Before I go any further, I would just like to say that I do NOT want you to feel sorry for me. That's not what this is about. It is just my way of dealing with what has occurred in my life and maybe helping someone else out along the way. (Not that anyone is reading me yet!) LOL
Okay, so why is it that no-one wants to talk about that terrible M word? I want to. I want the world to know that I have been pregnant 4 times but only had one child. I want to talk about how that makes me feel without being ashamed and embarrassed. I want to know how others have coped. I want to tell people that it is okay to grieve for a 6 week old 'foetus' (as the doctors say) - it is okay to cry and cry and cry for your child/ren that never made it to this world. It is okay to bloody well talk about it too..
Did you know that for every four couples who welcome new babies into the world each year there is one which won't? (I googled that statistic). Miscarriage is very common. After I had mine, I found out about friends, people I work with, even relations who had all suffered the same way as I had.. But no-one wanted to talk about it. Why? I just don't understand it.
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It's certainly nothing to be ashamed of. I've also had 4 pregnancies, but have been lucky enough to carry two to term for a beautiful daughter and son. Albeit they is four years age difference because of all the trouble we had. I agree that it's something that you should mourn and grieve, and if you can share in the hopes to help someone through the process in the future.
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