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Late Miscarriage

Hi all,

I had a miscarriage at just under 20 weeks on 11th July. Our baby son, Fionn was born at 5.41pm. Was discharged from hospital on the saturday and was readmitted for an ERPC and only got out of hospital last Thursday. I have two wonderful children already (11 and 3) and feel completely out of my depth in understanding what happened and why. I have a follow-up gynae appointment in 12 weeks ...... which seems an awfully long time to wait and find out anything (if they can even tell you anything).

My partner has been fantastic throughout all of this, and we are grieving together. However, we are both slightly emotionally retentive, and although I want to talk about things I find it very difficult. I am scared this could either make or break us ... and I feel selfish thinking this way. I desperately want to make love, and don't know whether this is because I need to feel an emotional bond or because I want to try and make another baby. So confused about everything, and feel like I'm never going to get over it. Good days and bad days seem to be the order of the day at the moment.

Feels good to get some of this off my chest, and would be grateful to hear if anyone had had a similar experience.

Thanks.
C

 

Posted on 24/07/2008 10:35:13

heya, im so sorry to hear that happened to u, specially so late. i had a miscarrige but pretty much as soon as i found out i was pregnant i was loosing it, was only around 7weeks, so if i felt that much pain then, i cant imagine wat u must feel at the min....i was lucky like you to have a supportive partner, coz its his loss aswell. i spose i felt like clinging on to my partner too as he was the next closest thing to my baby, so maybe thats y u want to b close??? it took my 2years to finally try for the bnaby i have now and i was scared all through out my pregnancy....but luckily she was perfect!!!! i no my sitch isnt the same but u need time to heal physically and emotionaly before trying again i think...i think you are handeling it great, better than i would, another day that goes by is a day you are getting stronger...and im sure this will make u rather than break u, may not c it now but it can only make u stronger as a couple, i no this coz it helped with me and my partner, we talked and cried together and it really does help......i wish u happiness for your future xxxxxxxx

Posted on 24/07/2008 11:35:15

hi sweet my first baby died at the same stage as you many yrs ago,she was lovely,i never forget her birthday at christmas even though its yrs past,it hurts always but you will go on to have another hopefully as i have,make sure the docs find out why first and make sure they can stop it happening again,you have my very best wishes

Posted on 26/07/2008 17:18:47

Thanks - sometimes you feel so alone. We had the funeral last Friday, and now I feel so depressed, like I've got the baby blues .... may partner and I seem to be rowing all the time over the stupidest thing ... i just want to curl up in a ball and go to sleep. I need to believe that time is a healer but it's very difficult at the moment.

Posted on 06/08/2008 09:32:04

hay hunnie, im so sorry to hear about your loss. i miscarried my first when i was 12 weeks plus, 2 years ago.i never knew exactly how far i was because i lost my baby the day before i was due to have my 1st scan. we had a funeral aswell and thats the hardest thing ive had to do. i was devestated and i also felt like i had failed my partner although he was supportive about it all and he was devestated aswell. although i was wanting to hide away and my partner would not talk about it, we argued aswell but looking back now i think it was our grief getting in the way. we now have a 4 month boy and i was scared the whole way through my preg but everything turned out fine this time. wish u lots of happiness and it does get easier to deal with over time x x

Posted on 06/08/2008 11:15:14

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