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I'm 33 years old, and have been married to my dh for 6 years now. We've been trying to have children for about 3 years, and although I get pregnant quite quickly, the last 7 pregnancies ended in miscarriage between 6 & 8 weeks.

I was just about to give up on the possibility of having my dh's kids, when I found out I was pregnant again. I started spotting at 6 weeks (on the friday of a long weekend). I didn't bother calling the doc this time, because I had an appointment scheduled for the tuesday anyway, and knew what to expect. I waited it out, but the cramps didn't start (I have had a missed miscarriage before). When I went to the doc on the Tuesday, I had prepared myself for a D&C. What I hadn't prepared myself for was the dr seeing a heartbeat!

Mike & I both cried.

The wait between the 6 and 8 week scan felt like years! But that scan and the subsequent ones have all been beautiful! Heartbeat is strong, no abnormalities. Healthy perfect little boy!

I'm so excited to be having a child at last! The fear of loss seems to have melted away once I hit the 24 week mark (just sunday). Now that I know that the baby could survive if (God forbid) I gave birth now, I feel like I've done a good job of getting us here.

We've decorated the nursery, and bought some furniture to go. I've been so lucky with this pregnancy - no major suffering, barely any weight gain (I weigh the same at 24 weeks as I did when I fell pregnant (okay, I'm gloating)), and I'm in such a good place right now emotionally.

I'm also loving this website!! It's such a great tool, and so lovely to be able to see the pics!! :)