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PAL after Recurrent Losses - come join us!
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wookie130
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Oh, Lee!!! I'm praying for you!
My nausea was terrible during both rainbow pregnancies, and I honestly never found much that helped, I'm sorry to say. I was sick with Oscar until I was 22 weeks along. I know it sounds like you've had an ultrasound already, but is it possibly with a high hcg and such terrible nausea that it could be more than one baby?
My nausea was terrible during both rainbow pregnancies, and I honestly never found much that helped, I'm sorry to say. I was sick with Oscar until I was 22 weeks along. I know it sounds like you've had an ultrasound already, but is it possibly with a high hcg and such terrible nausea that it could be more than one baby?
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I hope everyone is doing great!
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Still no baby... 5cm dilated and 80% effaced as of Friday - which was my SECOND sweep that week.. Still not really any contractions... The only time I get pain in the top of my uterus is if little man is chilling up there with his legs. I do get lower tummy pain and some back pain, and I know the very bottom of my pubic bone hurts. Next appointment is on Thursday where we will discuss induction. I'm hoping they will do it the following day (39+6). I have no idea how big little man is either because I haven't had a scan since 34/35 weeks.
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Thanks all.
Hey Wookie, how are you Hun?
The nausea has subsidied a bit today. Typical before my scan tomorrow and now making me nervous as last time hb was so slow at 8wks and not visible on ultrasound.
No nausea at all with Morgan, no symptoms actually apart from low BP in first tri. I think the steroids masked all the symptoms.
Hi Loeylo, yes I'm at WG, seen Lucy 2 wks ago for scan. I'm not there til 4.00pm. Are you going to Maharaj's clinic in the morning? When is your due date? x
Hey Wookie, how are you Hun?
The nausea has subsidied a bit today. Typical before my scan tomorrow and now making me nervous as last time hb was so slow at 8wks and not visible on ultrasound.
No nausea at all with Morgan, no symptoms actually apart from low BP in first tri. I think the steroids masked all the symptoms.
Hi Loeylo, yes I'm at WG, seen Lucy 2 wks ago for scan. I'm not there til 4.00pm. Are you going to Maharaj's clinic in the morning? When is your due date? x
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Dsemcho - hope he arrives soon! 5cm is brilliant!
Lee- No, I don't see anyone at hospital anymore actually! I have a hypnobirthing class in wgh. They are brilliant - I was sent to see a consultant midwife (Maureen McSherry - she is great!) who referred me for the course for free. I'm sure with your history you would get a place! It is normally a private one but they run it for free for those with previous losses or traumatic births etc.
I haven't had a scan or anything since 20 weeks although I have been in twice for reduced movements, they weren't happy with my trace last time (was hooked up pretty much all afternoon with very little movement or accelerations/decelerations) so I am now to see a consultant through my community midwife appointments. I'm due 13th October, 10 weeks today! I'm still super anxious and can't really believe that I will get to take her home.
Nausea is a great symptom even if it does suck. I suffered really badly with it, the midwives in epas even commented that I wasn't looking well at my 10 weeks scan and they prescribed me tablets which really helped. I found eating lots of carbs curbed it a bit, and sipping lucozade through the day if I couldn't eat. I have just started to be nauseous again over the last week or so, which sucks!
Lee- No, I don't see anyone at hospital anymore actually! I have a hypnobirthing class in wgh. They are brilliant - I was sent to see a consultant midwife (Maureen McSherry - she is great!) who referred me for the course for free. I'm sure with your history you would get a place! It is normally a private one but they run it for free for those with previous losses or traumatic births etc.
I haven't had a scan or anything since 20 weeks although I have been in twice for reduced movements, they weren't happy with my trace last time (was hooked up pretty much all afternoon with very little movement or accelerations/decelerations) so I am now to see a consultant through my community midwife appointments. I'm due 13th October, 10 weeks today! I'm still super anxious and can't really believe that I will get to take her home.
Nausea is a great symptom even if it does suck. I suffered really badly with it, the midwives in epas even commented that I wasn't looking well at my 10 weeks scan and they prescribed me tablets which really helped. I found eating lots of carbs curbed it a bit, and sipping lucozade through the day if I couldn't eat. I have just started to be nauseous again over the last week or so, which sucks!
