The hope and happy ending thread :)

[zofranks]

Fab thread - I sometimes avoid the other posts about bleeding etc as some days I just can't handle them. My story is this though:

3 years ago (age 37) my periods all went wacko, I would bleed for 40 dyas straight, I had 12 months of various tests & eventually the dr's told me I was peri-menopausal & as I had not had children they warned me the chance of ever getting pg naturally was below 1%, I had never been particulalry maternal & tbh at the time the news didn't upset me too much. We decided though that I would stop all contraception as that wasn't helping with everything, nothing happened, we wern't trying as the dr told us it wasn't possible, in July this year something made me take a test though & lo & behold I was 4 weeks pg, then I realised how much I wanted to be a mum, sadly 10 days later I had a mc. We decided we wanted to try again as by now I am 40 & we have no idea how long it took us last time so I went back to my dr explained what we wanted & they did some hormone tests on my 2nd cycle after the mc, first tests came back - peri-menopausal again but they told us they would refer us for treatment after 12 months, two weeks later I was pg. I am thankful for each day that the baby is ok & safely inside of me, I will be reassured when I see the scan. We beat the odds & know how lucky we are.

 

[pinkgem100]

what a great idea.... a few of you my no my story but here its is


In Aug 2008 i found out i was expecting, bit shocked but delighted as it wasnt planned.. all was well, had loads of symptoms, and great 12 week scan in Oct. then In Nov ended up quite ill and in hospital, before i was discharged i had a scan at 18 weeks, all was well with baby. then went back on the 1st dec for my 20 week scan and found out babies heart had stopped the week before. Went back to hospital on the 3rd and delivered my baby boy!!

Since my loss i have had a beautiful baby girl, with this pregnancy I had bleeding at 6 weeks, which terrified me, I had an early scan and all was well we could see the heartbeat, then I had my 12 week scan, turned out I was 13 week, again all was well, then 2 days later I woke up covered in blood, I had soaked through everything, so rushed down to A&E next day had a scan and again all was well. We didn’t know what caused the bleed!! I then had a great 20 week scan, but after that had a few moments of worry with lack of movements and pains etc, go all check out and baby was fine, even made mummy and daddy wait an extra week to meet us!!

I am pregnant again and of course i worry but I suppose what will be will be but we have our beautiful little girl to love and spoil and our beautiful baby boy watch over us.

xx

 

[Miss Mitch]

Great thread! I will be back tomorrow after my scan this afternoon to hopefully share some good news after a crappy scan last week! xx

 

[Jessicab22]

My husband has really been amazing through my grumpiness, constant sickness and tirdness. Last night I said 'I hate being pregnant' and he said 'both little baby and I love you so much for giving it a lovely home for a while' then he walked to supermarket at 10pm to get me pineapple. He is so yummy and I love them both x

 

[tankgirl]

After a textbook 1st pregnancy, this one has been a shocker (9 years later!) After 3 episodes of spotting I had a bright red, proper bleed on the day we turned 12 weeks. I was so sure it was over but my fantastic OH just looked at me and said "I KNOW everything is just fine". Went for a scan, lo and behold he was totally right. After an embaressing meeting with an old school friend...she's now a Dr and our 1st meeting in 16 years involved her meeting my hooha
But all is good, I have now accepted that this baby wants a mummy with grey hair and that the bleeds may well continue...but everything is going to be fine!
Happy and healthy prgnancies to everyone!

 

[InHisHands]

I am having one of those pregnancies without many symptoms. It's still early, but yesterday i had my 8 week appointment and i asked them to do a HCG and my level is 137,450... considered to be within normal range. Baby is just fine despite the mild symptoms.

 

[poppytal pope]

what a good idea for a thread starter, nice one! i thought i would add my two penny worth aswell, now are you sitting comfortably then i shall begin!

with in a six month period ,my mother got breast cancer had it removed successfully , both my grandparents died,my god mother was diagnosed with cancer i split up from my ex of six years four months before getting married then got attacked by a dog had 20 stitches in my face and am lucky to have my right eye,i then got with my partner who was a work colleague at the time i was going through all this, had a mc at 7 weeks then moved house. i am now in my 3rd tri with my boy being due feb 1st. ! my point being this WOMAN HAVE BIGGER BALLS THEN MEN!

 

[laila 44]

I used to be an avid Bn'B member throughout the course of my pregnancy last year and like many of you, I was worried sick about every little thing especially during the first trimester. The truth is, the odds are in your favor! I worried about missed miscarriages, incompetant cervix, still birth and then even SIDS! OF all these horrible things, none materialized and I went on to have a beautiful little baby girl who is 4 months now and is an amazingly easy and fun baby. My pregnancy wasn't an easy one, I developed severe edema (water retention) and was even on bedrest at 34 weeks for suspected pre-eclampsia, induced at 38+2 weeks and eneded up in an emergency c-section but despite all that, looking back now I'd do it all over again as it wasn't even that bad! In the end, I had my healthy beautiful baby and that's really all that matters. Every time I would go to the Dr and mention what I'd read on Bn'B and all the first trimester horror stories, he'd reassure me that the odds were in my favor and tell me that I spend too much time online.... So, all this to say ladies, enjoy your pregnancies! it really does pass rather quickly! don't worry, 95% of the time things work out well and you will all have your LO's in your arms sooner than you think! enjoy this special time, soon enough first trimester will be a blurr and you'll be complaining of indigestion and swollen feet! LOL.

