[OMK520]

Hi. I am currently 29 weeks pregnant with my second child (a boy). We lost our first child (a girl) at 36 weeks. It was a chord accident. I need some encouragement to keep going. The doctors and nurses have been so great every step of the way through all we have gone through, I had no worries at all the first time around and now it has been an emotional roller coaster since day one of this pregnancy.

[OMK520]

Hi. I am currently 29 weeks pregnant with my second child (a boy). We lost our first child (a girl) at 36 weeks. It was a chord accident. I need some encouragement to keep going. The doctors and nurses have been so great every step of the way through all we have gone through, I had no worries at all the first time around and now it has been an emotional roller coaster since day one of this pregnancy.

[eandk_alltheway]

Hello and welcome to the group. I'm sorry that you have become of our group the group of "angel mommies" however welcome and congrats and I'm sorry to hear the loss of your DD. I have had two stillbirths in the second trimester and have gone on to have a successful full term birth after and now have an amazing 1 1/2 year old daughter. I know after a loss you just can't look at pregnancy the same and always have that fear that it could happen again. Unfortunately there isn't anything to take that away I wish there was. The best advice I could have for you seeing as your 10 or less weeks away from meeting your little guy is if your having a good day and feel like decorating a nursery or buying him something let yourself do it. Because like many angel moms have said we will be sad wether we let ourselves feel "normal" for a minute and be excited and believe or if we just constantly say "if" the baby is born instead of when. Yes we don't know what can happen however I can say after having two losses in a year for two separate reasons it's VERY possible for you to. I would also recommend kick counts. Not sure if your already doing those but basically you pick the same time every day and count how many actual movements your baby has and how long it takes to get about 10 movements. Hiccups don't count. This is a good way to see how baby is doing. Hopefully you are getting extra appointments and monitoring to help make things easier. Hope you find comfort in hearing a successful story and that the next 10 weeks or less go by fast! Can't wait to hear your birth story and please don't hesitate to come here with any concerns, updates, or whatever you want.
Kendra

[OMK520]

Thank you so much for responding . I was just having a bad day yesterday. People sometimes say things without thinking. I will be induced at 37 weeks this time and I go often for monitoring. Everyone at the hospital has gone above and beyond for us. I am taking things one day at a time and trying to stay as positive as possible. Thanks again!

[terrismitty]

Hi there, welcome to the group.  I'm so sorry about your daughter - but it's good that your doctors are monitoring you so closely.  That is helpful with getting through the hard days.  My second pregnancy (my first pg after our son Luke was stillborn) was full of so much anxiety and it felt like it would drag on forever. 

We're here for you if you have questions or need to talk.  Keep in touch!