So sorry for your losses Debmac, it must have been so difficult delivering your little girl. No personal experience of this, but my mum lost an anencephalic boy at 22weeks before she had me. She was 41 and the docs made a big noise about it being her age (this was in 1979) but she went on to have me at 42 (a month before she turned 43) perfectly normal and healthy.
One of my friends had her pregnancy ended at around 18 weeks as the baby had anencephaly, 2 years ago, she was told "it's just one of those things". I know that's no comfort as this is relatively rare and you've suffered it twice, but i think it's very important that you don't start to feel it is in any way your fault. It's not.
Thanks for your post, sorry I have taken so long to right back but I have been trying to keep myself busy. It is always comforting to hear other peoples stories. It has been 4 months since we lost the last baby and last night I still broke down in tears and cried myself to sleep. I am seeing a natural fertility doctor who is helping me get my body back to premium health and then in a few months we might try again. I still feel sick to the stomach when I think about being pregnant and possibly having another baby with anencephaly, I thought it would get a bit easier but it hasn't really. I am sure though that it will happen for us one day and until then we have to think everyday we are so blessed to have our beautiful little boy, who of course, we both adore.
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