Trying to Conceive after Miscarriage or Loss November 08

[Mel1979]

Hi Maternal Bride - I am so sorry for your loss. As much as I wish you didn't have to be here we welcome everyone and hope we can offer hope and support on your TTC journey.

You will find the ladies here are just wonderful. I only joined in October and I am not sure how I would've gotten through the last couple of months without all of them and my fantastic DH of course.

Every one of us on this thread understands what you have been and are going through and I think (and hope) you will find it comforting to be able to share your fears and feelings throughout your TTC journey.

Best of luck and I hope your stay here is short.

[MaternalBride]

Thank you so much. I really hope that I can help in some small way too.

I'll just share a snapshot of my story - I was 13.5 weeks when I found out we had lost our son (he had passed away around 11.5 weeks) but my body had continued to grow and my placenta and amniotic fluid was as if I was still 13.5 weeks pregnant. I waited to miscarry naturally and birthed his body intact within his membranes after an 8 hour labouring process (I birthed the placenta an hour later which was the hardest part). He was tiny and perfect and it was so difficult (both physically and emotionally) but the most beautiful ending to a heartbreaking situation. We miscarried the day after our wedding (hence the name Maternal Bride) when I would have been 16.5 weeks.

Everyone seems so lovely and I look forward to getting to know you all better but hope we're all out of here sooner rather than later. Although I wish we weren't in this situation, I feel really lucky to have people who understand how hard TTC after loss can be to share this with.

I'm due to test on Christmas Day so I really hope we get good news.