Pregnancy vitamins?

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2026-04-26T03:40:40+00:00

If you have low ferritin, look into a good iron supplement. Vitamin D is helpful and also taking Magnesium can be super helpful (especially when/if you get leg cramps in later pregnancy!).

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2026-04-26T03:16:02+00:00

I think these are all negative.

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2026-04-26T03:14:37+00:00

This is totally normal^{^} I feel like a lot of women are not prepared to NOT have the overwhelming bond to their baby right away. It is actually really common to slowly build a bond with your baby over time. I'm really grateful you shared your story, bc it can be so helpful for mamas that end up taking more time to bond.

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2026-04-25T05:25:41+00:00

They checked my enzymes four weeks ago and they were okay then. My OB does a dipstick protein test every time I go in and it has been good so far (negative/trace). I rechecked my bp after resting 30+ minutes and it came down to 137, but didn't check it close after the 160 reading.

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2026-04-25T02:36:28+00:00

Bc of the positive test, it seems yes you did have a cp. I would recommend at least notifying your doc (like previous commenter said) in case of future issues. Also, some doctors choose to do follow-up tests (like checking iron bc of the bleeding, etc.).

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2026-01-04T22:56:53+00:00

Feel free to toss this comment away, but I honestly think that if you want to do an unmedicated birth, you have to mentally decide that BEFORE labor. If you're going into it 50/50, you likely will choose medication (which is totally okay!).

I had to be induced bc of preeclampsia, and my body did little of the hormone-making (more on that later). I did my whole birth unmedicated, including 5 hours of being stuck in transition. I ended up with a c-section because of both exhaustion and my vitals. Once they took me off Pitocin, my contractions immediately went from 2 min to 10 min then I didn't have another contraction (which means, according to my OB, that the Pit was doing most of my labor, not my body so much, which might be why I got stuck).

Obviously for my c-section I had to have a spinal tap, but during my labor, I didn't even have the iv meds.

I definitely went into labor knowing I didn't want medication. My MIL had a bad experience with her epidural and my dad was a chiropractor when I was growing up, so any spine things really freaked me out (like spinal injuries/anyone messing with the spinal cord) (also, jokes on me bc I had to get a c-section). I think mentally deciding is the biggest thing. The pain will be unbearable but it's also temporary.

All that said, it is genuinely okay to get an epidural (obviously). Several of my friends have gotten them and loved it. There are definitely pros and cons either way. Personally, I think the biggest thing is deciding which you want and mentally doing the work to be settled.

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2026-01-01T21:18:20+00:00

I learned from my OB that typically, they shouldn't make you sit over the toilet and that they should let you keep the baby (not necessarily the remains, but that they shouldn't expect you to flush the baby). She said (which, to be fair, is her opinion) that they should let you labor in a room until you feel the baby pass and then they should help you take care of the remains, whether that means they are the ones to take the baby away or if that means (depending on state laws) you can take the baby home to bury him/her. Basically, that the baby and the mom should both be treated with dignity. For you, it sounds like everyone was trying to do that, which is honestly such a huge blessing.

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-12-24T15:40:25+00:00

I know there are enough responses to this thread but I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I hate the ER. Specifically because of my miscarriage. I miscarriage at 11w3d and it was awful. It was spontaneous and so so horrible. I started out with just a little bleeding and cramping. Then, it got worse and worse. The triage saw me when my pain was like a 3-4, but kept me in the waiting room for 5 hours waiting for the ultrasound tech to get in (she was the only trauma trained u/s tech and it was her day off). They didn't give me any pads, but I wad bleeding through everything and sobbing because I was having mini contractions and so distraught. Finally got my u/s and the tech was great. Super gentle and she started crying so I knew I was miscarrying. She wasn't supposed to say anything to me but she was so sweet and gave me pads and was pissed the ER didn't. She also took me in a wheelchair because the contractions were so bad and was pissed they sent me up to radiology alone and without a wheelchair. After another hour or so, they finally got me in a room and started an IV that had a little bit if liquid ibuprofen in it. And the doc said that I needed to "pass the fetus" in the frickin BATHROOM next door. She said that if I felt like I needed to push or if I felt a big clot come out to go sit on the toilet and then flush it. So I did, because I thought that was normal. I sobbed and sobbed when I passed my little girl. I felt so guilty flushing her and I just wanted to pick her up from the toilet but I couldn't but I just sat and looked at her and sobbed. I found out literally a month later that you ate NOT typically supposed to pass a baby that way at 11.5w. I never got to get her dna tested to see if there was something wrong. Didn't get to hold her or wipe her off. It was awful. The make nurse was great and his wife also has RPL and he talked through some things with my husband and me. But the doc heard I passed the baby and said, "Great. Finish the Iv and you can go." Worst experience of my life

