Due June/July/ August 2017

[All*blue*everything]

Just wondering if I can join in ladies? I'm almost 12 weeks pregnant with our rainbow baby, we have 5 little boys and lost baby boy #6 at 18 weeks in August. Absolutely terrified but we've had 2 scans and hospital visits start tomorrow so it's starting to feel a little bit real.

We did have the Percept (Australian) NIPT done week 10 but there wasn't enough fetal DNA in the sample so redraw is in a week. This pregnancy has been completely different to my others, I'm trying to not let my hopes go up too much but maybe this is our girl? But a healthy baby of either sex will do us just fine!


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Congrats!!! Everything crossed for your this.pregnancy xxx

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[Dreamsister]

Welcome Mamabear. Congrats with your pregnancy. So sorry for your previous loss. Do you know why this happened? And did you have any problems leading up to the loss or did you just MC all of a sudden? I can understand your anxiety. Praying that this pregnancy will go smooth and you are carrying a healthy girl.

[GirlieCat]

Welcome Mamabear. Very happy to have you join us. So sorry for your last loss. That is heartbreaking and scary. Did you sway with this current pregnancy?
Hoping for a happy and healthy pregnancy for you and baby.

[Dreamsister]

I brought a mini fetal doppler, but I have to dig it deep into my stomac while laying down to detect babys heartbeat. Maybe when she grows bigger it is easier to detect the sound (I am 17 weeks). Does any of you find it a little hard to use these dopplers? Maybe I bought it too cheap.

[Mummyof4boys]

I brought a mini fetal doppler, but I have to dig it deep into my stomac while laying down to detect babys heartbeat. Maybe when she grows bigger it is easier to detect the sound (I am 17 weeks). Does any of you find it a little hard to use these dopplers? Maybe I bought it too cheap.

The Doppler I bought with my first pregnancy was rubbish and I never bothered to try another one. I was thinking about trying another one with this pregnancy but now I'm feeling movements so I don't think I'll bother lol

[Mummyof4boys]

Scan 12:20pm tomorrow! Getting nervous

[GirlieCat]

I brought a mini fetal doppler, but I have to dig it deep into my stomac while laying down to detect babys heartbeat. Maybe when she grows bigger it is easier to detect the sound (I am 17 weeks). Does any of you find it a little hard to use these dopplers? Maybe I bought it too cheap.

I have one and I have found it pretty easy, especially the further along I get. I am 16w4d and I can find heartbeat within seconds now. The first few times when I was only 12 weeks it was a bit harder. Trick is to knowing the spot. The more you do it, the easier it gets. I find her nice and strong about 1-1/2 inches below my belly button. It gets easier- stick with it.

[mamabear]

Welcome Mamabear. Congrats with your pregnancy. So sorry for your previous loss. Do you know why this happened? And did you have any problems leading up to the loss or did you just MC all of a sudden? I can understand your anxiety. Praying that this pregnancy will go smooth and you are carrying a healthy girl.

There were no problems at all, Sunday night we think my waters broke (I felt a little busy but I had a cough and had been having some bladder issues so put it down to that), Monday I felt a little off but nothing major, Tuesday I woke with masses of discharge and mild cramping. Spent all day in emergency, had a bleed in the afternoon and passed 2 large clots but cervix was closed and everything settled down so they sent me home. Woke at midnight with raging fever and cramps (contractions), my husband called an ambulance and 3 hours later our precious boy was born. Through autopsy they found he had an ecoli infection. But we don't know if that's what caused my waters to break or if the infection came after the waters.

The Doppler could be because of the position of bub maybe? Bub might be back towards your back more making it tricky for the Doppler to pick up the heartbeat?

Thank you all for the welcome [emoji4] we didn't sway with this pregnancy, I did sway with our last pregnancy but this one I was still in the eating my feelings stage of grieving. My feelings taste like carbs and chocolate fyi [emoji23]

Mummyof4boys getting closer to scan time! Good luck!!!




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[Dreamsister]

Thanks for explaining Mambear. Your story is so scary and stories like this really scares the shit out of me. I am counting the days until I reach a stage in my pregnancy where MC is less common and where a premature baby will survive outside the vomb. There is never a guarantee. This is the scary element about a pregnancy. Everything can seem allright, but then suddenly something happens. How do you cope with fear now?

Good luck with your scan Mommyof4boys. I will be having you in my thoughts. It is sooooo exiting - also for us far away from you. I can totally relate to your nervousness. Fx you will update us with pink news tomorrow.

GirlieCat and others, thanks for your comments. I guess I just have to train and be more comfortable using the doppler. I know my placenta is placed right above my belly button and makes it harder to detect babys heartbeat.

[sigrid86]

Hi everyone, I got a BFP 2 weeks ago so I'm guessing I'm 6 weeks or a bit more. I'm having an ultrasound this Thursday, I'm very curious. Since a few days, the nausea is getting worse unfortunately If someone has some good advice for the nausea, thanks a lot

We lost our first daughter this June at 30 weeks gestation. It was a terrifying experience so I'm quite sure this pregnancy won't be any fun. And since having a girl was always my dream, I swayed since September (only know about this site since then). My grief actually helped me a bit with the LE diet. I almost didn't eat in July and August (that's just what I do when I'm sad) and I could easily eat less and become a vegetarian.

Mamabear, I just read your post. Your loss is also very recent I'm really sorry for your loss. I hope you are doing a bit better than in the beginning? It's hard isn't it. I just feel that with this BFP, I have a 'life goal' again. And I'm just trying to stay positive...

Good luck to you all!

(I don't even know if I'm in the right group - maybe it will be for the beginning of September - I'll let you know this Thursday!)