Share your positive stories post miscarriage

[MisssMarion]

I'm currently TTC#2 and suffered a MMC back in March. I'm trying to keep calm (haha) and not let myself spiral with all the 'what ifs'... I think I could really use some positive stories about successful pregnancies after loss...
Would you have one to share? Thanks! xx

Anyone who got pregnant after loss, when you were early pregnant did you find it difficult to imagine bringing the baby home?

im currently six weeks and finding it hard to imagine this could be successful. I don’t know if that’s normal or if I’m sensing a bad omen and preparing myself for another loss.

Yes. I put off prepping for the baby and left it to be a mad rush around 35/6 weeks so I was stressed and tired when I should have been relaxing.

It's natural to have some anxiety but once you're through 20w then get your arse in gear!

Yes I kept it under wraps for a really long time. Didn't start telling people until I was about 24 weeks, although people had started to guess by then! I remember a work colleague announcing her pregnancy ages before I did, despite my due date being 6 weeks before hers!

I lost my baby to anencephaly at 13 weeks gestation back in August 2023, I'm now breastfeeding my rainbow baby who is now 14 weeks today x
The scary thing is I gave birth to my baby in the very same room the baby we lost was "delivered"

About 10 years ago I had a very difficult miscarriage at 9 weeks for a very much wanted baby, and was devestated.

The next pregnancy went much better and dd is currently busy making a huge fuss about going to bed.

Hang on in there 💛

I have PCOS, but it seemed to take forever before my periods returned after my MMC. I think I eventually conceived (without cycles ever returning to any sort of consistency!) about 8 months later.

I can't imagine that first little blob could ever have been as wonderful as my toddler, but I guess you just end up loving the children you get.

As another poster pointed out - its possible to have an amazing and happy life both with and without children (I too miss travel, and lie ins! And time! And I have no idea how anyone managed to have enough sex to ever conceive a second!) I think it really helps to have another "life project" to focus on while TTC, to help it becoming an all consuming obsession. Plan thr holiday of a lifetime. Do the DIY you'll never have time for, if you do concieve!