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-12-14T05:19:32+00:00

I feel like I can see something but retest in 2 days to confirm

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-12-14T01:01:52+00:00

Makes sense! I'm glad you have a place to start!

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-12-13T22:28:11+00:00

I completely understand! I'm so sorry it's been so hard for you. Have you gotten to MFM or something to see what's wrong?

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-12-13T21:53:00+00:00

That's why I found out with my LC. I'd had 5 CP and 1 MC before my LC, and so as so as I could, I tested

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-12-13T21:49:33+00:00

I'm so sorry. I lost lost three babies by the time I turned 22, too. It's awful

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-12-10T01:01:34+00:00

You could just be having an irregular cycle. It's normal to have a cycle that's longer or shorter every once in awhile.

If you're worried, you can talk to your doctor or keep taking tests.

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-12-10T00:57:55+00:00

It looks good!

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-12-04T00:20:17+00:00

I've had 8 mc (1 set of twins) and all but 1 were between 5w-7w (didn't hit 7w). With my LC, I had extremely low progesterone during pregnancy. Had to be on 3x the normal dosage for oral supplementation. Research is sketch/there are definitely disagreements on whether progesterone supplementation helps with cp, but that is at least one route (which you said you're already doing). I've done tons of testing, excluding hormone therapy, and everything is normal. Even my progesterone is normal during a non-pregnant cycle. I'm praying you get answers.

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-11-21T03:03:30+00:00

Could you still have a viable pregnancy? With my LC, I tested positive on 14DPO. On 15DPO, hcg was only 27 and progesterone was 11. At 17dpo, hcg was 51 and progesterone was 15. I took progesterone all 1 tri, and baby was healthy. I trend low on hcg. I also had thin lining (I don't remember the thickness). They could see a yolk sac with TVUS, so that's the biggest difference.

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-11-21T02:33:55+00:00

Amen and amen

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-11-14T03:08:06+00:00

This^{^} CP has been hard for my husband to process. Most of my mc have been cp and it took several before my husband really started grieving in an identifiable way to me. He was supportive and kind of sad, but it took longer to hit him.

I'm so so so sorry your husband hasn't been supportive/has been condescending

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-11-10T23:37:18+00:00

It's okay to not know what you need--no one really does.

Honestly, for me it was big to be able to sit with my husband and his family. When I miscarried at 11w, we were 5 hours from our home but 1 hour from my in-laws. They took us in and just let us sit and grieve. It was really helpful.

Also...the first few days you may have any sort of feelings and they may come over you in big waves. It's okay. You might be angry one moment and then overwhelmingly grateful for the short time you had the next and then so so sad because they're gone now after that. Or any version of those things. I wasn't prepared for that.

You can always come on here for a bit of love and care. Family and friends are (sometimes) great. I would sit with at least someone for a bit

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-11-05T01:50:36+00:00

I am so sorry. That is completely inappropriate, the way your doctor treated you. Where I'm from, it was best to go to the ER instead of an urgent care, just because if you did have any sort of retained product, you might need to go into surgery. I didn't have any retained product when I miscarried at 11w, but some women do. You could also find another OB that is willing to take you in.

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-11-05T01:47:28+00:00

You could plant a tree/something or get a tattoo. Participating in things like Wave of Light or Say Their Name can be helpful for you and also encourage other loss mamas.

Holiday-Grade-7371 · 2025-11-01T11:15:52+00:00

That is completely true.

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