Recovering from miscarriage - self care tips?

[90snostalgia2020]

Hi everyone. I know the advice is to be kind to yourself, take things slowly etc. I wondered if people have practical tips on how to recover from miscarriage? What worked for them? It feels like such a big physical and emotional ordeal, and I’m so drained. I want to know what practical things to focus on, like you’d know how to help your recovery from a sports injury. What does our body need now? How do we take care of ourselves to recover well?

I would recommend:

Just after:
Use of hot water bottle as a back or tummy pain relief method
Ibuprofen

Next few weeks
More sleep than usual
A liquid iron supplement
Gentle exercise like walks, hikes
Healthy but not calorie controlled food

Relaxation (all of this is preference):
Baths
Body pampering like face masks etc
Podcasts on the walks

Hi. I’m very sorry for your loss. I had a medical management of a miscarriage in December. I just tried to make sure I got lots of rest and also kept very hydrated. I also got DH to get me my favourite cupcakes from a local bakery. I ate them snuggled in bed with a hot water bottle and nice book- I felt a little better being kind to myself and taking each day one by one. All the best to you xx

Hi @90snostalgia2020, I’m so sorry for your loss.

I couldn’t agree with the above more, for me in particular - I found the following helped me.
First and foremost - Take time off work. It’s necessary for you to physically recover and take time to digest what has happened.
I came off social media also, just needed a break from pregnancy announcements.
Peppermint tea - I suffered terribly with bloating and this seemed to relieve it.
Hot Water Bottles.
Sleep - literally as and when required no matter what time of day - as you say it’s so draining.
Podcasts - Giovannia Fletcher covers miscarriage in quite a few of her interviews and despite it being really sad I found it so comforting to know I wasn’t alone.
Iron tablets - I felt really weak and these helped with the first two weeks after my miscarriage.
And yoga. Gentle exercise just helped me focus on something else. Take care xxx

Thanks so much everyone