Miscarriage Support Group
This community is dedicated to those who have experienced the traumatizing event of a miscarriage or a stillbirth. Miscarriage remains one of the most common complication of pregnancy, but that doesn't make it easy to deal with. Join the group and find support in the company of others who know what you're going through.
Since I joined the community, I've noticed this issue a lot, whether it's the OB's office (particularly brutal) or social events or just out and about.
I wanted to submit something that has worked for me. Whenever I see an obviously pregnant woman and start to feel all those difficult emotions, I stop and tell myself that I don't know how she got there. Maybe she had a miscarriage too or had to go through fertility treatments or some other challenge to get where she is.
Particularly in large groups, like the OB's office or the storytime I took my son to yesterday, you can almost guarantee someone else has gone through this pain. In fact, someone else in the crowd may be going through a loss and recovery too. Especially when it comes to women over 30, more than you think are right there with us.
It's a little bit of a mind game, but it does help me. Maybe it can help some of you too.
I wanted to submit something that has worked for me. Whenever I see an obviously pregnant woman and start to feel all those difficult emotions, I stop and tell myself that I don't know how she got there. Maybe she had a miscarriage too or had to go through fertility treatments or some other challenge to get where she is.
Particularly in large groups, like the OB's office or the storytime I took my son to yesterday, you can almost guarantee someone else has gone through this pain. In fact, someone else in the crowd may be going through a loss and recovery too. Especially when it comes to women over 30, more than you think are right there with us.
It's a little bit of a mind game, but it does help me. Maybe it can help some of you too.
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What a lovely thought. I guess we often just assume since the person is pregnant everything is perfect for them. That is something we can't know so we shouldn't judge. As for my husband, when we're together and we see a pregnant lady, he turns to me and says, "Don't worry, she's just fat." My husband is so sweet he would never talk ugly about anyone, but it always makes me laugh.
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