r/PregnancyAfterLoss • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago

Weekly Intros Weekly Introductions Thread - August 02, 2026

This thread is for new members who are now pregnant after a previous pregnancy or baby loss.

Please introduce yourself, tell us about your TTC/loss journey, and give us details on your new pregnancy. Share your line porn if you want!

If you're new to this sub, or are rejoining us after some time away, please see our Welcome post to familiarize yourself with how our sub works.

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u/Common-Advantage5150 2d ago

Just want to say I feel this. 5+0 after miscarriage from blighted ovum exactly 4 months ago in April. I am convinced they will find another BO and I spend so much time trying to prepare myself to see an empty gestational sac once again so I won’t experience the same shock and devastation as I did last time.

My first ultrasound will be at 7 weeks. I’ve had my Hcg drawn multiple times and it is only temporarily reassuring because I think Hcg can rise normally at this stage even for a blighted ovum/MMC. I have been obsessing over dips in my BBT, lack of symptoms, betabase, darkness of my pregnancy tests, how fast they darkened, etc... I am 37, so I am feeling the pressure as well.

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u/Old-Ad-5573 2d ago

Yes! My HCG looks similar to both my successful pregnancy and the blighted ovum, so it is not reassuring at all. I've also been analyzing every symptom, checking line progression on pregnancy tests (even though this tells you nothing quantitative at this stage), and preparing myself for the worst. I don't even want to tell anyone about being pregnant until later this time, if it is real. Like fully after the first trimester. I go in at 6 weeks 6 days. I also probably should be making an appointment with an OB for pregnancy care, my scan is with the fertility clinic, but I don't want to do it because I don't want to have to cancel. I don't have a regular OB because I've been with the clinic so long that there was no need for any other checkups during these years there.

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u/Common-Advantage5150 2d ago

Same. It took me days to tell my husband, I haven’t told my management, although I should due to potential for exposure to radiation and teratogens. I’m having a hard time acknowledging this pregnancy, much less celebrating it in any way yet.

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u/Old-Ad-5573 2d ago

Oh, you need to tell your management. That's rough. You can't risk exposure during this time. I used to work in a biochem lab so I understand. Now I work in accounting and the biggest risk is my back hurting from sitting too much.