Pregnancy After Miscarriage

Pregnancy After Miscarriage, An Emotional Journey

Are previous miscarriages making you nervous about getting pregnant or being pregnant? While a miscarriage is a common event, miscarriage is a hard life event to deal with. It’s important to realize that no matter what you did or didn't do during pregnancy miscarriage is typically not your fault. Pregnancy after a miscarriage can be very emotionally difficult. You may spend a great deal of time being fearful about another miscarriage.

PAM stands for pregnancy after miscarriage. Depending upon the reason for your previous miscarriage, treatment may be available to help you have a successful pregnancy after miscarriage. Most women go on to have a successful pregnancy after miscarriage or even after having more than one. Having three or more consecutive miscarriages will require further evlaution but many women have a miscarriage without even realizing they were pregnant. If you are having trouble becoming pregnant after having a miscarriage, see your doctor. If you are having trouble deciding to again try to become pregnant again, pregnancy after miscarriage is a big decision to make and you may just need more time to heal and grieve your loss.

There is no mandatory grieving period after a pregnancy loss. Every woman heals differently. The father of the baby also needs to heal, as the loss is difficult for everyone. In sudden loss, such as a miscarriage, the emotions can be overwhelming but with time, it will get easier and you will likely find that you want to become intimate again. There are many books and support groups both online and in major cities and towns that can help you overcome your grief and begin to heal.

If you’re fearful of future loss, it’s important to realize that pregnancy after miscarriage is common. Most women do go on to have full term babies that are perfectly healthy. While miscarriage is a way for your body to terminate the pregnancy, it doesn’t mean that you are not meant to carry children.

Many women go on to have more than one child after a miscarriage without any further problems. If you have medical conditions that prevent you from carrying a child to term, there may be medical advances that can help you. It’s important to try to work with your health practitioner to determine the best way to handle your unique situation. Becoming a mother is a joy that you deserve so don’t let a miscarriage shatter your dreams by stopping you from trying again. It’s important that you and your spouse talk openly about what you are both feeling and take your time to grieve and prepare yourself for trying again.

News About Miscarriages

Miscarriages affect men too 26 Jul 2010 at 12:14pm
Many men suffer emotionally when their partner loses a pregnancy, but women are more likely to be affected for longer, new research suggests.

Specialty Farms, LLC Expands Recall of Organic Alfalfa Sprouts Blend and Orga... 29 Jul 2010 at 4:51pm
Specialty Farms is voluntarily recalling certain Alfalfa sprout products with a best if sold by date of ?8/3/2010? and ?8/1/2010? that has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes (LM). Listeria Monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

One of Britain's youngest ever surviving premature babies celebrates her 21st... 29 Jul 2010 at 6:56am
Jessica Phelan was born at just over 23 weeks and four days. But the girl who was Britain's youngest surviving premature baby at her birth, is today celebrating her 21st birthday

Miscarriage tough on men, harder on women 28 Jul 2010 at 11:44pm
Many men suffer emotionally when their partner loses a pregnancy, new research shows. But they recover more quickly from their distress than women do, the study shows.

Letters to the Editor: July 28, 2010 29 Jul 2010 at 9:33am
Letters to the Editor: July 28, 2010

How Jen Levinson makes every mother?s life easier 28 Jul 2010 at 8:49pm
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City's water experts stand by chloramines 28 Jul 2010 at 10:18pm
Scientists and the president-elect of the New England Water Works Association freely acknowledged that resident critics of chloramine, the anti-bacterial agent the city has begun using to prevent a repeat of last summer's boil water marathon, are correct in noting the additive is hardly perfect.

Researchers examine why some obese people become diabetic while others do not 29 Jul 2010 at 6:06am
Why some obese people go on to become diabetic while others do not. It is common to find obese people - even morbidly obese people - who are healthier than their condition would normally allow.

Babies in bloom at UVMC 29 Jul 2010 at 2:05am
Staff saw 22 births in four days this month July has been quite the month for births at Ukiah Valley Medical Center, which was bursting at the seams last week after having 22 babies born in four days.

Pasco Processing LLC, Recalls Corn and Poblano Peppers: Listeria Risk 28 Jul 2010 at 8:04pm
Pasco Processing, LLC, Pasco WA is recalling 2,087 cases of 20lb. bulk packaged Corn and Poblano peppers, (SKU 10071179017738) because of the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes , an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems.