I am only 10ish DPO so hopefully it doubles when I get my blood draw tomorrow
4. When is your next appointment? Tomorrow for bloodwork, once that is back I will schedule my first appt with my OB. I already had a follow up US on January 13th that will just be my dating scan. I should be around 8 weeks then.
5. Rants/raves/whatever (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here) I need to step away from the pee sticks... I can't even count how many I have used since Saturday
My MMCs were at 14 weeks and 10 weeks. With the first I ended up hemorrhaging and almost bled out completely. With my second my doctor sent me for a d&c immediately because they never figured out what actually caused the first hemorrhage...I would love to just wait until 12 weeks but because of my risk for hemorrhage I need to know...but I really don't want to go before 10 weeks because I feel like 8 weeks is too early...but on the other hand I also want to know. I think my head might explode.
Also- I think your progression looks really good!
3+6. No milestones until later in the week. Blood work went from 35 at 11dpo to 118 at 14dpo so that’s something.
How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)?
I’ve been lightheaded a few times today, slightly sore nipples.
How are you feeling (anxiety wise)?
I wish I was more relieved with my numbers. I definitely am a little bit, but I’m still anxious. I was hoping they’d want me in for a third draw just to be sure.
When is your next appointment?
I’m scheduled for an ultrasound on the 30th. I’ll only be 6 weeks so like I said in the previous post, it’s bit nerve wracking.
Rants/raves/whatever
I originally thought today was 4 weeks for me and then realized yesterday that it’s actually Wednesday. Ugh, in the big picture, no big deal... but in the early stages it really sucks to lose a day, especially when it puts me further from early loss milestones.
@baby_yoda1986 totally wrote this while waiting on a line to darken!
ETA I lost a day too! I thought I was 3w4d yesterday...but nope. That's today. So not 4w until Friday.
Thank you @lrynwnab ! I'm so sorry they won't let you go for a second u/s this week. The waiting is so so hard when you've been through a loss before. I'm sure your next u/s will be perfect and you'll see that beautiful heart beating 💓
I went in for a blood draw today. Keeping all my fingers and toes crossed. My symptoms have been few and far between and essentially disappeared yesterday. I've been feeling a little more achey and dizzy today, so I'm not losing hope, but I am anxious to get these results back.
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
@Panaceia Hooray for darker tests! Mine was finally one that my husband wouldn't question. I am out of tests today too, other than a clear blue weeks indicator that I will take after christmas
@lrynwnab I hope the week & weekend go by quickly for you and your ultrasound on monday is perfect.
@thereisalight those beta’s do look encouraging! Can you ask for a 3rd draw?
@lrynwnab I hope your doctor agrees to another beta draw!! Sometimes the smallest thing gives us a piece of mind. Egg soufflés!? What am I missing out on!?
2. How are you feeling (pregnancy symptoms)? The lack of symptoms isn’t making me feel any better. Lots of back pain and cramps. Some of the cramps have been pretty intense. I keep snapping at DH
3. How are you feeling (anxiety wise)? I can’t shake the feelings of how different this pregnancy feels (pregnancy #4 but only one living child) My beta numbers started out great with my ectopic so seeing them rise is only a little comforting.
4. When is your next appointment? Friday for another blood draw and if all looks fine, my US is on 12/29. I hate waiting so long but I know they won’t see anything until at least the 25th and with christmas they won’t be open.
5. Rants/raves/whatever (Dear diary posts and venting are welcome and encouraged here) I know I haven’t been too active yet so I hope y’all don’t mind me jumping in!
My tests are darker today but I just want the numbers! haha :P
I hope you can get repeat ultrasounds. I have one booked for January 13th and I'll be 7w5d but I am definitely asking for one around 10 or 11 weeks because that'd when my MMC stopped growing. PGAL brain is horrible
With my rainbow baby I got ultrasounds at 7, 9, and 11 weeks...then the anatomy scan and one more...but the early ones were only because I kept a RE appointment when I was already pregnant just in case it ended up being another loss...so they gave me a scan right then and there and let me come back every 2 weeks. This time I'll only get 1 before the AS...but I think I'll take your idea and ask for a second one around 12 weeks.
Beta #1 - 11
Beta # 2 - 38!!!
Thats a 245% increase and doubling time of 26 hours!!!
It is still so early but I get to feel excited!
Edit * to fix hours :P
I started getting a full pain in my right side a couple days ago and it has increasingly gotten worse.
Currently at ER awaiting an ultrasound and more bloods.
It sounds like it have a cyst on the ovary I ovulated on (yes! Never so happy to have a cyst!) They don't see the gestational sac but I didn't expect them to see anything though so that doesn't concern me.
My HCG is now 278! Still a doubling time of 26 hours 🤯
I feel good though knowing that there is a cyst. Thanks for thinking of me ❤️❤️❤️