PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for January, 2003: Re: Just need some emotional support right now- to P

Re: Just need some emotional support right now- to P

From: Heidi

anonymous@obgyn.net

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:30:00 -0500

hkanitz@attbi.com

Heidi

>----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy" <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH" <pregnancy-birth@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 11:56 PM Subject: Re: Just need some emotional support right now- to P

> At Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Darcie wrote:
> >P, I know you said that you have never experienced pregnancy. My heart
goes out to you, as well. I am grateful for your insight. You have been so kind to me. Thank you so much. You are right - well meaning people can say some really dumb things- luckily for me- no one on this forum has- but a few supposedly "close friends" have... I don't know your story but would be more than happy to listen if you want to email me anytime- just let me know... > And to Heidi Kanitz- yes, I would really like to talk to you outside the
> forum- as you offered- God Bless You ALL
> >At Thu, 30 Jan 2003, p wrote:
> >>
> >>My heart goes out to you. Even though i have not experienced pregnancy,
> >>i can imagine the roller coaster of emotions you must be on. People
> >>will try to soothe you by saying some dumb things because they don't
> >>know how to help but really all you want to hear is that this sucks and
> >>it just doesn't seem fair. One thing is, that you had nothing to do
> >>with this! Your feelings were completely normal and you even said you
> >>had warmed to the idea. Take some pain killers, cry and get it out.
> >>Maybe this whole thing has changed your mind about having another one.
> >>Maybe that's something to focus on---the future. It doesn't seem like
> >>it now, but you'll be able to go on after a grieving period. God bless
> >>and all the best to you!
> >
> >Just wanted to add my two cents. A friend of mine had an unplanned
> >pregancy, and went thu the same emotions you did before she had an early
> >miscarriage as well. She decided not to resume birth control, and
> >conceived again immediately- within two weeks after the miscarriage! She
> >now has a healthy 18 month old.
> >Hang in there. Maybe there is another baby in the cards for you, and
> >you wouldn't have known it or planned for it if it wasn't for your
> >experience with this pregnancy. take care.
>

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