struggling - due date

[Mrsm14]

I lost my baby at around 8-9 weeks last summer. After initially being in pieces, it got much easier to cope with over the months. However it is my due date this Wednesday and today I walked into work, sat down at my desk, and burst into tears when someone asked how I was. I then ran into the loo for a proper cry for about ten minutes. The weekend was miserable as I got my period too, which means I am still not pregnant again. I just feel really, really sad about our loss and I had been doing quite well. Has anyone else felt this way, and found themselves sobbing all over again?!

Yes, I did. I had a mmc in February last year, and when my last chance to become pregnant again before my due date had been and gone I felt very low for a few days. I'm now coming up to the anniversary of my mmc and I'm still not pregnant, even though we've had all the tests and everything seems to be working fine. It's just so hard. I wish I could say something encouraging, but am all out of positivity myself at the moment! Just wanted to let you know you're not alone in feeling like this. x

It is my first due date tomorrow and I had my 3rd miscarriage on New Year's Eve.

I'm frightened about tomorrow and how I will feel. I'm actually off work though as still signed off from mc and the ERPC. I told docs that there was absolutely no way I could be at work on my due date so close to losing my 3rd baby. We have no other dcs either so it's not as though I can be comforted by that either. Plus my colleague is 18 weeks pregnant and I am sick and tired of people telling me "pregnant women are a fact of life and I am going to have to get used to it".

Big hugs to you - I absolutely feel your grief and pain xx

Thanks both for replying. I also have no children yet and my two girlfriends that live near me have both been pregnant. One gave birth 2 weeks ago and the other is due in a couple of weeks. Now one of my oldest friends has announced her pregnancy with a scan photo on Facebook. It's just so painful to see everyone else with their little ones and we still feel so far away, plus now we carry all this sadness with us on top of it. Hard for most people to understand, so thanks for helping me feel a bit less alone.

Brummie - hope you get through today ok x