PgAL/Anxieties Check In - 6/16

[ellabee]

I think I missed posting last week. 

What's up? How's your PgAL brain doing? Any anxieties you'd like to get off your chest?

[ellabee]

I'll put this here even though it's already in the random thread.

I keep expecting my jeans to get tighter. Everything still fits the same, so that obviously has me jumping to bad conclusions. Tomorrow (8w5d) will be my loss milestone for when we found my MMC. I really wish I had another scan scheduled right now just to check things out.

[peaseblossom55]

As my 12 week scan nears I am beginning to worry about it and whether or not the babies with be healthy or have chromosomal issues. After having a scan every week since week 5 I hate not seeing the babies next week. I know I'm spoiled.

[ashtog]

ellabee ((hugs)) loss milestones are so tough.

peaseblossom55 you and the babies are in my prayers ❤️

[ashtog]

I found the bean on my Doppler last night!! Within like 5 min, a nice strong hb between 145-165! So great!
But then hubs and I had the secks and there was so much pinkish brown blood and like a few very small clots in the toilet. Rational brain is like "spotting after sex is totes normal. " pgal brain is like " it's the beginning of the end!"

After kids go to school I'm checking for baby hb again. It's so reassuring ❤️

[lakegirl]

I'm in the same anxiety boat ashtog . I had some light pink spotting this morning and I know it's from my appointment yesterday (she did a pap smear and pelvic exam) but I automatically jumped to worst case scenario.

[rinny]

My anxiety is still through the roof this week. I can't seem to calm down about it. It's been a struggle having no early ultrasounds or even bloodwork, but at least I have less than a week to go until my appt. I REALLY hope they can hear a hb on the doppler. It will be possibly too early though. I know they won't be doing an U/S then either :/. I haven't had any additional spotting, which is good.


Sometimes I feel really guilty for having this much anxiety when my only loss was a CP. I know I shouldn't, but I do.

[tex]

When would be a good time to get a Doppler? I've been thinking about it especially since we will be traveling most of August. Just for that reassurance.

[ellabee]

tex, I think by around 11 weeks is when they say you should be able to find a heart beat by doppler. My OBs office won't try much earlier than that.

Anecdotally I've heard of people finding a heartbeat a week or so before that.

[neekoneeko]

I'm feeling pretty stressed this week, this pregnancy has been so much more more "normal" than any other pregnancy I've had, even my daughter so I'm not getting a lot of extra monitoring. I get the anxiety after being spoiled peaseblossom55, you get used to seeing them. I have an ultrasound on this coming Thursday so I just have to keep it together until then.

[brazilianpeach]

I just woke up from a horrible nightmare that Bean was coming early because I didn't have enough fluid for her/him. PgAL brain plus vivid dreams in pregnancy mean very real, terrifying dreams. I don't get to see the doctor again until July so I just bought a Doppler. I'm only 9 weeks so not sure it will work but I can try. Just like neekoneeko because this pregnancy is a singleton I get less check ups than I did with the girls so that makes me uneasy too.

I just need to get my shit together. I still have 14 weeks until my loss milestone.

[tex]

Hugs brazilianpeach

[ashtog]

Hugs brazilianpeach