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Lee-congrats and really hoping this is your rainbow baby. As for nausea, I find lemon works best for me. I drink lemon water or lemonade and eat lemon drops til my taste buds are so coated in lemon candy, I can't taste another thing. Peppermint or ginger helps too but not as much as lemon.
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Thanks all feeling slightly anxious about the scan which I'm sure isn't helping the nausea. It's def not as bad today though.
Loeylo, I did hypnobirthing prior to Morgan's birth, it did help with the labour process, but it was quite a complicated birth and I went into hypovolemic shock after. I do worry about this if I am to get that far again.
For now though I'll just take it one day at a time.
Wow, your pregnancy has flown by, won't be long till you have your rainbow baby in your arms.
Loeylo, I did hypnobirthing prior to Morgan's birth, it did help with the labour process, but it was quite a complicated birth and I went into hypovolemic shock after. I do worry about this if I am to get that far again.
For now though I'll just take it one day at a time.
Wow, your pregnancy has flown by, won't be long till you have your rainbow baby in your arms.
D - hope Cole gets a move on! Good luck with your appointment tomorrow 
Lee - I found I had to keep eating regularly, I'd feel sicker if I got hungry. Good luck for your scan
Loeylo - is the hypnobirthing class good? I have a one-off class on Saturday. I haven't looked at the books etc yet as they make me nervous. Hope LO is moving around more now x
Lee - I found I had to keep eating regularly, I'd feel sicker if I got hungry. Good luck for your scan
Loeylo - is the hypnobirthing class good? I have a one-off class on Saturday. I haven't looked at the books etc yet as they make me nervous. Hope LO is moving around more now x
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Lee - I really hope you get good news on Thursday! Yes my pregnancy has been so quick - we have been reluctant to get the room sorted and now I'm stressing, back to work next week and working right up to 38 weeks plus my partner is working long hours so no idea when we will get her room and the rest of the house sorted for her!
Blue - I really like hypnobirthing. It isn't at all "scary" - I will send you a pm of what to expect, but I love it!
Blue - I really like hypnobirthing. It isn't at all "scary" - I will send you a pm of what to expect, but I love it!
Haven't been on for a while, but I check in every now and then as I'm still following Hope and Tasha. So happy to see good news!
Congrats, Tasha!!!!! SO happy for you!
Hope - I'm so glad to see how far along you are and that you are being taken care of! I'll check in again to stalk for news of your sweet baby's birth!
Congrats, Tasha!!!!! SO happy for you!
Hope - I'm so glad to see how far along you are and that you are being taken care of! I'll check in again to stalk for news of your sweet baby's birth!
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My dad got back to me with my uncle's diagnosis. It's antiphospholipid syndrome and a quick consult with Dr. Google shows I've likely been tested for it. It looks like you need a positive on at least one of three blood tests and I've had a two of them done so far so with negative results 
...I emailed my dr to see what he thinks should happen next and I'll go from there once I hear back from him. It's been 3 years since I had my anti-coagulant panel done so maybe he'll want to recheck? I dunno. I feel like I'm back to square one but I'm going to schedule a consult appt with the dr soon to see about going on steroids for my first tri the next time even if this clotting thing doesn't yield anything else.
