ok, so in ocotber, i misscarried a baby. i was 12 weeks and had already seen an ultrasound and heard the heartbeat. so needless to say, it was pretty devistating. well, i got pregnant again almost right away and misscarried again. so now it has been about 2 months and my husband is asking me to try to get pregnant again. i don't want to right now, i am terrified. i couldn't go through it agian. especially not this soon. i am still heart broken about losing our babies. but he told me that it is just something that happens and that i should be over it allready. he allways brings up that his mom had 4 misscarriages and got over them fast. i keep trying to explaing that it was different for his mom because she was pregnant by a man she hated and she didn't want to have anymore kids anyway. and that i am not his mom. he just doesn't understand and it is impossible to make him.
i know that he hurt too with the loss of 2 babies, and that he still feels it, but i just wish he was a little more sensitive to the fact that it was my body and i am hurting a lot right now. i am sorry if i am bringing anyones day down. i just don't have anyone to talk to about it right now. thanks
Ya know, even though men understand a miscarriage intellectually, it's really hard for them to understand it emotionally. You, unlike him, are experiencing it with your own body so not only do you get to feel the emotional pain, you get to feel it physically. Talk about a constant reminder! And besides when you miscarry, you're not only losing something physical, you're loosing all the plans and hopes and all that stuff too.
He can probably get through a whole day, or even days, when he doesn't think about it - both when it was actually occuring and now. I doubt the same is true for you. And besides, a miscarriage at 12 weeks is a pretty violent experience, and not one explained easily to the uterus-less at that.
Sending you a PM .....
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thanks you guys, i am sorry for my post being so depressing, but, it is just really hard for me today. my boss is preggo and she just found out and she felt like i needed to be the one person she talked to about getting an abortion. i just listened to her and looked at her like are you serious? you wanted to tell this to me of all people. i can't even look at her today.
OMG Tashina! I think I would have absolutely lost my shit if it had been me . Doesn't it seem like people crawl out of the woodwork, seemingly with the sole purpose of poking you where it hurts . Like it wasn't hard enough already ...
(((Tashina)))
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I agree that men have absolutely NO sensitivity when it comes to our body and especially all the reproductive things we go through! Maybe since he won't listen to you, you could have a "secret" chat with your doctor without hubby knowing, explain how you feel to your doc, and then bring in your hubby for a visit with you and make it sound like the doc's idea that you don't try again right away. I know it sucks to have to "fool" him to get him to be sensitive to this, but sometimes men just don't do things without a bit of trickery because they are stubborn enter choice exploitive here!!! I really hope you feel better soon. Just hang in there and come to ST as soon as you need someone who understands to talk to! We are all here for you! Men just don't get it.
Oh honey, I'm so sorry for everything you've gone through and the fact that your husband isn't as understanding as he should be. I really just think that men don't "get it" sometimes. Yours is seriously the third story I've heard of husbands just really not understanding why it takes so long for a woman to get over a miscarriage. My coworker's wife went through a miscarriage last year and a month later he was bitching to me asking "Why isn't she over it yet? It's been a month already!" Geez! I wanted to smack him. Men can be so stupid sometimes.
Also, I'm sure you know this, but miscarriages are fairly common, so just know that you're not alone in feeling the way you do.
Does your boss know about your whole situation? I hope that she doesn't because if she did, then that's just evil of her to talk to you about that. If it happens again, I'd just tell her "I'm sorry. I wish I could talk to you about this, but I hope you'll understand I just can't." or something to that effect so she knows not to talk to you about it.
I wish I had some advice as to how to deal with your husband. I just don't. Hugs to you though. I can't imagine what you're going through.
Oh Tashina, I am so so sorry. You are so strong to be even on here talking about what you've gone through recently. I am so sorry your husband isn't being as sensitive as he should be -- and he should be!!! -- that has to make it even harder on you. I think NCShopper's idea of talking to your doctor and having him/her explain to your husband that it's too early to try again is a good one. You need time to heal, emotionally and physically. I think it would also be worthwhile for the doctor to privately ask your husband to be more sensitive and supportive during this time, and explain that your desire to wait is not unusual. And it doesn't help to have your boss being so insensitive either. Luv2Shop's idea of what to say to her was a tactful and polite way of handling it if the boss starts talking to you about it again.
We are here for you anytime you need to talk or vent about what you're feeling.
Hugs to you, Iam sorry that your husband is being a pain. Well I had a miscarriage back in 1993 but I was only 6 weeks along, it still hurt and I still think of it today so I know it is something you can never forget. I know it was hard for you because you heard the babys heartbeat and I wish I had something else to say but all I can give is hugs, lots of hugs. Iam getting teary eyed now because sometime I wonder what it would be like with he/she here but that is something that was beyond my control. Just remember we are here if you need to talk
I have no advice, though I think the "bringing him in for a chat with the doctor" is a great idea - but I want to say that my heart goes out to you. I hope you can find some measure of peace and that your DH will understand the pain in your heart and not push you when you're not ready. *hugs*
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No advice here; I just wanted to let you know how sorry I am for what you've been going through. I can't imagine how you must be feeling, but just know that we're here for you.
men are sometimes so dumb. there's a better way to approach his wanting to go ahead and try again.
I have a friend who miscarried at over 5 months along, as horrible as that was, she was determined to try again....because they had so much trouble getting pregnant at all and she is around 38 years old and didn't want to put it off any more than she had to. She and her husband were equally determined. And she got pregnant again within 6 months and now has a beautiful 1 year old boy.
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