re: Pregnancy after stillbirth nervousness

Hey,
I'm sort of going through the same thing right now. I'm pregnant after my daughter was stillborn (at 21 1/2 weeks) and then an early pregnancy loss. I'll be 12 weeks on Sunday but I don't ever feel like I will get that sigh of relief that I need. There was no known reasons for my losses (after lots of time and money went into testing for about 3 months, they found nothing wrong with me) Anyway, the only thing that helps me is praying. I don't know if you believe in God so I don't know if that will work for you, but it's the only thing that is keeping me sane right now.

i gave birth to a stil born at 5months..and i got pregnant again with no prolem and i am very worried...but i am here for ya and i think everything
will work out beautifuly

im sorry about your lost last year. I had a stillborn last july 1st. He was my first. i was38 weeks alongAnd I just had my second son May 17th. Do you have a doppler that you can listen to the baby's heartbeat?? i had one for my second pregnancy and it does help. i was scared that whole time i was pregnant with my son until i had him. Are you being watch closer this time?? i was watched pretty close. And had many ultrasounds.


melissa

Quoting Piglet & Tigger's MOM:“ im sorry about your lost last year. I had a stillborn last july 1st. He was my first. i was38 weeks alongAnd ... [snip!] ... son until i had him. Are you being watch closer this time?? i was watched pretty close. And had many ultrasounds. melissa”

yeah i go to the doctors every 2 weeks already lol its a pain to drive there though

Quoting Piglet & Tigger's MOM:“ im sorry about your lost last year. I had a stillborn last july 1st. He was my first. i was38 weeks alongAnd ... [snip!] ... son until i had him. Are you being watch closer this time?? i was watched pretty close. And had many ultrasounds. melissa”

Yes, I do have a doppler and am very thankful for it! They said that they will start watching alot closer around 28 weeks, but if I have ANY worries or anxiety to come right in. They said that 'watching' will include frequent ultrasounds and non stress test!

Wow! Our Angel's were born 12 days apart. I'm glad your second pregnancy went well!

To everyone else: Thanks so very much for your support and I'm sorry for your losses!

I lost my baby at 24 weeks 7-8 years ago due to unknown reasons. I had a 2nd level u/s only a week before she died, and all they said was that she measured a bit small and wasn't as active as they'd like her to be during the u/s (given that I was told to drink apple juice beforehand).Then after 2-3 days of not feeling any movement but with no other symptoms, I went to a routine visit and the doctor found no heartbeat. I delivered her the next day after they induced me and 6 hours of labor. They did a blood panel on me and I was fine. The hospital was also supposed to conduct an autopsy, but they FORGOT! So I never found out why my little girl died. They did see a clot in the umbilical cord, but since she's been gone for a couple days by then, they couldn't tell whether it developed when she was still alive or the blood coagulated after her demise.

Now I'm almost 31 weeks and seeing a high-risk specialist. I was very uneasy and fearful of losing her until I was about 25 weeks or so and the doc said she was measuring ahead. I also get a huge relief whenever I see her on the u/s, which I get about twice a month. I bought a doppler and checked her heartbeat whenever I felt she wasn't moving enough. She has lazy days and that freaks me out, but once I start to really worry, she also gives me a kick to let me know she's ok. I still get concerned now and then when she isn't as active. I don't think the fear will ever go away until she is born, and what a gloriuos day that would be. It's scary to think about losing this baby too cuz I don't know how I can go on without her.