...I emailed my dr to see what he thinks should happen next and I'll go from there once I hear back from him. It's been 3 years since I had my anti-coagulant panel done so maybe he'll want to recheck? I dunno. I feel like I'm back to square one but I'm going to schedule a consult appt with the dr soon to see about going on steroids for my first tri the next time even if this clotting thing doesn't yield anything else.Dairy - I think APS is acquired rather than inherited (?) so they may want to retest you for it since it's been 3 years since last tests. I know you must have mixed feelings about this, on one hand it's great that you probably don't have APS, on the other it would be an answer. Hope the consultant is helpful about giving you steroids next time
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Blue-since it's autoimmune, yes it is acquired and it could be triggered at anytime but there's evidence that shows if you have a family member with APS, it increases your chances of having it. So it's not a true genetic/inherited thing but there's a small role genetics can play. We're also finding out that several family members have had clots but they all seemed normal in the circumstances but now, it's got us wondering. There's lots of family that needs to be tested now because of this. And I'm of two minds on getting retested. Yes, there's a chance I could have gotten it in the past three years so it'd be nice to get re-checked but it just seems like if APS were my problem, why wouldn't it have shown up back then? I'd been having first tri bleeds and recurrent losses for 5 years already when I was tested so if APS were causing them, it would have shown up. My uncle gave my dad a list of tests he thought I should have though and a full thyroid panel is the biggest one. I personally think it's an autoimmune thing in my reproductive system (nk cells most likely) and it's causing implantation issues which leads to bleeds when the placenta can't attach properly. Then if my blood isn't clotting properly, that would explain why I have bleeds for so long and you toss in the hyperfertility/hormone stuff (there's a chance I may have the starts of Grave's Disease too hence the full thyroid panel) and it's just a vicious cycle. So the current plan is to see the dr and get thyroid testing done, possibly repeat the APS testing, and I'm going to have heparin and possibly steroids added to my treatment plan. My uncle works in the medical field and his exwife had several m/c too so he's well versed in RMC testing and causes so I trust him when he says it sound like even if I don't have an 'official' diagnosis as yet, it's almost certain I have a clotting issue of some kind and it may be related to an as yet unknown autoimmunity thing.
My uncle gave my dad a list of tests he thought I should have though and a full thyroid panel is the biggest one. I personally think it's an autoimmune thing in my reproductive system (nk cells most likely) and it's causing implantation issues which leads to bleeds when the placenta can't attach properly. Then if my blood isn't clotting properly, that would explain why I have bleeds for so long and you toss in the hyperfertility/hormone stuff (there's a chance I may have the starts of Grave's Disease too hence the full thyroid panel) and it's just a vicious cycle. So the current plan is to see the dr and get thyroid testing done, possibly repeat the APS testing, and I'm going to have heparin and possibly steroids added to my treatment plan. My uncle works in the medical field and his exwife had several m/c too so he's well versed in RMC testing and causes so I trust him when he says it sound like even if I don't have an 'official' diagnosis as yet, it's almost certain I have a clotting issue of some kind and it may be related to an as yet unknown autoimmunity thing.
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Dairy, just a thought but have you had your progesterone levels checked in first tri?
A full thyroid panel is a good idea if you haven't had one yet.
As for clotting issues, the genetic tests are still being developed. It is entirely possible that your family has an as yet undiscovered gene mutation if there is a strong family history of blood clots. Fingers crossed you get to the bottom of this soon!
A full thyroid panel is a good idea if you haven't had one yet.
As for clotting issues, the genetic tests are still being developed. It is entirely possible that your family has an as yet undiscovered gene mutation if there is a strong family history of blood clots. Fingers crossed you get to the bottom of this soon!
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I am also in the process of having my thyroid checked for the first time. I mentioned it when I went to see the recurrent miscarriage midwife when I was tested for clotting disorders, she wrote the idea off as nonsense.
I was referred for another ctg and growth scan by my consultant due to measuring small and inconsistent movements (sometimes she is super active for days, then I have days of virtually no movement) - ctg was perfect as was growth scan - she is actually measuring above the 50th centile and fluid levels are perfect as is blood flow - but I have been diagnosed with tachycardia (my hr peaked at over 150 and was sitting over 130 for over 4 hours) - I have a soft flow murmur which may or may not be pregnancy related, so I had a ECG which was fine so they suspect thyroid.
I'm really hoping this is controllable easily because it is making my anxiety worse!
I was referred for another ctg and growth scan by my consultant due to measuring small and inconsistent movements (sometimes she is super active for days, then I have days of virtually no movement) - ctg was perfect as was growth scan - she is actually measuring above the 50th centile and fluid levels are perfect as is blood flow - but I have been diagnosed with tachycardia (my hr peaked at over 150 and was sitting over 130 for over 4 hours) - I have a soft flow murmur which may or may not be pregnancy related, so I had a ECG which was fine so they suspect thyroid.
I'm really hoping this is controllable easily because it is making my anxiety worse!
