Note: I’ve now posted three segments of “Ectopic Pregnancy: My Story,” and the conclusion will be up here soon.
In the meantime, today I’m sharing some practical things I learned about miscarriage. I actually wrote this piece a few months ago, after I had my first miscarriage. I did not expect to have to use this resource again so soon.
Do you know anyone who has miscarried? Have you ever wondered how to help them?
Nobody wants to think about miscarriage. When I had mine, I realized knew nothing about what was happening in my body, or how to help it heal. I went wandering around the web, but found very little in the way of helpful resources.
So, I put together the resource I was looking for: How to Recover from A Miscarriage Naturally.
Erin at The Humbled Homemaker is allowing me to share these thoughts on her blog today.
I’d love to know that if someone you know is facing miscarriage and wondering how to recover, you’ll pass along my thoughts, which you can find here: Natural & Holistic Healing for Miscarriage.
{And I’ll be posting more of my Ectopic Pregnancy story soon.}
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After 2 easy pregnancies, we had a miscarriage at 10.5 weeks. I was shocked when the u/s showed no heartbeat. The next day I woke up actively miscarrying and spent the next 5 hours losing more blood than I ever imagined one could lose! Friends & family surrounded us, took the older kids, brought meals, flowers, came to cry and hold us. I was amazed at God’s love for us poured out through our friends. The physical healing took so much longer than I ever would have guessed. I think that’s what I’d want women to know most…it will take weeks to feel physically normal. For two weeks I was too weak to do much of anything, and I’m not exactly wimpy! 😉 And another 5-7 weeks to regain strength. Let your body heal, give it time! For those supporting someone else who has miscarried, just show up! Don’t ignore the topic. You don’t need fancy speeches. Just be there, with flowers, a meal, a hug. One dear friend called last week to say she was thinking of me, asked how far along I would have been (20 weeks…starting to feel movement). That call, and her acknowledging that our baby was a loss others were grieving with us, and that others still remembered our baby is a treasure I will hold dear my entire life. Let grieving moms (and dads) know their baby is not forgotten. Miscarriage is a topic nobody talks about. Post-birth and even post-abortion websites abound, but there is so little on miscarriage. Thanks for this post, I pray others find it to help heal their broken hearts.