A new pregnancy doesn't mean we forget the babies we've lost. This weekly Thursday thread is for all members to talk about their grief. Looking for support? Just need to share some memories? This is the place for you!

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements.

I had a d dimer test done last year due to chest pain and it was 750. Doctor did ultrasound of leg and CT of lungs and there was no clot.

Currently I am 20 weeks pregnant and had left leg pain in calf.d dimer test came to 1034 and ultrasound of leg showed no clot.

I am just concerned that I have a clot somewhere and my doctor is being dismissive. Anyone with elevated d dimer in pregnancy and had a good outcome with no impact on self or baby?

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements. Thanks for helping us create a great community.

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements.

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements. Thanks for helping us create a great community.

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements.

This weekly Monday thread is for members to ask questions of ttcal Alumni (members who are currently pregnant after loss or who have had a pregnancy after loss that resulted in a living child).

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements. Thanks for helping us create a great community.

We created this space to share pregnancy concerns like:

- Beta HCGs that seem low or might not be doubling appropriately

- Concerning ultrasound findings

- Bleeding issues

- Etc

These posts are welcome in our Daily Thread, but this is a specific area to discuss limbo and concerns.

Lets all remember HCG averages, too!
- Under 1,200 mIU/ml: <72 Hours

- 1200-6000 mIU/ml: Between 72 and 96 Hours is average, so <96 is good

- Over 6,000 mIU/ml: >96 Hours is normal, with no known average (so varied)

This weekly Monday thread is for members to share what they've been doing to care for themselves. How are you handling your PAL anxieties? Or just regular life/pregnancy self care. Share here!

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements.

Sorry if it's not allowed, I just can't really find much information anywhere.

I had my AFP test drawn this past week at 17w2. They said my results were in but nothing was really populated it just said "result" or "See comments" or "see interpretation". It was run through labcorp, but I only have access to the results through mychart (so I can't verify whether or not these were the actual values listed on the original report).

I asked my doctor and she said, "there were no results". This has me spiraling that something must be wrong.

Has anyone had any experience with this? TIA ❤️

Please does anyone have any experience with this? Most of the posts I can find the SCH is not near the baby or placenta and I am freaking out! (11weeks) thank you x

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements. Thanks for helping us create a great community.

This thread is for new members who are now pregnant after a previous pregnancy or baby loss.

Please introduce yourself, tell us about your TTC/loss journey, and give us details on your new pregnancy. Share your line porn if you want!

If you're new to this sub, or are rejoining us after some time away, please see our Welcome post to familiarize yourself with how our sub works.

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements.

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements. Thanks for helping us create a great community.

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements.

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements. Thanks for helping us create a great community.

Hi everyone! You may have seen this post before, but I am posting this one last time before the study closes next month and I start to look at the data to see what we've found. If you have time and would like to, I would be so grateful to have your participation.

A recap on the study and who can take part:

I am currently conducting an online research study with the NHS and University of Glasgow, which is looking at how pregnant mothers mentally prepare for their baby, following a previous experience of one or more pregnancy losses.

The research involves anonymously completing a series of psychological questionnaires via an online platform. It will ask you about previous losses, your current pregnancy, your mental health and wellbeing, in addition to what you think your relationship with your baby will be. To take part you must currently be in your second or third trimester of pregnancy and have previously experienced at least one pregnancy loss, at any time of the pregnancy. You must also currently reside in the UK.

This is such an under-researched area and I hope you'll agree that its important this is rectified, to not only increase awareness, but to also help improve support for people going through this experience.

If you want to find out more about the study, or want to take part, please follow this link:

https://uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_07bL3gPMhzXiZL0

Thank you for reading :)

**Please remember to stop by r/ttcafterloss to give updates on how things are going in the Alumni Check-In Thread and to answer questions in the Ask an Alumni thread! **

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements.

On October 16th at 10:17a I finally held the love of my life, Celeste.

Up until 10/15, my pregnancy was normal, pretty boring tbh. But that early AM (around 3a), I went in to L&D after experiencing contractions every 3–5mins expecting to deliver naturally. Instead, after 3 high blood pressure readings and abnormal blood work, I was told I needed to be induced due to concerns about preeclampsia.