All the best xoxox

 

[Gemini85]

Really does help to realise just how many have, granted, had some awful stuff to get through, but so inspiring to see how everything turned around....and it's true, women DO have bigger balls, we really are quite special machines, it's amazing what recovery we can make, mentally, emotionally and physically! X

 

[Abii]

Really does help to realise just how many have, granted, had some awful stuff to get through, but so inspiring to see how everything turned around....and it's true, women DO have bigger balls, we really are quite special machines, it's amazing what recovery we can make, mentally, emotionally and physically! X

especially when we can actually go a whole 9 moths being pregnant.
I dont even think my df would of gotten this far and im only 5 weeks. The nausea and sore nipples and my hip/back hurting all the time is such a pain in the ass lol.
He always asks if im okay and[i got those hormones already so i snap into bitch mode and go] no! you try having a baby inside you! lmao
i think he even understands that he wouldn't be able to handle being pregnant for even 5 weeks.
although it is a blessing and it makes my day everyday knowing we made a-little lovebug of our own, it is hard, i think the first tri is the worst.
I love my df so much, i just wish he knew how i felt. Last night i couldnt even get comfortable to go to sleep for 3 HOURS! he fell asleep so fast, i actually got jealous lmao

 

[albs]

yay, keep the stories coming until there are more positive stories on here than negative ones

 

[Tisiphonie]

Last June 2010 I delivered my first child, a stillborn son at 26 weeks. I fell pregnant again and this time baby measured 6 days behind with a slow heartbeat. One week later, that baby had died and I miscarried naturally on December 27th. I fell pregnant yet again while on holiday in Spain and again, baby measured behind with a slower heartbeat. One week later, the baby had died. My current doctor did testing but they found nothing and my referral to the specialist was denied.

I went searching for a new doctor and a fellow baby loss mommy called up her doctor and even though the doctor wasn't accepting new patients, she agreed to see me. When I fell pregnant again, she took the time to look for the similarities between my stillbirth and my two MMCs and put me on Lovenox and baby aspirin. My first scan at 7+1 revealed a great heartbeat of 140, but baby measured 4 days behind...again. One week later, baby's heartbeat was now 175 and baby had caught up 2 days and only measured 2 days behind. Two weeks later at 10+1, baby's heartbeat was 173 and baby had caught up completely and was wiggling and happy to see mum and dad.

I fell pregnant this time after meeting my favorite tv actress at a SciFi conference. I told her that her show (where she lost her daughter) helped me get through the hard time after my stillbirth. She gave me the warmest hug and confessed that she had 8 miscarriages before having her daughter at 42 and told me there is always hope. A picture of the two of us with her giving me bunny ears is in my dining room and I look at it every day.

So yes, there is ALWAYS hope.

 

[Gemini85]

Bump! C'mon ladies! Xx

 

[BeantownBaby]

This thread is awesome!! The first tri threads are often so depressing that I just can't read them. I need more positivity so that it fuels my own good mood.

DH and I had a mc this past summer. With that pregnancy I was always worried. I knew the mc rate and I was just so scared something would go wrong. Well, it did and I had a d&c in july. I vowed that when I got pregnant again I would think positively and embrace pregnancy. Some days its harder than others and we all worry. But so help me, I am keeping this baby. 7 weeks along today and scan middle of next week! I keep telling myself that lightening will not strike twice and the odds are in our favor!

 

[DaisyBee]

I was told that my hcg levels were too low with my daughter Megan.... And that she was a blighted ovum. Well she turns 2 in a couple of weeks. This morning I found her on top of her (short) dresser so she could reach her toothbrush and toothpaste as she wanted to brush her teeth. ( talk about giving mom a panic attack!). Oh and I was induced at 37 weeks as they found with a growth scan that she hadn't grown at all the previous 4 weeks and she would be under 5 lbs. Well the scan was wrong... And she was a healthy 5 lbs 14 oz. and perfect.

I've had 2 miscarriages before this pregnancy and today I am 20 weeks. I know how hard it is not to worry and not to stress. But worry and stress don't help. They won't change anything, but your mood. Try to enjoy your pregnancy... It really does go by so fast. Write a journal and write down all the good things.

 

[Gemini85]

right ladies, First Tri is especially depressing and anxoius today, lets have some more happy ending success stories PLEAAAASE! x

 

[cissyhope]

With my last pregnancy,at about 6weeks i started having a little bleed and it was very scary.The docs book me in for an early scan,for which i had to wait a week for,by time i got the scan,the bleeding stopped.All in all i bleed for 12 days,wasnt much but it was a very frightening experience I Had a lovely pregnancy from then on and now i have a gorgeous little boy
So far so good with this pregnancy,no bleeding thankfully. Wishing every one a very healthy pregnancy

 

[Lors]

As this is my first baby and we fell pregnant relatively quickly (3 months) and other than tiredness, a bit nauseous and exploding boob growth I have had it very easy! My only story that proves that everything will be OK, is that I was forced to tell my boss earlier than I wanted to because of a gossip at work, and I didnt want my boss finding out from someone else - I was soooo nervous and got myself really worked up about it, as I thought he would be really upset....and even though he has gone slightly in to panic mode at the idea of me going on mat leave (even though it is not for like almost 6 months!) he is really happy for me! It was much easier than I expected and I have his full support. Regardless of what happens to you whether it is something as devastating as MC or someone being judgemental or something as silly as being so nervous about telling your boss, everytihng works out in the end! Positive thinking is a force of nature so stay positive and if things dont always go to plan, dust yourself off, get back up again and set your next goal with a positive mindset Love, wellness and good health to you all x

 

[InVivoVeritas]

I've been spotting all week and the amount got a lot more on Thursday. With my history I'd prepared myself for the worst, but yesterday I got to see my beautiful, healthy baby. He's even a little big for dates and his heartrate is strong and healthy.

Keep the faith, ladies. Bleeding doesn't have to mean the worst.

 

[kirsteen]

I was really worried about how my mum and OH parents would react, but they are all very supportive!! x