20 week miscarriage

We have recently experienced a late miscarriage with our first baby, at our 20 weeks scan we learnt our baby boy had no heartbeat and gave birth a day later. He was showing signs of Edward’s syndrome (the only test we didn’t manage to have due to position of baby at the 12 weeks scan). It’s the most painful experience we have ever gone through, but, i feel back for even saying this as nothing will replace him, but we want to try again as soon as we can. I’m wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience, how long did you wait to try again, how did you cope?

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So sorry. Big hugs. 💙
When I had a miscarriage I wasn’t given any advice about when to try again. I waited until I’d had a normal period before we tried. But do what feels right for you.
BTW it does get better and I’ve now got a healthy toddler.

We found out on our private gender scan at 17 weeks the baby had no heartbeat. He passed around 16 weeks , had no idea . I gave birth 3 days after . In our case there was nothing wrong with the baby but with the umbilical cord . He wasn’t getting oxygen . I bled for 4 weeks , then stopped for a week and then I got my period . It’s gonna be a year on Tuesday since we lost him . We started trying again in November and fell pregnant in March . I’m sure you will get your rainbow baby 🤍 I’m so so sorry for your loss . It’s the worst thing to go through , especially when it happens so late in pregnancy . I’m 26 weeks but still worried something is going happen 🥺 once you go through it the anxiety never leaves

I also started doing therapy which has helped me a lot x you can even ask the hospital if they could recommend you for therapy .

I’m so sorry you’re going through this, it’s such a painful loss and one that can feel so lonely.
I lost my first baby at 14 weeks. I really struggled with the idea of being pregnant again when I should have still been pregnant with that baby.
Everyone is different though & if you’re wanting to try again already (& there is no professional reason why you can’t) then you do what’s right for you.
I now have a happy, healthy 9 month old who I love more than I could ever describe. But I think about the baby I lost every single day.
Feel free to message me if you wanted to. Look after yourself xx

Thankyou for everyone’s kinds words! It’s honestly been so tough as I know you’ve all experienced before. I feel like I’m grieving two different things, the loss of my son which I feel I can almost accept as he was so so poorly but also so unfair, but then the pregnancy, being pregnant one day then coming home with just a memory box and no baby.
We want to try again not to fill a hole but to give us some hope and happiness again, and I don’t want to let my fears of being pregnant again overtake me!

I’m so sorry for your loss. Please don’t feel guilty for wanting to try again - it’s absolutely natural that you still long to bring a healthy baby home as you were robbed of that experience. I lost my baby at 19 weeks last year and was told they recommend having one normal cycle before trying again, but this is mainly to help with dating any future pregnancy I believe. I think more than anything it’s whenever you’re in the right headspace to try again 💕

We had a loss at 22 weeks with our daughter due to triploidy. I also went through labour and delivery with her.

We grieved, and let ourselves heal before having a discussion to try again. We started feeling comfortable with the idea 5 months after our loss.

I'm now pregnant with our second pregnancy. Remember our daughter often, and will let our son know who his sister was also.

But for now. Let yourself feel, lean on each other often, and do what's uncomfortable otherwise it may slow your healing.

I've plugged in to support groups also that has helped know I am not alone in my experience.

So sorry to hear about your loss. It is an awful thing to go through. Sending love to you and your family 💙

I had a placental abruption at 23 weeks and unfortunately baby boy was stillborn. Babies don’t replace babies, and he will always be our first born. It is completely natural to want to try again as soon as possible because of all those hormones and just wanting to bring your baby home.
I always felt guilty for wanting to try again straight away but after hearing so many other women do too, it helped.

We tried straight after I had my first period and got pregnant 4 months later and I’m currently 16 weeks pregnant. Still grieving not bringing my first baby home, but trying to be excited and enjoy my pregnancy this time.

It’s one of the hardest things anyone will have to go through, but life doesn’t throw anything at you that you can’t handle!! You will be able to bring your rainbow baby home 🌈 Thinking and praying for your family at this time xx

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