Hi all,
Sorry I havnt been back here for a while. Ive been quite unwell. You see the sad news is that we lost our little 'suprise' on Monday 2nd July 2012.
I have been on a weird and strange roller coaster of emotions since then.
Let me explain our story...
Sunday1st June, I wasnt feeling the greatest. I had a headache that had been nagging all day. I was feeling sick, tired, achy and just unwell. I put it all down to pregnancy hormones and being away and in the car for too long.
Sunday night around 10pm, i went to the toilet and there I saw the most undesirable thing a pregnant woman could see while pregnant...Blood!
I wiped again thinking it may just be a small amout but no...there was more, alot more. :(
As it was school holidays my kids were still awake. Trying to hold back the tears I called my husband into our bedroom. As soon as the door was shut I burst into tears. He asked what was wrong and I told him.
He tried to comfort me saying things like "it might stop" "cant that happen in pregnancy?" "It'll be ok"
Just like my firt miscarraige...I just knew. A woman has a strange way of 'just knowing' when we're pregnant and we also have a way when its slipping away. I sat in bed and cried...no, sobbed uncontrollably.
My kids were wondering what was happening but my husband just said it ok and put them to bed.
I took some panadole and my husband told me to get some sleep and we'll see how we are in the morning.
SLEEP?
Was he kidding? I tossed and turned all night, my baby was in my thoughts the whole time and each time i fully woke I teared up.
The next morning I woke at 7am. I went to the toilet and yep...sure enough lots more heavy bleeding...this time accompanied with lots of pain,
My husband wonderfully organised the day off work, dropped the kids at a friends place and drove me to the hospital.
By this stage the pain was getting alot worse. I had a heat bag for the pain.
When we arrived at the hospital they took me straight in. Took my details and bloodpressure. That was all over the place. I felt dizzy and sad.
Once they got me into a bed they took blood test and they needed and they needed a urine sample.
I was ushered down to the toilets with plastic specimen bottle in hand.
As I peeed, I felt a strange sensation.
I looked down and saw a blood clot, then again another much bigger clot right after. Perfectly round bubble like.
Right there, staring at me in the hospital toilet was what I believed to be...my baby...my child...my love!
Weirdly for a moment I was thinking of fishing it out...yep. Discusting, but at times like this you do think very bizzare things...but then I thought..'ugh, it a public hospital toilet...who knows what I could catch'
I stood there staring at it for while, crying.
I hesitated to flush the toilet but I had to. When I did, this terrifying thought went through my head..."UGH, I JUST FLUSHED MY BABY DOWN THE TOILET" I started sobbing again.
Anyway, I cleaned up and pulled myself together.
I walked out of the toilet and handed to specimen jar to the nurse. She said to me "are you ok?" I starting to tell her what happened in the toilet but started crying again, I couldnt get it out. I finally did. He rubbed my shoulder and told me to lie down and rest. I hugged my husband and just cried and cried.
I was taken for an ultra sound and was told "there was no visable matter left" {Nice way to talk about my baby, huh?}
After being in the hospital for a few hours my blood test came back too, and said that the pregnancy hormone is still there but dropped dramaticaly since my last blood test (the ones I had the week earlier that appeared to be perfectly fine).
They sent me on my way home and told me that i must have had a complete miscarraige. I was told to just go home and rest.
Which I did.
I layed in bed and slept till dinner time. When i woke my husband came home with the kids.
We told the kids and they were devistated.
Mis mimi just broke down and cried her little heart out, and Little T just went deathly silent. With a few tears rolling down his cheek.
My babies broke my heart as I know exactly how they feel.
I had no answers, no reasons just cuddles and lots of love.
We got pizza for dinner that night, rented out 'toothfairy 2' and chilled out.
We had a lazy, chilled out night, Bedtimes didnt count, nutrition went out the window. It was all about comfort and healing. Which as a family we are still trying to do.
We planted a beautiful gardenia tree at our front door in rememberance of our little poppy seed. (nicknamed as we imagined the tiny size of a poppy seed as the size of the baby...even though it was actually about small fingernail size) Placed at the front door so we can see it everyday.
3 and a half weeks later...this is where Im at.
I thought I was going ok. I rested for a few days and got back into life. I was going to the gym, shopping...going about as normal. As though nothing happend.
Im due to get my next period tomorrow and I feel so yuck.
Im so hormonal, cranky, tired, and emotional.
Im angry, sad and fragile.
I have constant headaches and my body hurts.
Im tired and just want to sleep.
I want to hide.
I feel as though Ive had a slight delayed reaction with the whole ordeal. Yesterday i thought alot about my baby. It realy actually sunk in what happened.
I have put on loads of weight, got pimples and look anemic.
im constipated. I feel nauseas 24/7.
Im going to get another check up with my doctor and see a natropath again. I just feel unwell.
Overall, it just sucks!
I know I will be ok. I know life goes on and things will ease. But for now Im just taking life slow. Being with my family and keeping warm.
Sorry I havnt been back here for a while. Ive been quite unwell. You see the sad news is that we lost our little 'suprise' on Monday 2nd July 2012.
