Paranoid Over Aches After A Previous Miscarriage HELP
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I had a miscarriage last July, and had to have a D&E. We are now right at 15 weeks pregnant. I can't help but be paranoid over every twinge and ache. I check the paper every time I use the restroom and I am constantly worried. We had a healthy ultrasound at 10 weeks 2 days and the heartrate was 169. However I have had some pretty severe lower back aches and my appet_te hasn't increased that much. I have had no bleeding and only slight lower abdominal cramping. I just worry constantly that the baby will just stop developing and I won't know about it. Last time the baby had been gone for at least a month before I had any brown discharge, but no bleeding. ANd I had a really tough time with the surgery, as I coded coming out of the anesthesia. Plus I had an allergic reaction to the morphine they gave me for pain. I'm really scared and would just really like to hear from someone who has had overwhelming anxiety. Thanks
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I do not have any advice except to say that I also had a miscarriage last year and am now in the 17th week of a healthy pregnancy. During the first trimester I was scared everyday and tried a lot of meditation and positive affirmations to get my mind off the worries. Now I am much more relaxed, but still checking the toilet paper every single time. When I get any type of slight ache or pain the old fear returns. It has actually helped me to go on a lot of these pregnancy sites and read about other women who are or have experienced the same aches and pains during a perfectly healthy pregnancy. Even though I feel the worry is legitimate after a miscarriage, I constantly try and remind myself that, regardless of what is taking place in my body, positive thoughts opposed to negative thinking will be much healthier for the baby. I say that as much to remind myself as for you. Let's both take care and remember to breathe deeply:)
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Missie... Thats scary about the coding after surgery... Even though you probably wasn't able to tell, it would still be scary hearing about it afterwards. I am right there with you about worrying though... I had a mc and a sb, so every twing makes me scared. Only the movement of my baby rea__sures me. At 8 weeks I was having horrible pains for 2 weeks, an was at the doctor whining all the time... but all is well on 154 more days to go. Pains are just the uterus growing...
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Wow, Missie, I really feel your pain. I had a miscarriage last September, and I also had a D&C and now we are at about 9 weeks pregnant and in two days I will have my first prenatal check-up. I have taken 3 home preganacy test (all positive) and every time my stomach makes a sound or if I feel a pain, I go crazy with fear and I start praying, and I also walk around feeling my b___st for a sensitivity check. I think I have hit the brink of paranoia and I have pa__sed it on to the baby's father ( he won't touch if you get my meaning), but in two days I will see my doctor and see what can be done to try and get some earlier warning signs, if at all possible. I do know that for now all I can do is take it one day at time, try to control my fears and try to provide my baby with the best environment for development as possible. I wish you the best of luck.
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