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A completely different dreaded two week wait?

For those who don't know my story, I've been trying to conceive for the past 2.5 years, have had 5 miscarriages from auto-immune issues, was suppose to start injectables, but got accidently pregnant the cycle before on my earliest natural ovulation ever. Currently 5 weeks pregnant, and on blood thinners and progesterone to help this one stick.

I tested positive very early, at 8DPO. I've had 3 HCG tests done (my doubling time was 26-28 hours, fastest ever), I feel good, different from my last pregnancies, and generally very optimistic about this bean.

I have 14 more days before I get my first ultrasound (on April fools if the ultrasound tech makes any jokes I'll kill her), and I'm honestly not sure how I'm going to last until then.

So for the women who have had losses, how did you cope in later pregnancies. Any advice on how to relax until I can get the reassurance of my bean with a lovely heartbeat?

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  • Suze
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    I was in the same situation as you this time last year when I got pregnant after 2 losses. I had to wait until after Easter til I could have my first scan, which was 3 weeks after I got my bfp and it felt like the slowest few weeks ever! I just counted down the days and took some reassurance from the fact that I felt really sick!

    Of course, time passed and I had my scan and we saw a little heartbeat although that still didn't totally reassure me as my previous pregnancy I'd seen a hb at 6 weeks but still lost the baby.

    I them had another agonising two week wait for my next scam where we saw baby was growing well.

    I now have a 3.5 month old beautiful little girl!

    I'm keeping everything crossed for you Hun. Really hoping this bean is your sticky one! Keep us updated.

  • 1 decade ago

    I have had 2 miscarriages since we started ttc 2008 and tomorrow will be 20 weeks pregnant with our first one. Having had miscarriages is enuf to worry about how the third pregnancy is gonna be. I was traveling to my home country last December shortly after finding that I was pregnant. I and my husband decided not to tell the news to anybody as we weren't sure how this is gonna be. That's why I even log into yahoo answers, just to keep me away from thinking anything about this pregnancy. As soon as I went home, I had a scan at 5 weeks 6 days and bang..........saw the flickering baby. I have to say u that was the most memorable moment in my life. With both my miscarriages I haven't even seen the flickering baby, so this one was so assuring and I was so confident that this one will stick. Also, I started getting symptoms that just stayed until I was 16 weeks along. I was on progesterone pills and aspirin right from the time I found out I was pregnant until week thirteen.

    I know how it feels to have gone thro losses and waiting for a betterment. The wait period is just so awful. I'm so sure that u'll have this one sticky and have a baby in 8 months time. I'm keeping u in my daily prayers and so confident that u come up with a super gud news in 2 weeks time.

    Don't worry hun. Yo'll be just fine and so will ur baby. Just keep ur chin up and keep telling to urself that u'll carry this baby to full term and in no time u'll have the baby in ur arms.

    That ur hcgs are doubling is a pretty gud sign. Just keep thinking positive and concentrate on distracting as much as about ur past losses, I'm sure u'll pass this period in no time.

    With lotsa Luv and Prayer

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Oh hun, I hope so much for you that you get your sticky bean this time.

    I have been TTC #2 for 19months and had a miscarriage in January. It was heartbreaking for me and I have promised myself that if I have another one this time I would stop TTC. I am 5 and a half weeks pregnant with my early ultrasound on 8th April so a week after yours :)

    I am so nervous every single time I go to the bathroom that I am going to see blood. I think about it all the time but like you I am actually feeling pretty positive about this one.

    The doubling HCG levels is obviously a brilliant sign! All we can do is keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. I have added you as a contact...hope you don't mind! xxx

  • 1 decade ago

    I lost my first pg at 12 weeks and when I was pregnant with my daughter, the wait until the ultrasound felt like forever. And then getting past the time I lost the first felt like forever too.

    Try to stay distracted as much as possible. Start a project or play games. Anything that will keep you busy.

    I know how hard it is for this kind of wait. Just try not to worry and to relax.

    I'll keep you and your bean in my thoughts and prayers

    Good luck and hope to hear a positive update in 2 weeks!

  • i think that 2 week wait til my first scan was the longest in my life. i just took it a day at a time, and really all you can do is take super good care of yourself.. eat well, rest, drink loads of water, use progesterone, take low dose aspirin, and generally go easy on yourself.

    it is hard i wont lie i was terrified at the scan but seeing that flickering bean! oh wow so worth it. this pregnancy is all good no reason to think anything but good thoughts. thinking of you hun xx

    Source(s): 34+4 with our little girl bub x
  • 5 years ago

    i might schedule a c-section. they're extra complication-loose at present and for somebody such as you who had a foul adventure, you're able to evaluate a c-section. The 2d baby could be extra easy because of the fact the muscle tissues have already stretched for the 1st, so it may no longer be as undesirable. communicate on your Dr. and tell him/her your concerns. you mustn't worry your delivery and you mustn't be stressing!! sturdy success to you! I had a c-section after i could no longer push our daughter out. I by no potential needed a c-section initially, yet became into so under pressure with all the pushing and not something became into progressing that my Dr. desperate to do the c-section with my approval of path. It became into incredibly uncomplicated and after it became into completed, i theory to myself, "why did no longer I do exactly this interior the 1st place!" only think of roughly it. it is your delivery and your selection.

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