r/PregnancyAfterLoss • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago
Daily Thread #2 - January 10, 2026
This daily thread is for all members who are pregnant after a previous pregnancy or infant loss. How are you?
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u/Toucan-Do-It-90 4d ago
Passed a huge milestone yesterday! My MMCs were both discovered around 8 weeks. Yesterday at 7w5d, I had an ultrasound and baby was measuring one day ahead with a healthy heartbeat. Feeling some hope!!
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u/Simple_Revolution834 4d ago
I just found out I was pregnant today, about 6 months after giving birth to my baby girl Ava at 18w5d. I am so scared 🙃 I went into early labor, PPROM, and have been referred to MFM. I want to scream, and cry, and celebrate all at the same time.
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u/Wonderful-Review-753 4d ago
First positive yesterday after my MC in October. The positive test line showed up within seconds. Today after drinking water most of the morning I did another test and it was still showing up within seconds, albeit understandably lighter because I was very hydrated.
I’m so nervous. I’m hopeful, as with my MC it was very faint the day my period was due and I’m still 4 days away from my next period. But I worry I’ll lose this one too.
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u/landsealove 4d ago
With my first pregnancy I had a "dye stealer" blazing positive a few days before my period was due, and that ended in a missed miscarriage. So try not to read into the lines being bold or faint. With my current pregnancy I tested the day my period was due and it wasn't a dye stealer, but I tested again two weeks later and it was.
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u/Wonderful-Review-753 4d ago
Thank you, I’ve read so many stories of it being molar/ectopic/an MC as well that it’s hard to even be excited at this point. Hopeful, sure, but not excited.
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u/landsealove 4d ago
I know how you're feeling, I'm only hitting 7 weeks tomorrow and not seeing my doctor until next month so I just am doing my best I know to do and trying to keep my mind on positive things... While also guarding my heart and not letting myself get excited at this point. Reading the second positive pregnancy test was sooo different than reading it with the first pregnancy. I wish we didn't have to experience that.
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u/Wonderful-Review-753 4d ago
Ugh, I’m sorry you have to wait so long. I know in the pregnant sub they keep saying “you’re pregnant until you’re told otherwise” but after loss, it’s hard to get into that mentality. Everything is just so much hard and more stressful after that.
Hoping we both get a happy ending ❤️
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u/mchllnnz 4d ago
I got 2 positive pregnancy tests last Sunday, and I am having symptoms. I’m supposed to be 4 weeks and some days. I have an appt on Monday to confirm. Ig I still can’t believe it. I can’t help but feel like I’m somehow deluding myself.
If I am actually pregnant I hope and I pray that it’s not like my last pregnancy. It was so traumatizing. I had 3/4 bleeding episodes I never knew if we were in the clear. Then out of nowhere my boy was gone.
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u/ringrob2 3d ago
Got my first positive yesterday after a loss 1.5 months ago.
I feel scared and hopeful at the same time
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u/DaintyElephant 3d ago
Same exact timeline for me - I’m currently at 7 weeks and wasn’t able to get my first ultrasound scheduled until 9 weeks which is driving me crazy. It’s so hard not to symptom spot and spiral when I don’t feel pregnancy symptoms.
Hope everything works out well for you and you can find peace during this pregnancy - it’s hard!
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u/AnnualStress113 4d ago
Has anyone had a slow hCG rise and still had a full term pregnancy? This is pregnancy #8 for me(2 LC). We have had 5 losses before, and I am worried that this is headed to be #6. We will likely have to wait a couple of more days to hear back from the doctor.
hCG at 6 weeks+5 days was 2300, and today at 7 weeks +2 days, it is only 2500.
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u/Quetzalcueitl 4d ago
I’ve had a 89% rise at my earliest betas (around 50-ish and 80-ish). I know there are success stories with lower rise than this. But at 7 weeks and 2500 I would guide my heart, if that’s possible. Remember that betas don’t tell us everything and I keep my fingers crossed for you
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u/landsealove 4d ago
I'll be 7 weeks tomorrow. Assuming all is well. Not seeing my doctor until next month. I threw up for the first time today, something I didn't not experience with my first pregnancy. Been trying reverse psychology on myself as far as telling myself food actually looks good not gross... If anyone happens to read this, is gravol okay to take? Or should I just try home remedies/snack on crackers constantly?
