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Have you ever or is it just me


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Ive recently had a miscarriage in january of this year now im 4 months pregnant and not a day goes by that i fear that i am going to lose this child also. Im even having nightmares about this. Its getting to the point where im dreading going to the doctor on the 26th of this month. Any suggestiongs on who or what i should do about this problem?

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It happened to me too!  I lost one at 24 weeks in June of '04 and my son was born Feb '05---yes you are correct--8 months later!!!!  I got pregnant right away without even knowing until late Aug.  I thought I just wasn't "regular" because of the D & C!  (Thank God I did not have to deliver--the baby was too small and they thought they could do a D & C!)  

I worried every day, every hour and every minute until the day I delivered!!  I don't know what to tell you.    I delivered him early, as you can count and thank god for that!  I really did not know what I was going to do.  Constant calls to the OB--and I'm a nurse so that's really bad!!  When I got to 24 weeks I kind of backed off a little bit but it was still there! 

 Just think positive--really, unless there was something major that caused the miscarriage it's really rare that it would happened again (unless, like I said there are other causes--i don't know your history).  For me, there was no explanation what so ever why I did not carry to term OR that the baby was so small for that age when everything was fine prior to that.  I had a miscarriage prior to my first also in '01 but I was only 6 weeks at that time and once again, 1 month later got preg. with my daughter--who was also early!!  I stopped at 2 because chances are my third would not have gone much longer then 7 months--so the OB said!!  And there wasn't any explanation to that either!!!

Just try to relax and know that you're going to worry anyway.  Enjoy your pregnancy and soon you'll see your little one!!  (However far along you are!!)  good luck to you!!!

As the previous reply stated, you have a very good chance of carrying this pregnancy to term, and having a healthy baby.  Naturally having gone through a miscarriage, it is understandable to be more anxious/concerned during this pregnancy.  However, what you seem to be saying is that these fears constantly occupy your mind, and even continue to affect your sleep in nightmares.  If that is the case, I think it would be wise to discuss this with your OB or your Family Doc, and see if they think some counseling would be appropriate.

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