Can you be a little bit pregnant?

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camille — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:20:48 GMT

Woooo Hooooo! Keeping my fingers crossed for good news...

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kmum — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:22:50 GMT

Congratulations! I understand what it's like to be pregnant after a loss, you never really relax. Sending you sticky vibes, as they say.

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500Jerk — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:17:07 GMT

Congratulations! We hope you are feeling well!

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marta — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:27:42 GMT

Wow! Congratulations and the best luck!

Marta from Lisbon

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Clara — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:30:06 GMT

Congratulations! I also sending good vibes & thoughts & prayers to you. I have a Catholic NFP book & it has a section on miscarriage & highly recommends an extra pill of 400 iu of vitamin E every day of the first trimester. The book says that it helps the placenta set up properly & is a natural (mild) blood thinner. I know you're hearing plenty of tips, but I know lots of mamas that had good luck with extra E (on top of whatever else the peri recommends). Thank you for sharing this! It really does help.

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mamatried — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:54:10 GMT

awesome!!

fingers crossed & hopeful for you

i may need the names of your drs if we decide on round 3...

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stefaneener — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:44:24 GMT

I was surprised when I was miscarrying to hear from women I assumed only wanted one child that they'd stopped because of miscarriages. It was their advice to get on it right away that shook me out of my fog, three children ago.

Many many many congratulations and good wishes to all of you. What a lovely, if sometimes scary, journey.

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Jesse — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:34:26 GMT

hey katie,

great news and good luck! i know how much anxiety is wrapped in all that (oh yes i do). best wishes to all.

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toby — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:32:55 GMT

you and dooce both, eh?

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Lynnster — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:37:10 GMT

That's wonderful news, Katie, and I'll be sending all my good thoughts and karma eastward double. Give Jon my congrats as well & you guys hang in there, lots and lots of positive thoughts and good vibes your way.

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California Mom — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:00:47 GMT

Wishing you all the best. I also think the knitting thing is hilarious.

Thanks for your blogs on this. I recently had a miscarriage (caught early, a 'missed' one). We hope to start trying again soon. I said to my husband that it would be 9 months of worry once we get a positive test...so I am trying to find lots of things to occupy myself so I don't get obsessed/negative! Knitting sounds like a good occupation. Thanks for the inspiration Dewi.

Good luck, sending lots of positive thoughts. Keep blogging, we love reading your stuff.

p.s. April, I am sorry about your miscarriages. I am sure not thinking about your pregnancy and drinking caffeine did not result in you losing your babies. Don't blame yourself.

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Chanda — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:42:21 GMT

Katie, you are in my thoughts and prayers!

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spiney — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:43:17 GMT

Rock out uterus!

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Jane — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:12:21 GMT

Sending lots of positive energy to you, your uterus, and your family.

That knitting project is hilarious!!

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Leslie — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:40:33 GMT

April,

I think you are laying a lot of guilt on people that they don't need. Most miscarriages are NOT preventable and are not caused by anything the mother does. Many (especially for older women) are simply babies with chromosomal abnormalities that are incompatible with life. I really question your comment "if you are not scared you are probably not a good mother." I'm sure it can be normal to be scared after a loss, but it's also possible to be concerned about your baby's well-being without going overboard.

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April — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:14:44 GMT

I wanted to add that until I held my boys in my arms I never stopped worrying something would go wrong during the pregnancy. For those that have lost babies before being pregnant is not a good experience. You spend the entire time waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under you.I still do and my boys are eighteen months old. It is okay and normal to be scared. If you aren't scared then you are probably not a good mother because your baby's health and well being should always be the first thing on your mind.

Stay away from caffeine completely. It does cause miscarriages regardless of what doctors will try to say to ease your mind. Second hand smoke, any sort of chemicals, eat lots of whole grains and protein and drink lots of water. get plenty of rest,take your prenatal vitamins with DHA and ARA and any other the counter medications if possible and really if some drug is not neccessary then stop taking it till the pregnancy is done. I know these things help. I was more careful the third time and it was the successful time, that is all the proof I need.

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April — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:08:08 GMT

I had two miscarriages one year apart for my first two pregnancies. Both were first trimester. The first was natural, the second had to have a D and C. The second was after the heartbeat was seen and after an IUI with superovulation. I have PCOS as well as a blood clotting disease that makes it hard to get pregnant and stay pregnant. After yet another year of depression and tests and waiting I did my second IUI and got pregnant with twins. Each time we went in with more than we knew before. This time we knew about both diseases and through fertility drugs, progeserone supplements, weekly hormone checks and ultrasounds, injectable blood thinners, high risk doctors, two months on bedrest and mild bedrest the whole eight months I finally gave birth to healthly twin boys.

Modern fertility medicine and science amazes me. Without it I would still not have a baby. I am a huge advocate of all women getting frequent and early treatment during pregnancy. To me there is not such thing as being too careful. So many babies dies unneccesarily every day when it could have been avoided through testing and medicine and supplements. I was proactive in demanding these measures and paying for them. That is the only reason why I was successful, It is up to us mothers to fight for the proper care for our unborn babies.

Good luck and I hope everything works out.

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Jenny — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:30:37 GMT

My uterus doll would have only one side now, since my ruptured ectopic 5 months ago. I am perpetually tentatively pregnant (6 times), but we keep trying. In the meantime, I have a gorgeous 3 yo with whom I get to stay home. And for the first time, he has given his blessing to a sibling (not that it's his choice). So we press on . . . . It is hard, but increasingly less so, I think.

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Dewi — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:08:39 GMT

It's so hilarious.

You can make one into a Christmas ornament.

I think I just sent a long list of why you should be drinking Red raspberry tea.

It's from Susun Weed's website.

I wanted to edit it, but hit send accidentally.

ou know I don't mean to impose on you that you would be better off if you did drink it. It's just good for you.

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Unfit Mother — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:04:07 GMT

I suffered two very disturbing miscarriages before I had my first child. When I conceived my oldest daughter on the back of these experiences, it wasn't enough to know we were finally "successfully" pregnant. I am sure every woman is cautious and nervous their entire pregnancy, but for those of us who have suffered the doubt in our body's ability to reproduce, it is a 9 month trial of self judgment. Even after the birth of my first child, my next pregnancy was equally as nerve-wracking. I appreciate the honesty you are offering, Katie. Your personal journey will ease the anxiety of many women, I am sure.

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kgranju — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:44:16 GMT

That's hilarious Dewi ;-)

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Dewi — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:42:41 GMT

Me too, sedning good vibes to your uterus!

Here is something for you to knit while waiting.

knitty.com/.../PATTwomb.html

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kgranju — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:37:33 GMT

Thanks y'all :-)

I did get more bloodwork done this morning, and everything is still looking good!

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Summer — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:22:38 GMT

Totally know how your feeling!!! I've too "been there." Sending you STICKY VIBES ~~~~~~~~~ <---- See them! :)

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Georgia — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:35:20 GMT

Do hope that everything goes very well for you and the two week wait will go by as quickly as possible. Sending all the best thoughts to you-and, your uterus!