Give yourself credit for getting out and trying. It is totally understandable how seeing this woman would effect you this way.

After my m/c I wouldn't go into a store alone because of the thought of seeing a pregnant woman. I needed someone with me as a distraction. It's hard because this type of thing made me feel like I was a bad person- wishing I didn't have to see the happy pregnancy glow on someone else, but it felt like ripping a bandaid off, the sting from seeing the glow I once had also.
It is good that you did not stay there when it hurt so much. You will get back out there when the time is right.
It will get better, just give it time.

I know exactly how you feel. It was a month after I miscarried my little man when I started working out again. I was at the park running and I saw this pregnant lady walking and I got sad. Things will get better. Hang in there.

I understand exactly what you are talking about. One of my good friends who I hang around everyday is pregnant. I just lost my baby girl a few days ago and she has been supportive but its hard to look at her and hear her talking about her baby shower and what she is going to do about decorating. We even went to a pregnancy class together and now she talks as if it were just her class now when less than a week ago I was a part of it, happy. Keep your hopes up because I know it gets better. Just cry when you have to but don't let your mind dwell on the bad. Focus on all the good that you have and things will start looking up. Hope this helps.

I think you're doing great and that you had a totally normal and reasonable reaction.
It isn't easy and I think you're doing really well to be getting back into the gym so soon.
It took me over 2 months and I needed my husband to come with me to the gym to begin with.
Take it easy on yourself and realise that your reactions to these things are acceptable to us all.

--Hang in there girl! it will take time! its a hard thing! i'm here if you ever need to talk!

I'm so sorry for your loss, and that you're experiencing this unfortunately very normal part of "recovery" after miscarriage - that's really what it is.

It's been two and a half months exactly since I lost my baby, and I still have days where I can neither talk, nor think, nor look, at pregnant women (and sometimes babies) without getting anxious, sad and generally upset. I avoid situations where I know I'll encounter someone who's pregnant - still. Somehow, pregnant women are harder to cope with than living children.

The pain gets less sharp, but the memory is always there; give yourself time and be gentle with yourself. If you needed to get away, then that's okay. I know I've done it, it was the only way to cope - and right now, it's about taking care of yourself, especially emotionally.

Jenn said it right; it's like ripping a Band-Aid off.

I am so sorry for you loss, and don't feel bad about feeling the way that you did. My cousin-in-law (my cousin and his wife are in our circle of friends) is PG and I would've only been three months behind her. We were all so excited my husband and my cousin, since we were so close and now we were going to have babies close together. She had a harder first trimester and I was doing great, and I couldn't help thinking why me and why not her. I felt horrible the first time that I had that thought. We were supposed to go to dinner that night and I just couldn't go, I had my DH go without me. That's the day about four weeks ago that I found DS and reading other people's stories made me realize that I am not the only one feeling this way. I can't even here about my co-workers son, I feel like telling him, that I just can't hear about it right now.

I know it'll get better, somedays I can actaully be around PG women and I'm fine, but other times, I just can't handle it. So I know it'll get better in time.

I hope my when my cousin has his baby, I am either PG again or away at grad school so I don't have be around the baby, b/c I don't think I could handle that.

You made the effort, which says a lot! Don't kick yourself because of your reaction to this lady. It's totally understandable. I am just now able to go into the infant sections in the stores. Before I had to send someone else to get PullUps or wipes or whatever else I would need because I would literally hyperventilate. Plus one of the managers where I work is due in April and I get treated to things like, "Oh the baby just did flip flops!" In her defense she knows nothing about my miscarriage and I say very little about it at work for numerous reasons but it doesn't stop the feelings of wanting to die inside. Just go easy on yourself and try not to push yourself beyond what you're ready to do.

i am so sorry. we all go through feelings that remind us of being pregnant and it really hurts. Hang in there and we are all here to talk if u need it

Hang in there! It will get easier! It took me along time to get back to some sort of normalcy after losing my twins. I didn't get out of bed for 5 weeks so, I think you are going good. I am here if you need to talk.

Those are the moments we are here to help you through. We have all had those moments that rip us back to the moment we lost our angels.

I am glad that you came here to talk to us about it. I hope that you are comforted knowing that we have all been there. And everytime we have a moment like that, each time they get a little bit easier.

I was a very angry person. It took a lot of self control to not get snippy with people. The worst for me was when I saw a mother with 4 kids in the car carrying one of her children into the store by one arm in a onesie in mid ohio winter. No hat, gloves, coat, and her head bouncing around. I got sooo angry thinking that she was able to have that child that she was not taking proper care of when I couldnt even have one!!

It gets easier I promise. But keep us in mind when you need to vent!!