Mourning a death in early pregnancy

[Maedoula]

My heart was broken in 2 today when I was told my grandmother had died...

I am 10 weeks pregnant and am worried that my day of grief, and days of grief to come will affect my pregnancy. Am I being silly?

I am sorry for your loss but don't worry about your grief affecting your baby, they are very resilient and won't be affected. Pregnant women have been subjected to things like war zones and untold tragedies and are still born healthy so you don't need to worry.
Just be kind to yourself and look after yourself as best as you can.

My father in law does at 18 weeks and both my grandparents died a few weeks later. I was worried too about the grief but it was ok. I was signed off work for 2 weeks to deal with the stress and grief of it all which helped because it gave me time to focus on myself and grieve properly

Oh op, my condolences. My grandad died last year when i was 4months pregnant and it was a total shock. I ended up feeling comforted that i was pregnant, as every time i felt sad i remembered i had something amazing to look forward to. Don't be too hard on yourself, allow yourself to grieve, your baby will be fine.

I'm sorry for your loss

My mum's dad died when she was pregnant with me and she said that people kept telling her she couldn't get upset or she'd hurt the baby, which made her even more worried and stressed. It's total nonsense - while it's obviously horrible for you to go through this grief, it won't affect the baby.

I'm so sorry for your loss! 💕As long as you are eating/drinking and getting enough rest you and baby will get through this just fine. I know coz I did whilst expecting my 2nd child 5 years ago. Both of my grans died 3 weeks apart. I loved them both, but my mums mum especially was like a 2nd mum to me. Then 10 weeks later my friend killed himself, he had been very depressed for some time, but it was still a shock as I thought he was getting a little better. Also during this time, I applied for a new promoted post and got it. I think we can cope with more than we give ourselves credit for. In hindsight I feel like I was in a protective bubble and the extent of my loss was a little distant from me. Which I think is a good thing. I have since had time to grieve properly for the people I lost, and my wee boy is not affected by the difficult time. He's one of the most laid back caring happy little people around. You'll get through this, be Kind to yourself. 💕🍀

Thank you ladies so much for sharing your stories. You've made me feel better about allowing myself to grieve and go through this process without feeling guilty or holding it in because of being worried about the baby. Xx

No it won't. My husband died when I was pregnant. My baby was completely fine.