WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 1998: Re: Coping with pregnancy after miscarriage

Re: Coping with pregnancy after miscarriage

From: Marcia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 08:53:17 -0500 (CDT)

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I'd also like to suggest the Thursday chat on miscarriage. My two miscarriages were in 1996. I was somehow able to get through them and go on to get pregnant and have the baby earlier this year in March. But I never spoke to a counselor and still (even at this late date) had a lot of unresolved feelings. I've only been to the miscarriage chat once, but I met so many people who had been through the same thing and I didn't feel that they were placating me as I'd gotten from people in real life. No one thought I was strange for saying what I did and I met a few kindred spirits. Please join them this week if you are up to it!

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Marcia Corner   At Sat, 27 Jun 1998, Sue wrote:
>
>My question is simply this - how do women cope with pregnancy after they
>have had a (or even worse, multiple) miscarriage(s)?
>
>My last pregnancy ended in miscarriage in February - started spotting
>around 5-6 weeks and lost it at 11 weeks.  I am now pregnant again
>(about 5 weeks), which I am delighted about, but I am just dreading the
>next few weeks in case I start spotting again.  Every time I go to the
>bathroom I feel terrified in case I find some blood.  I feel that if I
>ever did I would just go to pieces, even though I KNOW spotting does not
>necessarily mean I will lose the baby.  I also KNOW that I have a good
>chance of success this time after just one miscarriage but all logic is
>now out of my reach and I just can't seem to believe the facts! If I can
>only just get through the next two weeks with no spotting I will feel
>more optimistic.  My next target is 12 weeks when I can have an
>ultrasound and SEE my baby.
>
>I discovered this forum in March when I was looking for information
>about miscarriage.  I have been a very regular visitor since then and it
>has been rather a life-line for me.  I find it both informative and
>encouraging and I am very grateful to the doctors and others who give
>their time.  Every time I read a posting from somebody in a similar
>situation to mine my heart goes out to her.  I would like to add my
>congratulations to Kelly Shanahan on her pregnancy.  I am genuinely
>pleased for her but also very envious - I long to be 16 weeks
>pregnant...........
>
>--
>Sue
>

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