Hello all. I have learned that I have a condition (heart-shaped uterus) that puts me at much higher risk of second trimester miscarriage. I am ten weeks and this is my first pregnancy, things were OK last time they looked, but risks are really later in pregnancy. Like many people I daresay, I assumed that I'd be able to relax a bit past 12 week scans, but I think this is unrealistic, and I need to find a way of getting my head around how to mentally 'manage' the second trimester in my own mind. I may of course be lucky, I don't want to be negative but I do want to protect myself.
I know many of you will have been in this sort of situation, and just wondered what coping strategies you had? For instance, we haven't told parents yet abut the pg and part of me is inclined to hold off for some time to try and protect them if it doesn't go well (Mum just had a big medical scare herself).
Apologies to all of you who have been through the worst, while I am just working out how to manage the possibility of the worst.
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High risk of second trimester miscarriage: coping strategies?
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crazyhead · 16/04/2011 14:54
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