Coping with Miscarriage

Learn to deal with fears, family, and friends after a loss.
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Friends and Family

No matter how briefly a pregnancy lasts, a miscarriage kills hopes and dreams. Parents ache for their baby, even if they never got to hold it. The distress and depression can last for months, long after others expect the bereaved parents to feel better.

Even when the sorrow is fresh, friends and family may inadvertently trivialize the couple's loss. They unwittingly make hurtful comments: "You can always get pregnant again," or "It probably was for the best," or "A miscarriage isn't as bad as losing a child." Often it's because they simply don't know what else to say.

At the same time, friends and relatives also can offer needed encouragement and support. Just knowing that they are cared about by their friends and family helps grieving couples progress through the painful process of healing from loss.

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12/28/2010 06:17:50 PM Report Abuse
cajun_angel_20032004 wrote:

my husband and i was 9 wks pregnant, we just miscarried june 19th.we want a baby so badly and they r making us wait 6 mnths before we can try again.i feel so alone and broken,i dont know how to handle this and my husband is grieving by not talking about it at all.im so scared that when i do get preg again i will do the same,i need someone to talk to.

6/25/2010 01:43:40 AM Report Abuse
gloryveemartine wrote:

i had a miscarriage on mother day and knw im pregnant and im scare it will happen to me again......

6/12/2010 07:31:08 PM Report Abuse
flaviadosku wrote:

i have before 2 miscarriage ..and now i am pregnant 12 weeks .... but i dont now this cant happens agains ..... i have folic acid ,, can i drinking or not ......

12/2/2009 04:45:48 PM Report Abuse
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