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Arti & Tamara

Hello. Just wanted to tell you, you are not alone. I have also had three miscarriages - they all occured within 12 months. That was four years ago.

My husband and I just started recently to have children again. I am about 8 weeks right now, and will be going in for a checkup tomorrow. I am a little nervous, especially since I started bleeding on Sunday, but I can only hang in there and hope for the best.

God will know when the right time is for me to have a baby.

Jenny

one positive two negative

I had irregular periods before i went on the pill. I recently quit taking the pill. I am 1 week late if i have my period like i did on the pill. I took a home test when i was 3 days late and it said positive. I took a test the next morning and it said negative. I took another test, different brand, the next morning and it said negative. Should i go to the doctor and get tested or should i just wait a little longer and take another test at home?

marie

The greatest feeling in the world!

I had a great pregnancy, no complications at all only some stress due to me hating my clinic. Well I was due to deliver may 2nd and about 2am I felt a small gush of water. Woke my husband up and off we go to the hospital I didn't like, I went there because I was positive this wasn't it. So I stayed there for a while, no dilation, only very mild contractions that I couldn't even feel myself. I was let go at about 6am. I felt fine all day, but the next I told everyone that I wasn't going to go one more day pregnant and I was right. I started to have very noticeable contractions at around 9pm. I just remember feeling like I was trapped I just wanted to be alone walkingall around the house and not knowing what to do. At 12pm I went to bed and woke up at 2am in serious pains. We left for the hospital, (the one I wanted! even though I wasn't a patient there, the took very good care of me and everyone was wonderful. Was admitted promptly. When asked how far my contractions felt I said about 10mins but the said they were at 3mins. When I was 6cm I had to have my water broken since it had not been it last night. ! I got an epidural shortly after and that was heaven! didn't last long though! It wore off often. I had my mother in law and husband there with me. They where being loud and not letting me rest but hey, it was ok. I would dose off every so often and all of the sudden they just say " It's Time!!!" and I'm like "time for what!?" So the nurses propped up my legs on the stirrup things and urged me to push my heart out! they told me I needed to let them know when I was contracting and push, not to look at the monitor. So I did and about some 20mins later my son was born! 8lbs 11oz 20in long. I got to view my son emerging from the birth canal through a mirror too! At that moment, I don't know if it was the drugs or what, but I didn't feel like I had just given birth, like I was in a movie and wasn't happening to me, but later it hit me! I couldn't stop crying and was only so happy that my baby was born healthy and that I had brought him into this world. I had a 2nd degree tear (downwards) and a 1st degree tear (upwards) and I could feel the stitching but it was so well worth it. I now have a beautiful 5 month old boy that is the center of my life. I would go through it 1000 times more just to feel the satisfaction and sense of acomplishment I felt when my son was born.

María

amazing first

one day at work i told some co workers that i had been feeling more tired than usual. they asked if my breast felt tender and i told them yes. they both came to the conclusion that i am pregnant. i'm 20 so i'm a bit naive about this sort of thing. me and my husband didn't plan a baby for another few years. i ended up taking 4 test within a few days. the first 3 being the e.p.t. +/- but the line was so faint i was unsure. so i finally bought the clearblue digital and it said pregnant. so i go to the doctors to confirm this and from their calendar i was 3 weeks and 6 days pregnant. its insane how syptoms can be so early.

LaRae

my first prenatal visit

Hi,
I am hoping that someone might be able to relate to what I am experiencing and put my mind to ease. I found out I am pregnant on Thursday Sept. 28th and for a week before that I started to experience cramping (lower than period cramps) - however in the past few days the cramping seems to be all through my abdomen. I just got back from my first prenatal visit and the nurse said that cramping is common for women who miscarry. I am 5 weeks pregnant and am worried. This is my first pregnancy and I am very excited and happy. I also talked to my doctor and he also confirmed what the nurse said. Could there be another explanation for the cramping (not severe, but noticeable) and has anyone else out there experienced this?

Krista