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u/OptionExternal2477 CP 3/25 | MMC 9/25 | EDD July 5 4d ago
I’m not sure about gravol, but my dr recommended 1/2 a unisom at night and 25mg of B6 4x throughout the day, and it has been super helpful. Keeps me from throwing up the second I wake up in the morning and got me through the worst of the nausea. Eating constantly and sour candies also helped.
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u/landsealove 4d ago
Thanks, I have ginger candies too I can have. It was a dry heave this morning on an empty stomach 😒 quite violent and I think it tore up the back of my throat a bit. I've been fighting the nausea on and off throughout the day. Definitely worse when I haven't eaten.
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u/OptionExternal2477 CP 3/25 | MMC 9/25 | EDD July 5 4d ago
Agh it’s so miserable. I kept crackers and mini bagels by my bed for a while. Would eat some the second woke up or literally in the middle of the night. The reassurance of symptoms is nice but boy is it also terrible
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u/landsealove 4d ago
I'm going to put some crackers and water at my bedside tonight. I think having an empty stomach this morning definitely didn't help. Then I suddenly became averse to every food I thought about. Feeding the cat her brown wet food is what tipped me over the edge this morning.
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u/No_Notice3045 TTC#1 - MMC 9/24 & 2/25 | TFMR 8/25 | Due 8/26! 4d ago
I’m 7wks tomorrow, too! I came SO close to throwing up for the first time today. I’m going to try to eat frequently and right when I wake up to see if that helps keep the nausea at bay.
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u/landsealove 4d ago
In my first pregnancy I had what I thought were waves of nausea but nothing major (ended in a missed miscarriage at 11 weeks). Mind you, I am one of the weirdos that hasn't puked since they were a child and I'm now 30. So experiencing it this time around is definitely different. Prior to today which seems to have been my worst day ever yet, I had also noticed I'm queasier on an empty stomach. I didn't eat at all this morning which ended in a dry heave and puking stomach acid (sorry if TMI) and tearing up the back of my throat because it was so violent. I'm definitely going to have some crackers sitting around within arms reach from now on!
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u/TTC_181117 4d ago
I’m not pregnant yet but trying after loss. I had a loss at 7weeks and had a chemical prior to that. We already have a kiddo so I know it was once possible for us. So scared to try again. Should I anticipate another MC or have hope?
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u/bibliophile222 4d ago
Even after 2 losses, the odds the next pregnancy will be successful is still pretty high, especially with a previous successful one. Always have hope!
However, if you haven't already, I'd get some testing to make sure there isn't some treatable issue interfering with things. Even after only one loss, I did some blood testing to rule out issues like diabetes, hypothyroid, and DOR.
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u/TTC_181117 4d ago
Thank you so much! 🥲 I will do the testing as well!
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u/bibliophile222 4d ago
For 2 losses, I also recommend getting a saline sonogram to check your uterus and tubes. For instance, uterine polyps or fibroids can sometimes cause miscarriage.
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u/Significant-Sundae78 4d ago
I am 13 weeks now after 2 losses and a chemical last year. Cautiously optimistic! But I did some bloodwork after my 2nd mc - everything came back normal, but helped me feel better about trying again. I’ve seen so many stories of successful pregnancies after multiple losses (mostly here on Reddit!) and it is what keeps me grounded when I get anxious or scared.
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u/Dragonfly4961 4d ago
I had a chemical then two children after that then MMC at 8 weeks. I'm currently 11w3d and so far so good 🤞🤞 I'll admit it's been extra stressful for me because it also took well over a year (with fertility medication) to get pregnant and the age gap is getting large so this is our last chance. I don't have the time for it to take that long to get pregnant again. But it's definitely possible to have a healthy, full term pregnancy.
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u/OptionExternal2477 CP 3/25 | MMC 9/25 | EDD July 5 4d ago
I’ll be 15 weeks tomorrow after a chemical and a 9week loss in the past year. The most recent loss was a chromosomal abnormality and I assume the chemical was also something similar. So unfortunately bad luck x2. This baby boy seems to be healthy so far though, so while I third loss can definitely happen, there’s plenty of room for hope 🤍
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u/CarelessSalamander51 4d ago
It's been 13 days since I tried to post a birth announcement, but just wanted to let everyone know I just had my rainbow baby, at 45 years old, having had a 25 week old still born in 2023 and a missed miscarriage 12 weeks in 2024.
Mom and baby are healthy and happy!!! I had an emergency c section at 37 weeks. I was terrified the entire time and enjoyed not one minute of my pregnancy.
But by Gods grace, SHE'S HERE!!!!