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PGAL Check-in Oct. 6

zamoraspinzamoraspin member
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I don’t think we’ve had a PGAL check-in on this BMB before. I’ve thought about starting one multiple times but, ironically, my PGAL brain wouldn’t let me. If it’s not popular, no biggie, but I thought I’d give it a try and see what the interest is. 


This thread is for those who are pregnant after a previous loss(es). TW for entire thread due to discussion of infant loss, MC, TFMR, CP,  etc. 

Weeks/EDD?

Previous loss(es) (share as much or as little as you like)? 

How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically? 

Any appointment updates? 

Any big milestones?

Rants/Raves/Questions? 
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  • zamoraspinzamoraspin member
    Weeks/EDD? 11w4d/ EDD 4/23 but they will come out on or before April 1

    Previous loss(es) (share as much or as little as you like)? Four first trimester losses when trying to conceive DS2 (two blighted ovums, a CP, a loss at 9w after we saw his HB).

    How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically? I am so stressed out by this pregnancy. With DS2 I was able to relax when I got to a point I could feel him moving. I wonder if I’ll ever feel that way with the twins. They are at risk for so many things, and even when we get to third tri, there are still a lot of scary things that can happen to them.

    Any appointment updates? I have a second appt with my OB 10/11 (Monday) and then also later that week my first appt with the MFM. I’m worried they already have stopped growing, even though, as usual, there is no reason, only PGAL brain, to actually think that.

    Any big milestones? We are past our latest loss point of 9w, and we know that the twins are low risk for the major trisomies (we lost one due to trisomy, and all the others were suspected trisomy). 

    Rants/Raves/Questions? What do y’all think about frequency on this thread if there is interest? 
    Rave: I slept pretty well last night after the insomnia the night before. DS2 and I are going to our play group which is at the local children’s museum this morning.
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  • queenklauqueenklau member
    Weeks/EDD? 12w4s, April 15-17 (keeps moving around after ultrasounds)

    Previous loss(es) (share as much or as little as you like)? I had two first trimester mmc at 9 wks after seeing the heartbeat and no spotting/bleeding issues. I only found out during my NT ultrasound (with my first) and 9w ultrasound (with my second). They did genetic testing on both, first was inconclusive and second was Turners syndrome. These were my first 2 pregnancies so I was traumatized I would never have a baby. I was pregnant the entire 2015 year basically. My first rainbow came end of 2016 and then my second in 2020. I had a chemical in between my girls. This would be rainbow #3, I pray!

    How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically? I feel so relieved. Had my NT scan looking great and the NIPT results showed negative for all chromosomal abnormalities tested.

    Any appointment updates? NT/12 week scan yesterday! Next appt at 16 weeks on 29th of October, likely no ultrasound. Then anatomy scan on Dec 1st

    Any big milestones? Passed the CP and the mmc milestones. 

    Rants/Raves/Questions? So ready to be out of the first trimester, it has been rough! In some ways it is reassuring but I just feel so crummy!
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  • shlecksshlecks member
    Weeks/EDD?  13+5  April 8

    Previous loss(es) (share as much or as little as you like)? MMC last year at 6 weeks found at my first OB appt at 8 weeks.  

    How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically?  I'm feeling a lot better on all fronts at this point.  I'm past the 1st tri, I had a good doctor appt the other day, and now we are just waiting on NIPT results.  PGAL brain still gets me though, so I'm thinking it won't be until I can feel baby moving around that I get full relief.

    Any appointment updates?  No, just another OB appt Nov 1 and then I'm due for the anatomy scan the week of Thanksgiving so we'll see if that happens on time or not.  

    Any big milestones?  Past the actual loss milestone, but I didn't actually pass the contents of my uterus until right at 16 weeks, so not quite there yet.  Sorry that's TMI

    Rants/Raves/Questions? None
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  • hoosiermamajaydenhoosiermamajayden member
    Weeks/EDD? 14+5, due 4/1

    Previous loss(es) (share as much or as little as you like)? Spontaneous miscarriage right at 6 weeks (March 2020) and then a mmc that I probably lost around the same gestational age but had D&C at 10+3 the day before Valentine’s Day this year. Did opt for genetic testing after the D&C but communication between OB’s office and surgeon was terrible so I’ve never received the results. Part of me wants to call directly but I also dread dealing with them because this was my only experience with that office and it just... it makes me feel icky to think about, idk.