I was started on a low dose of misoprostol to thin my cervix, which took longer than expected. After several rounds of the miso, progress was going pretty slow, but finally, with the help of a peanut ball(didn’t even know what this was!), things started moving. I began to dilate and then my water broke—it’s exactly like everyone says, a pop and a gush! It felt surreal. I now know what people mean when they say “you’ll know it’s your water breaking. You’ll just KNOW”. It’s such a unique feeling. I thought at this point things would progress smoothly but my baby said “nope, gonna worry you one last time”.

My baby’s heart rate began fluctuating, dropping and elevating making the nurses concerned. They kept moving me from one position to another to stabilize her heart, but nothing worked. At one point, I had 5 or 6 nurses in the room helping. The midwife eventually inserted a monitor on my baby’s head to read contractions more accurately and introduced fluid back to my baby. All the moving around and the fluid helped because my baby’s heart rate finally stabilized. But I was terrified. after everything, to get this far and to see the worried faces of all the nurses…it was overwhelming scary. I cried a lot.

Time blurred after that, but eventually I could feel my baby’s head between my legs. I kept telling the nurses I needed to push, but I was only 9 cm dilated and was reminded not to push and that was incredibly hard . I was moved around again (I had an epidural so I needed help), but at that point I knew my baby was crowning. I felt an intense pressure which was different to the contractions. I begged the midwife to check me and she did right before giving me a dose of pitocin and she said, “Let’s have this baby.”

Panic hit me hard not going to lie. Every fear I had about motherhood, about not being ready or capable, just flashed in my head. I remember crying and saying I was scared. But my sister and the nurses helped calm me. And when it came time to push, all the doubt disappeared. I felt powerful and ready. After just 10 minutes of pushing, my healthy baby girl was finally here.

Thankfully, Celeste was perfect. I, on the other hand had rising liver AST levels and ended up staying in the hospital for 6 days!!! My levels hit over 300, but eventually, they began to drop. It was a difficult time along with trying to breast feed, and not being able to move around on my own and my husband doing most if not all the work of taking care of little Celeste but that’s a story for another day.

Holding Celeste in my arms still feels unreal. After everything we’ve been through, I look at her and can hardly believe she’s here. All the pain, the worry, the losses it’s still there, but I tell myself it’s all part of my journey that led to her.

I know how hard it is to keep hope alive when things feel uncertain, and how much pain comes with loss and waiting. My heart is with all of you still hoping, trying, and waiting for your moment.

Ps: I also want to be honest, my birth experience wasn’t easy, and while I don’t want to scare anyone, I do feel it’s important to talk about the parts we don’t often hear about. I feel like TikTok and social media in general has created this unrealistic expectation of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. There’s so much focus on the “perfect” birth that they often leave out the reality of how unpredictable it can all be. I didn’t have the experience I planned, but in the end, it was still beautiful in its own way. So if your journey looks different than expected, know that you’re not alone. It’s okay to feel scared or uncertain.

Hello ladies !! I’ll try my best to shorten this up I miscarried 2 times Back to back ! After not getting pregnant for 14 years ! I am 35 now with a 10 month old rainbow baby Boy 💖 & a 15 year old son ! I will say the ONLY thing that kept me a float is my higher power ! I did also demand progesterone pills because of this group I figured MAYBE it would help ! The drs all deny it helping … but I have my baby . And I lost the 2 right before him so idk what’s up with the drs being super tight on progesterone but to me I think it helped me and prevented early bleeding!

Don’t ever give up hope ladies ! When it’s the creators time it WILL happen! Maybe not when we want it to but it WILL happen have faith keep hoping ! I was EXTREMELY depressed and thought I am done I don’t even want to get pregnant and it happened! If anyone needs to talk I’m here

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements. Thanks for helping us create a great community.

A new pregnancy doesn't mean we forget the babies we've lost. This weekly Thursday thread is for all members to talk about their grief. Looking for support? Just need to share some memories? This is the place for you!

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements.

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements. Thanks for helping us create a great community.

This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?

We want to foster a sense of community, which is why we have a centralized place for most daily conversation. This allows users to post and get replies, but also encourages them to reply to others in the same thread. We want you to receive help and be there for others at the same time, if possible. Most milestones should go here, along with regular updates. Stand alone posts are Mod approved only and have set requirements.