I found it hard. Shopping centres were the worst, I had to walk out so many times because I couldn't bear seeing all the bellies and babies After I m/c I had 2 acquaintances/friends announce they were due within a week of my due date. They didn't know I'd had a m/c and I still feel pain when I see photo's of their babies. It's always there.

On the flip side, when I was pg with DS, a very close friend was going through some fertility issues and while she asked about my pg, she'd look hurt when I told her. But if I told her it was ok for her to be upset, she'd deny being anything but ecstatic for me. I would have preferred having an honest conversation about our feelings, especially because I'd had my time dealing with my m/c's. I wanted to be there for her, or at least for her to be able to tell me that she couldn't see me for a while, just so I knew she was looking after herself and not pushing herself too far.