Pregnancy Loss

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Positive lines after a loss..

Hey guys! I had a miscarriage at 6weeks back in December, and we have struggled to fall pregnant again. Well, today I am 12DPO and I see a very faint positive! Currently in tears in the bathroom while my husband works away with so many mixed emotions!! I am thrilled but also scared to death!! Anyone have any advice ...

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Miscarriage last night

7weeks had a miscarriage my first miscarriage I feel so broken 💔 I feel like I can't do this. I'm struggling I don't know how I'm going to get through this. How do you cope? How do you stop wondering what If? How do you stop wondering if it's something I did, was it something that I eat or wasn't eating should…

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Hope

Hi all, I just wanted to post some positivity. I had a chemical pregnancy and a missed miscarriage last year, I fell pregnant last month and I predicted I was 6weeks, 3 days. This week I have had lots of spotting, and have been up and down to EPU, they did an early scan today, I’m measuring 6weeks, 4 days and th...

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Breastfeeding and miscarriages

Was anyone breastfeeding when they had a miscarriage. I've read a lot online from women who said they kept having miscarriages when they were breastfeeding and only until they stopped did they no longer have a miscarriage. Did this happen to anyone? I'm not wanting to try to get pregnant anymore until my toddler st...

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Wanting to start trying again asap

Has been over a week since miscarriage when does everyone think it’s okay to try again?

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Large subchorionic hematoma

Hi girls. Has anyone had/currently have a pregnancy with a large hematoma? I was convinced that I had lost this pregnancy and the scan was going to confirm that. I’m in disbelief that my pregnancy is still there but sharing my uterus with a large (57) hematoma. The EPAU couldn’t give any statistics or much advice r...

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If you know me no you don’t..

I am 7.4 weeks pregnant with my 2nd baby based on conception (7 months pp, exclusively breastfeed and no period). I can’t shake the feeling of a missed miscarriage based on only one fact- I am feeling well. I went through some fatigue and get a little nauseous but overall I’m not dying and that worries me? I was so ...

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Rainbow baby

Hi, I'm new here but I'm in desperate need of reassurance. I was pregnant in 2023 due in June this year. Unfortunately, I had something the doctors called a missed miscarriage. There were no signs my baby had stopped growing, we thought everything was fine until we went for our 12-week scan and were informed our ba...

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Expectant management

Hello I've opted to wait for my miscarriage to take place on its own but I'm not really sure what to expect. At first I had some brown discharge and now I'm having very light bleeding that keeps stopping for a few days and then start again. Is this normal? I've not really had bright or heavy bleeding yet. The discha...

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medication

my dr prescribed me metronidazole 500mg for BV. I’m currently 8 weeks and 1 day, can this cause a miscarriage? I’m scared since i’ve gone through a miscarriage and after taking the medication i’ve been cramping.

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Heelllpppppp

Okay. Last period was 12/22, I tested positive on January 21st. We miscarried 2/18. I didn’t get a period, my bloodwork showed my levels went down, and I tested positive again on April 13th. My dr can’t see me until June 3rd, but I’m so anxious about how far along I could be or if everything is ok. We’ve already...

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Mind blown

2 miscarriages and 1 fertility treatment healthy pregnancy. 23rd April we find out I’m pregnant through coincidence. Due to my history and additional meds with my daughter I called the EPU to see if I would need these again. Went in for a scan yesterday and found out I’m currently carrying twins. Mind is blown right...

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Getting back to things

It’s 5 weeks since my miscarriage. I was off work for 3 weeks and went back last week and this week. However I couldn’t go in today, I didn’t bother with phased return as I thought I was ok. Last night I was full of sadness. And pain. I’m surrounded by babies. Pregnant mums. People having miscarriages people getting...

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What does a chemical pregnancy actually mean?

I’m processing my first chemical pregnancy and I’ve had a lot of big emotions. My clinic didn’t tell me much, just that it’s a very early miscarriage. I had a PGT tested euploid embryo. 46 chromosomes. A boy. Graded 6BB. It was our only viable embryo and my heart breaks that it started working but then stopped. I’...

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Miscarriage

I am 6w 4d today. I have had intermittent bleeding with blood clots and occasional abdominal pain for the last two days. I had an appointment yesterday they did an ultrasound which showed no sac but my hcg was 660. My obgyn thinks there’s a chance I can still be pregnant and this can be bleeding from implantation. ...

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Miscarriage?

I had a d&c for miscarriage in 22nd march and since then I fell pregnant again I am meant to be 4 weeks and 2 days but I’m now bleeding , not too heavy but not light.. is this another miscarriage:(

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