MMC anxiety

[Crazylemon86]

I have mentioned on here before I had a MMC last July at 16 weeks with identical twin girls. I had to take medication to induce labour and unfortunately had retained products so was back in hospital 4/5 weeks later for an MVA.
I am now 14+1 with a single pregnancy, the hospital have been amazing and I am being really well looked after but as I get closer to the date the twins passed the harder I am finding it mentally.
I am having an additional scan next week at 15+3 as the consultant believes the twins died around 14/15 weeks so it's to reassure us everything is ok.
The MMC has taken a lot of joy out of scans, I can still see my babies not moving and I'm so worried it will happen again.
Does anyone have any strategies that helped them get through this stage?

Hi OP, so sorry for your losses

I've had two miscarriages at 6 weeks and 11 weeks. The one at 11 weeks was a mmc. My third pregnancy I went full term and DS is now 6 weeks old.

I also felt really anxious whenever I hit the rough gestational weeks where I had miscarriages in a previous pregnancy. What really helped me was distraction. I did as many things as possible to keep me busy. I actually made a list of things I could do and whenever I felt anxious, I'd look at it and choose something to do from it. Things like baking or cooking, having a bath, scrapbooking, watching a film or boxset, read a book, do a free online course, have a nap, clear out something in the house, etc.

Also just take each key milestone in your pregnancy as it comes. I found it helped not to look too far ahead and just focus on the next thing to come whether that's scans or MW appointments, etc. And when it's done, log it in a journal, and look back on your key milestones throughout your pregnancy - you'll realise how far you've come and for me it made me feel better about future appointments

Hope this helps and best wishes in your pregnancy