Hi, I have been going through a lot of health issues since the miscarriage, not all related but just so run down. Was wondering if anyone else has been through similar and come out the other side? How long did it take to feel better?
I miscarried at 11 weeks in March. It was a horrible time but we are lucky to already have a healthy little girl and all the medical advice suggests I should be able to have a successful pregancy again. Obviously I was very upset and still sad but what is making it hard to move on is the long term physical effects. I have been bleeding almost constantly, with maybe a week off here and there, since the MC. It was a 'wait and see' approach and took a long time to get a negative pregnancy test afterwards (5 weeks), but the midwives said this was normal. Last month I went to my gp about the bleeding and was proscribed 3 weeks of progesterone pills (norethisterone). The bleeding stopped but the side effects have been unexpectedly awful. Uncontrollable mood swings, anxiety, insomnia. I'm halfway through the treatment and I've had to call in sick and explain the situation to my work. Luckily they are very kind but I feel so useless. Every time I try to move on it feels like something drags me back down. I have also been so run down due to usual nursery colds etc from my daughter. In the 4 months since the MC I have had tonsilitus, thrush and hand, foot and mouth disease. I would love to be pregnant again but I'm also scared of it happening again and even just getting pregnant while feeling so run down already. All my close friends are currently pregnant with their first babies and while I'm so happy for them it has made it difficult to talk about what I'm going through.
Sorry for the rant but just needed to hear a friendly voice.