I have been on a weird and strange roller coaster of emotions since then.
Let me explain our story...
Sunday1st June, I wasnt feeling the greatest. I had a headache that had been nagging all day. I was feeling sick, tired, achy and just unwell. I put it all down to pregnancy hormones and being away and in the car for too long.
Sunday night around 10pm, i went to the toilet and there I saw the most undesirable thing a pregnant woman could see while pregnant...Blood!
I wiped again thinking it may just be a small amout but no...there was more, alot more. :(
As it was school holidays my kids were still awake. Trying to hold back the tears I called my husband into our bedroom. As soon as the door was shut I burst into tears. He asked what was wrong and I told him.
He tried to comfort me saying things like "it might stop" "cant that happen in pregnancy?" "It'll be ok"
Just like my firt miscarraige...I just knew. A woman has a strange way of 'just knowing' when we're pregnant and we also have a way when its slipping away. I sat in bed and cried...no, sobbed uncontrollably.
My kids were wondering what was happening but my husband just said it ok and put them to bed.
I took some panadole and my husband told me to get some sleep and we'll see how we are in the morning.
SLEEP?
Was he kidding? I tossed and turned all night, my baby was in my thoughts the whole time and each time i fully woke I teared up.
The next morning I woke at 7am. I went to the toilet and yep...sure enough lots more heavy bleeding...this time accompanied with lots of pain,
My husband wonderfully organised the day off work, dropped the kids at a friends place and drove me to the hospital.
By this stage the pain was getting alot worse. I had a heat bag for the pain.
When we arrived at the hospital they took me straight in. Took my details and bloodpressure. That was all over the place. I felt dizzy and sad.
Once they got me into a bed they took blood test and they needed and they needed a urine sample.
I was ushered down to the toilets with plastic specimen bottle in hand.
As I peeed, I felt a strange sensation.
I looked down and saw a blood clot, then again another much bigger clot right after. Perfectly round bubble like.
Right there, staring at me in the hospital toilet was what I believed to be...my baby...my child...my love!
Weirdly for a moment I was thinking of fishing it out...yep. Discusting, but at times like this you do think very bizzare things...but then I thought..'ugh, it a public hospital toilet...who knows what I could catch'
I stood there staring at it for while, crying.
I hesitated to flush the toilet but I had to. When I did, this terrifying thought went through my head..."UGH, I JUST FLUSHED MY BABY DOWN THE TOILET" I started sobbing again.
Anyway, I cleaned up and pulled myself together.
I walked out of the toilet and handed to specimen jar to the nurse. She said to me "are you ok?" I starting to tell her what happened in the toilet but started crying again, I couldnt get it out. I finally did. He rubbed my shoulder and told me to lie down and rest. I hugged my husband and just cried and cried.
I was taken for an ultra sound and was told "there was no visable matter left" {Nice way to talk about my baby, huh?}
After being in the hospital for a few hours my blood test came back too, and said that the pregnancy hormone is still there but dropped dramaticaly since my last blood test (the ones I had the week earlier that appeared to be perfectly fine).
They sent me on my way home and told me that i must have had a complete miscarraige. I was told to just go home and rest.
Which I did.
I layed in bed and slept till dinner time. When i woke my husband came home with the kids.
We told the kids and they were devistated.
Mis mimi just broke down and cried her little heart out, and Little T just went deathly silent. With a few tears rolling down his cheek.
My babies broke my heart as I know exactly how they feel.
I had no answers, no reasons just cuddles and lots of love.
We got pizza for dinner that night, rented out 'toothfairy 2' and chilled out.
We had a lazy, chilled out night, Bedtimes didnt count, nutrition went out the window. It was all about comfort and healing. Which as a family we are still trying to do.
We planted a beautiful gardenia tree at our front door in rememberance of our little poppy seed. (nicknamed as we imagined the tiny size of a poppy seed as the size of the baby...even though it was actually about small fingernail size) Placed at the front door so we can see it everyday.
3 and a half weeks later...this is where Im at.
I thought I was going ok. I rested for a few days and got back into life. I was going to the gym, shopping...going about as normal. As though nothing happend.
Im due to get my next period tomorrow and I feel so yuck.
Im so hormonal, cranky, tired, and emotional.
Im angry, sad and fragile.
I have constant headaches and my body hurts.
Im tired and just want to sleep.
I want to hide.
I feel as though Ive had a slight delayed reaction with the whole ordeal. Yesterday i thought alot about my baby. It realy actually sunk in what happened.
I have put on loads of weight, got pimples and look anemic.
im constipated. I feel nauseas 24/7.
Im going to get another check up with my doctor and see a natropath again. I just feel unwell.
Overall, it just sucks!
I know I will be ok. I know life goes on and things will ease. But for now Im just taking life slow. Being with my family and keeping warm.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry, take care of yourself- that needs to be your number one priority at the moment!
ReplyDeleteI'm really so sorry. Having been through loss myself, I can completely sympathise with how you are feeling. I'm glad you've planted a beautiful gardenia tree to honour your little angel. Take care of yourself.
ReplyDeleteThankyou all from my heart for your such beautiful thoughts (((hugs)))
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