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The Anxiety of Pregnancy After Loss



I thought you were gone, but you were just hiding- waiting to come back just when I thought I had you under control.


Never in my wildest dreams did I think you would become such a constant for me- especially throughout my entire pregnancy.


I assumed I would hear a heartbeat at 6 weeks and then never deal with you again.

The depth of my inaccuracy is alarming.


You consumed me week after week with every new trigger.

At first I just had to get to 12 weeks.


Then I heard of someone who miscarried at 17; so became my new milestone.

The next step was 20 weeks, which turned into 24, then 28.


It was like every week that passed, a new worry ensued.

You debilitated and consumed me.


Finally after 32 weeks, I felt calm. A sense of confidence awakened.

This was really happening. I was going to be ok and so was my baby.


At 35 weeks you showed your ugly face once again, but this time with a vengeance and overpowering fear.

It wasn’t that anything had happened to me or the baby- it was a stupid TV show.


That’s all it took to have me Googling the chances of stillbirth at delivery.

You came back, and I don’t know how long you’ll stay this time.


I do know this, anxiety, I will fight you. I will fight you every minute, because this baby and I deserve better.


You may have returned, but I wont let you win. I can’t.

For me and for him.

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