Is this normal??

I found out we were expecting on July 12, 2012... In August I went to the doctor and got my first sonogram and they were concerned that I wasn't as far along as we initially thought. For 4 weeks I went weekly to check my progress to finally make the decision to have a D&C because the baby hadn't grown past 5 weeks. At this point I was around 10 weeks. On August 21 I had my D&C. For the most part recovery was easy physically and mentally.

Now that I'm about a month out of it, it seems like I'm having a little bit of depression. Friends announcing pregnancies seem to trigger it, and even sonogram pictures and newborns trigger a huge sadness.. A close friend of mine was 1 week ahead of me, and I had to hide her facebook posts because everything she posted seemed to make me want to cry.   I hate feeling like this. Do I need to set up an appointment to talk with my OB or is this just kind of natural and will run its course?

Depression is never normal...yes there is a greiving process but if you find yourself not eing able to take your mind off of it and its interfering with your normal daily routine it wouldnt hurt to talk to someone.

I would set up and apt. and talk about it. I went thru the same thing a couple years ago when I had a tuble and then everyone was having babies and when each month came and gone and my due date came and went it got pretty hard to deal with knowing I should have had someone to care for. Take care of yourself, and best wishes.

totally normal

I was very jealous of pregnant women after my miscarriage. I never really got over it until I got pregnant again almost two years later.

<blockquote><b>Quoting melissa_83:</b>" Depression is never normal...yes there is a greiving process but if you find yourself not eing able to ... [snip!] ... eing able to take your mind off of it and its interfering with your normal daily routine it wouldnt hurt to talk to someone."</blockquote>



  yes it's normal to feel that way but if it's affecting your life u need to talk to someone. A dr or counselor.

Thank you.   I'll give them a call in the AM to set up an appointment.

Quoting loser mom:" totally normal I was very jealous of pregnant women after my miscarriage. I never really got over it until I got pregnant again almost two years later. "

I always feel so stupid for feeling jealous after I think about it for a moment.  

Quoting [♥]Hailee's Mommy:" I always feel so stupid for feeling jealous after I think about it for a moment.  "

you won't always feel like this. Just takes time! And I found talking about it with other women helps too. ((Hugs))!!

First of all I'm so very sorry for your loss. I had a missed miscarriage a couple of years ago I went tot have my 12 week A/S only to find out that my baby had died at 9 weeks it was the most awful feeling I had ever had and I was like you for a couple of months after and everyone around me was falling pregnant or having a baby soon and i felt the same as you and i would cry every time I didn't fall pregnant. I did end up getting some help and after a while it all felt so much better and I was then ready to have another baby. I would talk to someone if I were you it does help weather it's normal or not.

best of luck and I hope and pray you feel better soon.

Quoting loser mom:" totally normal I was very jealous of pregnant women after my miscarriage. I never really got over it until I got pregnant again almost two years later. "

This, except I'm still not over it.

Quoting Squeaky McGee:" This, except I'm still not over it."

I really shouldn't use the term, "get over it", because I don't think you ever really do. Sometimes I still think, if I hadn't lost that baby, he (or she) would be three years old in November.

Quoting loser mom:" I really shouldn't use the term, "get over it", because I don't think you ever really do. Sometimes I still think, if I hadn't lost that baby, he (or she) would be three years old in November. "

No, I know what you mean. You never really do get over the heartache. I just wish the anger and bitterness would go away...