When did you start believing your pregnancy might actually work out this time?

[londongirl]

Hi ladies

At what stage did you let go a bit of the fear and start Thinking this pregnancy might actually work out, and get excited?

I got that feeling this morning at 6w2d. I got it because I feel more pregnant than my first (blighted ovum) and my second, and I passed the time milestone of my second (natural MC at 6 weeks).

It's only now starting to sink in that we are pregnant and we might have a baby in 7.5 months! It's sooo exciting but of course scary in case something did happen.

When did your mind shift to feeling a little more confident?

 

[Starry Night]

I started to feel hopeful at 8 weeks when an early scan showed a baby measuring the right size with a strong heart beat and no signs of any clots or bleeds (all my other pregnancies had those...even my son's). I was still really nervous though. I started to relax when I heard a heart beat at 12 weeks but didn't really start to get excited until we heard a heart beat at 16 weeks.

 

[LifeAfterDepo]

I just found out we're pregnant again! I think I'll believe it this time when I'm showing. Interested to hear what others think.

 

[tinymumma]

I just found out we're pregnant again! I think I'll believe it this time when I'm showing. Interested to hear what others think.

I think I'll be the same. When my bumpy is a proper one, it will set in a lot more. It still doesn't feel real. Baby daddy says he has a really good feeling about it, yet we're holding off from laybying items until I'm about 4 months, just to be on the safe side.
We have both lost children (one for him at about 22 weeks and 2 for me. First at almost 19 weeks and second an early loss at about 5 weeks)
I still fret, every single day, thinking if I get comfortable, then something will go wrong. I don't think you ever let go of that fear when you have had a m/c, until you have a happy, safe and healthy little miracle in your arms
I've found distractions help plenty (apart from those bouts of the nasty ms) I've begun an AIN course, I'm reading a lot more and really getting into my knitting. Find a hobby that can occupy yourself and even though it will always be in the back of your brain, time will go faster. You will see

 

[celine]

Ive only started beleiving about two weeks ago when i felt small movement. I havent announced yet and only told oir parents last week.

 

[Topanga053]

I really wanted to believe/hoped that it would work out this time after our first ultrasound at 6 weeks showed a healthy bean with a good HB, but I didn't really let myself relax more and discuss the future (ie talk about the nursery and daycares, etc) until well into the second trimester. I STILL--at 37+6--have moments of worry, but it was somewhere between hearing the HB at 15 weeks and having a good gender scan at 19 weeks that I started becoming much more confident.

 

[dairymomma]

I just started believing this baby just might be my 3rd miracle when I made it to 16 weeks and started feeling undeniable baby movement. I started getting a little more hopeful when I hit 11 weeks and my bleeding went away, no bleeds were seen in my uterus and bubs had a strong healthy heartbeat but I've had a loss at 14 weeks so I couldn't breathe until after my 14 weeks appt and we saw that lovely hb. I still couldn't quite believe it until I felt baby start moving enough to know it was baby and not gas bubbles.

 

[londongirl]

These are all so cool and exciting to hear

 

[Tulip]

Every scan, test, doppler and movement has brought me a step forward.

I think now (16 weeks) we've checked for brain and spinal issues and got the all clear (Ruby had an open neural tube - partially formed skull), plus the Harmony test came back with no trisomy issues, I'm now forcing myself to relax. Barring a lottery win he will be our last baby so I need to make the most of being pregnant - it's nearly halfway through already!

We bought him a couple of outfits yesterday and have started joking about names (which shows how confident hubby is as he usually refuses before 20 weeks). He hasn't yet seen my new cloth Nappy stash

I think the biggest factor in any PAL is getting past the "loss point" or "diagnosis point" of your furthest loss, things always seem a little brighter then

 

[MissyBee]

I'm still not to that point yet, but I'm hoping after I get past 13 weeks (the point at which I miscarried last time) that maybe I will not be so worried. I'm 10 weeks now and have already seen the heartbeat, but I saw that last time too so it's not really that reassuring I just want to get past the point where I was before. The good new is that that's just after my birthday, so it will be a nice present to have some peace of mind.

 

[Starry Night]

Passing loss milestones really is such a huge step when pregnant after a loss. I didn't start to feel better until I passed mine either.

 

[kaicyna]

I won't believe it until my LO is finally here....

 

[Megyn]

I am six weeks, still no signs of pregnancy besides feeling tired and sore boobs. I had a blighted ovum 2 months ago and got pregnant one cycle after the miscarriage. Doc appointment is not tip March 7th, oh the wait.