    How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically? I go back and forth. I’m so excited and grateful to be pregnant with the twins but I have these mixed guilty feelings sometimes, too. 

    Any appointment updates? Midwife appt last week went well. Heard both heartbeats and had blood drawn for NIPT; should have results early next week at the latest. I did have high sugar levels for the first time ever so they took an A1C. I am a little concerned about that but historically I’m hypoglycemic and I did eat a donut that my husband picked up for me on the way to my appt. 🙈 So hopeful it was a fluke.

    Any big milestones? 2nd tri!!

    Rants/Raves/Questions? Natm 
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  • bluecampanulabluecampanula member
    @shlecks 8 weeks between finding out and completing? I thought mine was long. 

    Weeks/EDD? 12-12+4 EDD April 16-20

    Previous loss(es) (share as much or as little as you like)? I had a mmc early 2020. It was discovered/suspected at my 8 week u/s but took two more scans before it was certain so I was nearly 12 weeks before completing the physical part. And in between the first scan and the other two our state went into lockdown for covid. The plan had been to do a d&c but that got literally taken off the table overnight when the hospital canceled everything in anticipation of a wave of covid patients (which… we didn’t get, not then anyways, but that’s hindsight for you). So I got instructions for misoprostol over the phone, and no in person follow-up visit. In the end, that option was probably better for me than surgery, I did have some leftover tissue which wasn’t discovered until it passed on it’s own a couple weeks later. At which point I demanded they test because they didn’t believe me (they just tested and confirmed it was from the pregnancy, not genetic testing). It just seemed more stressful than it needed to be! My ILs took my kids and were worried the governor was going to pull them over and scold them or something for breaking lockdown. 

    How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically? Emotionally I’m doing great right now, the wait for my first u/s was killer, but seeing a baby with a heartbeat was a wonderful relief and I’m leaning into that. 

    Any appointment updates? I have one tomorrow and I think we’ll iron out this due date. 

    Any big milestones? Passed my loss milestones 

    Rants/Raves/Questions? I realized I had some extra anxiety in choosing a provider and birth place because of how I had felt with the m/c - like the rug was ripped out from under me because of abrupt covid regulations, and I had felt really abandoned by the health system at the time. I think I’ve worked through that now. At least, I drilled them all on their policies and predictions of the future and finally made a decision  :D
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  • SmashJamSmashJam member
    Weeks/EDD? 10+6, April 29. 

    Previous loss(es) (share as much or as little as you like)? I had a little girl born at full term (2 weeks over) with a heart defect that was undetected before birth, but likely still would have been fatal. She passed after 5 days on the ECMO at a large children's hospital. 

    How are you feeling? Emotionally & physically? I do not have a history of miscarriage, but I mistrust my body a little because of the loss and I have anxiety about not seeing the baby/ hearing the hearbeat until 11 weeks. I have always had that happen-its just the way insurance works around here-but because this is my last baby I worry about all that lost time, and it's feeling really urgent to me that I know the little dude/dudette is ok in there! I also have a nagging worry that regardless of testing and ultrasounds, everything can turn in a second. So I go through phases of worry due to these thoughts. 

    Any appointment updates? First ultrasound Monday, with the genetic testing blood draw right after. I don't have anything else scheduled, but since they don't have any diagnosed reason for the heart defect my daughter was born with I will get a fetal echo at 23 weeks as well as the anatomy scan.

    Any big milestones? My daughter's birthday is December 16 and her passing date is December 21. It's been 5 years this year. I've been more ok in recent years and haven't taken off, but its still a hard day.

    Rants/Raves/Questions? Excited the ultrasound fell on a day that I'm off work so I don't need to lose any time off for maternity leave for it. Insert generic rant about lack of paid family leave here, lol. 
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  • shlecksshlecks member
    @bluecampanula Yeah, I thought it took forever too.  I also had to keep going in for the beta draws throughout that time so everything just felt like agony.  AND I did have an in-office D&C (opted for that instead of hospital because of covid) at around 10 weeks but clearly they didn't get everything.
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