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Pregnancy After Miscarriage
What to Expect from Pregnancy After Miscarriage
By Roxanne Williams Snopek
She didn't even tell her husband at first. After two definite miscarriages and month after month of disappointment, Kathi Johnson of Gainesville, Va., still finds it hard to accept that this pregnancy will hold. "I always wanted a large family," she says. "But at 31, the clock is ticking."
Only when blood work confirmed the pregnancy did she tell her husband. A few days later, however, she began spotting. "I was frantic, thinking 'here we go again!'" But after a week of light spotting, repeated blood work and ultrasound confirmed she was still pregnant and everything was fine. "I was overjoyed, but didn't want to tell anyone yet." Another two months went by before she finally announced the news.
Pregnancy is an emotional experience for many reasons, but when a woman has experienced miscarriage, these emotions can be overwhelmingly difficult. Instead of joy and hope, there is fear, guilt, sadness and, for many women, isolation.
"I found it very hard at first to talk about my impending baby," she says. "That in some way I was being disrespectful to the one I lost, for conceiving again so soon." In spite of her worries, she announced this pregnancy as soon as she was certain. "If the same thing happens again, then the more people that know, the more help we'll get."
Mel was fortunate to have friends who understood what she was going through, but even with a good network of support, some women cannot find their way through the maze of loss without professional guidance. Dr. Cindy Wahler is a clinical psychologist in Toronto who sees several cases each year relating to infertility and pregnancy loss.
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Re: Pregnancy After Miscarriage by anxious in nj on 07/06/2009 05:04PM
i am trying to get pregnant again after a 2 miscarriages a year ago. the first miscarriage i was about 8 weeks my second i miscarried at 12 weeks. As anxious as I am I am also scared and nervous. Even considering not telling my husband til after the first ultrasound which my dr gives after the first trimester. I am taking care of myself more just to conceive and continue for a healthy pregnancy
Re: Pregnancy After Miscarriage by anonymous on 06/05/2009 10:55PM
I am experiencing most of what was mentioned in this article. I miscarriage at the end of March at 8 1/2 weeks pregnancy. I had one normal cycle and then became pregnant again. I am now 6 weeks pregnant and am very conflicted. I feel uncertain and reluctant about this baby. That makes me in turn feel guilty for not investing in this pregnancy emotionally as I did with the other 3. I am trying not to overanalyze my symptoms but want to welcome them in order to get some peace of mind that I am actually moving forward with this pregnancy. Who would have thought this would be so heart-wrenching, but I rely on my faith in God and the support of loved ones to help me through this emotional roller coaster.
Re: Pregnancy After Miscarriage by anonymous on 02/23/2009 12:50AM
Thanks for the previous advice but I have a question: Is it possible to get pregnant immediately after or during miscarriage?
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Pregnancy After Miscarriage by Anonymous on 07/22/2009 06:24PM
I just got 2 positive pregnant test results after 2 miscarriages in the past few years. I had some fibroids removed and my thyroid is regulated now. We are hoping for the best. Good luck to all of you!