Dealing With Emotions

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cmseabeewife - February 19

I had a miscarriage in August, we found out at 10 weeks. I had a very difficult time physically and I think that has made it more challenging to deal with the emotions that go along with this loss. I have moments where I am doing great and loving life, then out of nowhere I have a wave of anger, resentment, and sadness come over me. I am having a hard time dealing with the anger part of it. I am ok with the sadness and have put it in its place for the most part. What scares me is my inability to accept other women's pregnancies. And it is not all pregnancies that bother me. My issue seems to be with women who get pregnant that did not want a baby. We had a new girl come into work yesterday and she will be on light duty for the next year because she is now pregnant. The feelings of anger toward her were more intense than I thought they would be and I really don't know how to move beyond this. I don't want to feel this way and I know that God has a plan for me and my husband. I am hoping that talking about it in a place where people understand what I am going through will help me put everything where it belongs so I can move on with my life.

 

Pikkewyn - February 19

Hi cmseabeewife I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I had a mc on the 1st of January and a D&C on the 5th. Physically I was fine after about a week, but emotionally... I don't know if I'll ever be "normal" again. I think your resentment towards other pregnant women is normal. I feel the same. Last weekend me and my husband went to a friends birthday party where half the women are pregnant. Needless to say I did know about this beforehand. Sitting there listening about them complaining about the fact that they can't drink and have to stop smoking... I wanted to physically hurt them. I'm glad that you still have faith in God, because after what happen to me and now it seems like I'm not ovulating (have been testing for the last 5 days, from day 11 - still negative), I can't help but blame Him. Asking why and not getting an answer... I do hope that some time soon it will atleast start to get better, for both of us.

 

Kezgait - February 24

Hi there ladies I am very sorry for both of your losses. I had a miscarriage on the 5 October 09. I thought i was doing okay both physically and emotionally and was ttc with my hubby. we have been trying for the past 4 months now and was really excited and positive for this month. I got all the ovulation sticks and started testing, but was confused because it seems like i didnt even ovulate! So i carried on feeling ok about it, but then i had the slight spotting that you would have when implantation occurs. Anyway i am now officially one week late for my cycle. On Monday i was so poitive that i might be preggers, so i went to go and get a blood test. Well it came back negative. And i am now devastated, i feel like every month another peice of me dies. I know that i havent been trying for long - unlike other woman on this forum, but i am just so annoyed because i know something else is up - and i dont think i could go through my complications (I had countless complications/infections between October and December after the DnC. Anyway thank you for being here for letting me vent a bit, and once again i am sorry for both of your losses - but wish you all the luck for trying to conceive. All i can pray for now is for AF to come so we can start trying again - i think that is killing me more than anything.

 

Pikkewyn - February 24

Hi Kezgait I'm sorry for your loss and all that you had to go throug. I know how you feel...I just hope that we all get some positive news before every little piece dies. Lots of baby dust...

 

Kezgait - February 25

Hi Thanks Pikkewyn. I did another blood test today, just to make sure, but it was negative again. So i made myself an appointment with Doctor for Monday morning - maybe he can give me some answers or something. And maybe it will help you guys out. Good Luck and baby dust to you both

 

kalindi - March 3

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to tell you all my end of story. I had 2 m/c's back in Oct 05 and then Dec 05. I was heartbroken and sad that all my friends were getting pregnant during the time I was having m/cs. However, I have 2 boys since then age 3 and 20mths old and I'm pregnant with my 3rd. i really think that you all will have beautiful baby soon. Don't give up and keep trying. It's really difficult to cope with m/c but you will get through it and will have a baby soon. Good luck and have faith.

 

Pikkewyn - March 9

Hi Kezgait How are you doing? Did you go to the dr and what was the verdict?

