It’s been almost one year since my miscarriage, and to this day I haven’t shared the story with anyone. – in fact next Saturday will be one year from the day that I began experiencing intense cramping, the first physical sign I had that something was wrong. I was 8 weeks pregnant, and I was going to the doctor in 2 weeks to hear the heart for the first time. The whole experience of...
I had a miscarriage after my oldest child Brisa. It was Good Friday and I was six weeks pregnant. I had only told my husband that we were pregnant so after I miscarried I felt like I couldn’t get emotional support from family or friends because no one even knew I was pregnant yet. I had to go to work Monday even though I was bleeding heavily and cramping. A couple days later was April fools day...
I have 4 living children, but have lost 3. The first one I was only 4 weeks and have tried to convince myself that maybe I wasn’t really pregnant. The second miscarriage was horrific and completely life changing for me. I was 6 weeks (closer to 7) along when it happened. I was sitting at the table eating breakfast with my kids, it was roughly 7:45am. I had been having some stomach cramping when I...