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I'm on loss number 7. I'm 9w1d but baby stopped growing at 7w5d. I've had one other MMC but we opted for a D&C. My other loss that was past 6 weeks was a blighted ovum which we also did a D&C for. Both of those were genetically normal so I doubt this one is a chromosome issue and I want to make sure I get my baby's remains this time and don't trust our hospital at all. I was on progesterone which I haven't taken since Tuesday (it's Friday). I'm already anxious about the process since I've never naturally miscarried this late before plus they found a SCH so I know there will be extra bleeding. But I'm tired of being so sick. I have zero energy and feel nauseous almost all day long. I live in Texas so going outside for even 5 minutes makes me feel like I might pass out. I can barely drink water because it makes me more nauseous. I've never had severe pregnancy symptoms with any of my losses and it's feel torturous right now. ​​I almost feel like I'm on my way to sepsis but I know that's dramatic.

Pregnancy #8. Only successful was #5. Grateful for my LC but what is wrong with me? I don't even know one person who's had more than one miscarriage and even those are so few. I don't even want to share with anyone that I lost another cause pretty sure people at this point don't even feel sad for me. Just think I'm stupid for continuing to try.

I just had an ultrasound today and baby should be 7w6d but there was only a yolk sac measuring 7w4d and no baby/fetal pole. I go back next week to confirm the loss. This is my 8th pregnancy but I only have one living child. He was my 5th pregnancy. I'm blessed that I was part of creating 7 souls for Heaven and that I have a beautiful little boy here on Earth with me. I had a feeling since the day after my positive test a month ago that something was wrong and I did my best to ignore it. My husband doesn't know if he wants to do this anymore because of my anxiety while I'm pregnant as well as how upset I am when I lose a pregnancy. And I understand his perspective 100%. I get pretty bad nausea and fatigue when I'm pregnant and then my anxiety goes up and down and my brain is just like mush on top of just feeling crummy. I really dug into praying and doing my best to remind myself that God has a plan no matter what this time. But I just get this feeling that I'm not doing enough to give my babies a chance and I feel worthless. Since I have a toddler I'm not gonna let myself just wallow. I went to Mass when I left my appointment and got myself together before my son got up from his nap. So I'm holding it together just fine. But I don't know how to curb my anxieties and function as normal if I get pregnant again. I don't know if I try more interventions from doctors to help any future pregnancies or if I just hand it to God fully without any help but His. Or if we should just do natural family planning to prevent pregnancy altogether, but that breaks a little part of me to think about. I'm not opposed to adoption but the process is pretty tedious and expensive but I know some people who have adopted so I have some resources. I'm not sure what I'm looking for by posting this. The miscarriage groups have a lot of people who don't believe in God so I preferred to post here. Thank you for reading.

My grandmother's maiden name which is now her middle name is Ellis. My other grandmother's name was Joyce so I've planned on using that as a middle name since she passed. I also think Ellie is a cute nickname for Ellis. Is Ellis Joyce "S" last name too much of a mouthful? Or does that matter since it's special? The only female Ellis I've heard is from Grey's Anatomy. My husband and I had picked the name Millie Joyce if we had a girl a few years ago but had a boy whose name is Riley (which is my husband's middle name, and our son has a family name as his middle name). I still like Millie but I know like 3 people who have named their dogs Millie so idk if that'd be weird.

I posted a few days ago about pushing for an earlier scan since I had an ectopic last year and have been spotting for the last 2 weeks, on and off. I'm 5 weeks and 5 days today. Well after waiting 2 days they finally got back to me and what do you know, the doctor is out of town all week. The nurse said it's too early to see anything but maybe a gestational sac (yes I know this, that's all I was wanting to see to make sure it's in my uterus) so they're not going to order a scan. They said they will order HCG quants and that will help them decide if it's ectopic. I asked if it should double in 48 hours (I read that between 5 and 6 weeks it slows down) and she said it should double or more than double.​ My last HCG draw was 262 and that was when I was 14 dpo. Doubling every 48 hours means tomorrow it'd be 16,768. Should it really keep doubling in anyone's experience? I'm just not trusting this nurse because when I first asked for a placement scan she didn't know what I meant because "it says you're already pregnant." I don't want to start spiraling if when I do this test it's not over 16,000 and/or doesn't double in 48 hours.

I had an ectopic in July 2025. It was caught early and there's nothing that points to me having blocked tubes. I had an early miscarriage (my levels did some yoyoing but my doctor didn't think it was ectopic, just an early loss) after my 3 month wait after MTX. I'm currently 5 weeks pregnant and had to get established with a new doctor since mine has dropped all pregnancy patients. My new doctor has my full history but doesn't have me scheduled for an ultrasound until I'm a few days from being 8 weeks. I've had on and off spotting since 12 dpo. It stopped for three days but returned and is again on and off. Only when I wipe. I haven't had any symptoms like I did with my ectopic but they only did 2 HCG blood draws. 12 dpo it was 71 and 14 dpo it was 262. So they didn't think I needed anymore. I'm just so anxious and feel like they should do a scan next week but maybe I'm being dramatic.

TW: Mention of LC and pregnancy

Found out I'm pregnant this week for the EIGHTH time. I have one LC that came after 4 miscarriages in one year. I've since had an ectopic and another miscarriage. I'm an absolute wreck. My husband is trying so hard to be supportive but I know he's getting sick of me being miserable every time I'm pregnant. I want this more than anything and would go through it over and over to have more living children. I just don't know how to not worry and just be like "Oh well I might lose another baby." I just want to blissfully unaware like everyone else I know who's had children. Instead I'm overanalyzing every twinge and obsessively looking at toilet paper when I wipe. I started spotting 12 DPO after getting a positive on 11 DPO. I'm now 15 DPO and the spotting still comes and goes and it's just killing me. My HCG almost quadrupled from 12 DPO to 14 DPO but I just won't feel any relief until the spotting is completely gone and I see a heartbeat. We leave for vacation tomorrow so I'm just stuck in limbo. My OB also has dropped pregnancy patients so I'm waiting to be approved to see another provider which has to have approval because she isn't an MD and I'm high risk. Every MD accepting patients has the worst reviews I've ever seen. Lawsuits for neglect and more. So here I am trying not to be the most miserable human being to be around while praying that my baby is going to make it earthside and I don't even have a doctor I trust. Thank you for reading my vent. I'm sorry we're here.

Took a test yesterday at 11 DPO (tracked ovulation) and it was positive on a strip as well as equate digital. Woke up with some light red spotting when I wiped. Since, it's been light pink/brown but not nearly as visible and not mucousy or anything. I can't tell if I'm cramping or just have a nervous stomach, plus it's after 12pm and I have yet to eat. My HCG was 70.1 this morning (which is the highest it's ever been this early on, even with my one successful pregnancy) and progesterone was 12.37 so I'm starting supplementation today. I took another strip test today and it's darker than yesterday afternoons test. I have had 5 miscarriages and an ectopic so I'm extremely anxious and would only like SUCCESSFUL/positive feedback. I know enough negative outcomes that I don't need to hear those. Thank you 🥺

Can someone explain why almost all the wedding invites recently have so many separate pieces of paper? Is it strictly for esthetics? I'm helping my mom make invites for my sister's wedding. I've been comparing to invites I've gotten recently and I honestly hate that there's so many pieces. I understand not wanting a lot all in one spot but having a bundle of information on 3 pieces of paper is more annoying to me. Would it be okay to have the basic invite on the front with the date and location and all that and then do a combo of the qr code, details and directions (it's at our family's ranch so the address will only get them to the gate) and then have the RSVP card with a stamped and addressed envelope? (My mom wants physical RSVPs in hopes that more people will actually respond.) Or do the directions need to be on a separate card?

My husband and I have lost 6 pregnancies. 4 in 2022 and 2 in 2025. We have 1 LC born in 2023. We recently became Catholic and have grown a lot in our faith which has helped tremendously in this journey. Well yesterday my husband came home with a framed picture he created in AI of Jesus and Mary with our 6 babies in Heaven. I can't stop looking at it. AI weirds me out a bit but I love that it could help create something so meaningful for me. My babies all have names but creating faces for them as well until I get to meet them in Heaven brings me so much joy. I just wanted to share with some people who might understand. I'm sorry y'all are here. 💙

We bought a round 12ft × 33in tall pool. We have a toddler and decided to only fill it half way so he can walk around and play. It's partially under some trees so I want a cover to help keep it clean. What kind of cover can I get that will keep it clean but doesn't have to sit on the water? Or can I just buy a larger one so that it can sit on top of the water and still be secured around the sides? Or would that not work? I've seen there's some with small holes so water can still go through if it rains. Wouldn't I still end up with leaves, dirt, and wasps? I was very unsuccessful keeping the last pool I owned clean so trying to do better this go around.

I'm the Matron of Honor for my sister. I'm planning her shower. My mom says I need to list the hosts on the invite which I've never seen so trying to figure out how to do it. Google is conflicting. For reference, I'm planning everything, my mom is helping me pay for everything, my sister's friend's mom is providing her home as the location, and we don't know what the friend is doing but her mom says she is helping. I assume the day of tasks like setting up. Google says to either list in order of their role in helping or alphabetical. So either my mom and I are first or we're last. I don't even know if it matters? I assume just leave it off because why do we need more information on the invite but I suppose the point is for recognition? I don't know, what is best practice?​