 

cmseabeewife - March 11

Hi again ladies. So I had a moment tonight. A friend of mine is pregnant. She is a good girl, but it was bound to happen sooner or later if you catch my drift. She wound up pregnant about 4-5 months ago and just recently found out that she is having a boy. I saw her facebook status today and the name she has chosen is one of the names we wanted for our baby. I know it sounds childish and petty, but i started crying and got really upset about it. It is not her fault, its not like she knew what names we had picked out, but it doesn't seem to make it any less heartbreaking. I feel aweful for getting upset, but I would be getting ready to have our child any day now, and to see that just put me over the edge tonight. I can't really talk to my best girlfriend, because of course, she too just recently found out she is pregnant and she didn't want to tell me for fear that I would be upset (of course I am super excited for her, but calling to cry about something like this would make her feel aweful). And my husband is great, but like most he is not very emotional and doesn't always know what to do when I am having a moment. I know that everything happens for a reason and I trust that God has a plan for us, it is just hard to keep that in perspective sometimes. Thanks for listening ladies.

 

Kezgait - March 12

Hi there ladies sorry it took me so long to reply, in the process of changing jobs, so been hectic. I went to the doc and he did few blood tests as he suspected i had PCOS, but everything turned out normal - so that was a huge relief, he said i must just let nature take its course and heal me in its own good way. So i think ill give it a rest for the time being, with the new position and all, i think it will help keep my mind off of things. It is still hard for me sometimes as well, because i think that today i will only be a few weeks away fro being a mom, but it didnt turn out that way. I also just heard that my friends brothers girlfriend is pregnant, it was unplanned and they cant even afford to feed themselves at the moment, and the thing is, they are not even happy about being pregnant, because they dont want it!!! So that was when i had my moment. Anyway good luck to you all, and ill keep you posted if anything good happens in the time to come. Because as we all know when we are not trying - Murphy comes along and then we become pregnant! Baby dust, Kez

 

ladyjane - March 18

I am sorry to hear about your lost and I understand how you feel. I am in the same boat. I was supposed to be today 9 weeks pregnant. One weeks ago I had an u/s scan and my baby was developing just fine with strong heart beat.Two days ago I had some abdominal cramp and low back pain and some spotting. I went to my doctor to check on my baby by u/s. He told e he saw a fetus, but no heart beat, and that the baby was most probably lost. This is my third miscarriage, and I have been ttc for five years. I feel disappointed at the fact that all my relatives and friends were pregnant without no difficulty, and that I am the one who had to face three miscarriages. I sometimes avoid being too kind to their kids so as not to evoke sympathy for me. It is rare for a woman to have two miscarriages (1 out of every 36 women), and I had three. To add to the tragedy,I have endometriosis, so getting pregnant was difficult in the first place. I can`t believe all this bad luck, that I just feel I am watching someone else going through this not me. However, I am still hoping for a better luck for me and my husband in the future.

 

TuckersMommy - March 19

hey everyone, Im so sorry to hear about your losses. Ive been trying to get pregnant for the last year and a half and found out that i was pregnant 3 weeks ago. i also found out the same day that the bleeding i was having was from a possible m/c. so i sat around taking blood tests for a week not knowing whether or not i was still carrying my baby then it was confirmed, i had a m/c. I have one beautiful boy whos 3 and im a stay-at-home mother so ive been trying to cope with this loss by myself because my boyfriend works 50+ hours per week. I know exactly what you mean when you say you find yourself resenting other pregnant women. Ive been feeling the same way, the hardest thing is that my boyfriends aunt just found out that she is pregnant and was excitedly sharing audio clips of her baby's heart beat. I am happy for her but at the same time im overwhelmed with jealousy and anger though i try not to take it out on her because none of his family knows that i lost a baby. ive been trying so hard to stay optimistic that i got pregnant so its only a matter of time before im pregnant again but the weeks have been dragging and it feels like its been months. (TMI?) i havent even had my first normal period yet and i have a follow up appt with my doctor next week. i cant imagine waiting if its going to be months before i get pregnant again and how it will feel like an eternity. ironically i got pregnant with the baby i just lost when i gave up and stopped trying but after this it will be so hard just to relax and try not to think about it. hopefully we all will have better luck. *Baby dust to all of you, and myself..*

 

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