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[SweetV]

Florida - I hope over time that talking about your experience will bring a sense of comfort that it is all behind you. How is little Zuri doing?

Confuzion - how are you doing? Still feeling optimistic hopefully! Do you know when your next scan will be?

Blue - it's odd that the feeling of anxiety never goes away isn't it? Everybody says with PARL that once the baby is here you will feel better but I still have night wakings too.

Congrats Neesaw!

Congrats Vicki - be careful trying to keep it all together. I snapped a few times with my rainbow as I was trying to keep calm on the outside and this time I'm letting my family know what my limits are and I am much, much happier. Good luck on the scan.

 

[nessaw]

Congrats and good luck vicki.x

I had an appt with the Rmc consultant today. Been prescribed heparin (sp?) Injections instead of baby aspirin and progesterone again. Beta yesterday was 2471. Scan today showed gestational sax and yolk sac measuring 4-5 weeks plus what could be a second yolk sac. She couldn't see an embryo yet. Was very calm til then. The sonographer couldn't be sure and the consultant thinks if she's unsure then it's unlikely. After what we went through losing our twins 3 years ago I don't think I can deal with a twin pg. I know I should be grateful for what I've got but at the moment I can't. Appt in 2 weeks for another scan.

 

[confuzion]

Vicki - congrats and you're totally in good company here with the barely holding it together. I hope you will see a healthy baby with a heartbeat and that this will be your rainbow

Florida - thinking of you hope to hear back soon

Nessaw - congrats and , your fears are totally understandable. Hope your next scan makes you feel a little better.

Sweet - had an appointment last Wednesday with a more official ultrasound. Baby looked good. Was measuring 10w5d at 10w1d by LMP and was SUPER active. Had my panorama blood test done and anxiously awaiting the results. Just want a healthy low risk baby but will be nice to know boy or girl! How are you feeling? 30 weeks already! You're getting so close.

 

[SweetV]

neesaw - do twins run in your families? DH's mom was a twin, his dad had twin brothers and they thought he was a twin so I've been terrified of twin pregnancies for all of mine. My MFM has done a study on heparin and its role in preventing rmc. Hopefully your appointment in 2 weeks shows a healthy singleton pregnancy for you!

confuzion - that's amazing! I haven't had the panorama test done, do the results take a long time? I had to wait until 15 weeks to find out the sex and when they said girl I almost fell off the bed (I've had 3 boys and fully expected another). I'm tired and I've never worked this far into a pregnancy before so I'm actually counting down the days until my maternity leave. Induction is booked for the 26th of February and it's creeping up fast!

 

[confuzion]

The results should take 7-10 days (calendar days I believe), today was day 7 so hopefully any day now. Monday next week at the latest I think!

That's awesome that you got a girl after your boys. She will be ADORED by her big brothers . Hang in there with work. I can imagine it's harder and harder as you get farther along. Third trimester is tough work in and of itself.

 

[Vicki_Cream]

Thank you for all of your lovely comments ladies, and massive congratulations to all of you too!

I got a lot of things off of my chest yesterday when my best friend came to see me, and my OH is just as worried as I am, although he's being positive for my sake bless him.

I've had a heap of symptoms this time around, whereas with my last two pregnancies that resulted in MMC, I barely had anything but mild morning sickness.

I haven't actually been sick yet, which strangely makes me worry lol. In my only successful pregnancy, I have severe HG, so that pregnancy is the only thing I have to compare to. I know it's silly because every pregnancy is different, but every time I was admitted to hospital for fluids, the registrar's kept telling me that it was a sign of a strong pregnancy, so obviously I have those wonderful pearls of wisdom swirling around in my head too

 

[floridamomma]

Vickie and neesaw congrats. I know early days are worrisome. Be gentle with yourself and honest with others. They will understand.

Confuzion- I had that exact test and was so anxious to get it back. Did you have a gender preference?

Sweet- so glad to see you chugging along. Not long now.

Afm- will make this short and sweet. Diagnosed with a blood clot(pulmonary embolism) in lung Monday. Walked around 2-3 days with chest pain and just kept going. They say it was provoked from pregnancy do I have to take thinners for s xouple months but should make a full recovery.

 

[Squig34]

Congratulations Nessaw! Do you have a blood clotting disorder that you'very been prescribedthe heparin? I can't remember from your last rainbow.

Congratulations too Vicki - hope you have a very positive first scan. I know people saw that about MS but it's not true. Please try not to dwell

Florida - glad Zuri is doing well & sending lots of well wishes for your recovery - how scary!

SweetV, not really too long to go now then - hope time is speedy for you!

 

[nessaw]

SweetV my understanding is identical twins are the ones that don't run in families. However my brother dies have identical twins girls and I had my prev pg with identical twin boys. If it is twins they are identical as there was only one sac. It's the risk of losing them again to twin to twin transfusion that's stressing me as opposed to the idea of having twins.
squig no I don't. With my rainbow pg I had baby aspirin and progesterone but saw the registrar on my first appt. This time I saw the consultant who said these injections. I asked him why for this time and he said if he had seen me first last time he would've prescribed them. He kept saying about increasing blood flow to the baby/ies.
Am just trying not to think about it at the mo. There's nothing we can do so no point worrying. Thanks guys.x

 

[Tui]

Florida - how scary! Glad they caught it and you will be ok.

 

[Vicki_Cream]

I think we've lost this little bean too. I've been bleeding brown blood lightly since yesterday, and I have horrible cramps too. I know they say that brown blood is old blood and not to worry, but I had bleeding with my ectopic and my last MMC that started off brown, so in my personal experience it's not looking hopeful. I phoned my GP yesterday but couldn't get an appointment until the bloody 19th, so I've got to phone back this morning and ask for a triage call back. I feel so lost and numb right now

 

[Tui]

Sorry to hear that vicki. I'll hope for the best for you. Really sucks when they make you wait for an appointment. They just don't get it.

 

[floridamomma]

Sending you prayers and love Vicki. I switched from the ob I love because of this. I would get pregnant and even with my history the appts booked out so far it was nerve wrecking. Hoping And praying for the best little bean

 

[Squig34]

Sorry to hear that Vicki. We're you able to get in today?

 

[SweetV]

Vicki I'm so sorry you are in limbo. I hope you get in sooner for some answers.

 

[Vicki_Cream]

Thanks ladies, still no appointment today. My other half has an appointment at our local hospital tomorrow morning, so I might just go to a&e. I am having pain from the side of my previous ectopic, I didn't have my tube removed during the op they just cut the embryo out, but I don't know if the pain is just from scar tissue as I alway get pain there now.

The bleeding is a lot heavier now and I'm passing clots.

 

[Vicki_Cream]

Just a quick update; I sadly passed the sac yesterday, and now the bleeding and cramps have eased up considerably.

The only positive that can come out of this nightmare is that now I've had 3 back to back losses, my GP will now start to do tests to see if there are any problems causing my losses.

Best of luck to you all in your pregnancies

 

[Squig34]

So sorry Vicki. I hope the RM testing helps identify a cause

 

[nessaw]

So sorry vicki. Take care of yourself.x

 

[blueblue]

Vicki - so sorry for your loss. I hope the RM testing gives you some answers x

Florida - hope you are ok, glad the hospital spotted it x