RNmommy was nothing but nice in her posts to Andrea.
Andrea I believe was so sure it was a miscarriage that her heart was completely set on it as such and couldn't take any answer but that..My heart breaks for her emotions..And it really don't matter what I or anyone else thinks it was she is never gonna take it for anything less...
You've taken the words right out of my mouth. That's why I've kept my mouth shut. I don't think RNmommy was out of line at all... She was very nice.
But, I could feel the pain that Andrea was going through. And, what she described sounded very much like my 1st loss.
Since I don't mean to suggest I'm a doctor or have any medical training... I don't know what happened. Do I believe it could have been a very early loss... Sure! I don't know if it was, but it COULD have been. The important thing is that SHE felt it was a loss... and perception is reality.
I had people outright call me a liar and a fake about my 1st 2 pregnancies because my lines were SO faint. They probably STILL believe I made it all up. I spent so many days in tears over being treated that way when I knew in my heart what the truth was. I was never in a position that I could get a blood test to confirm or deny things. I was proven right at my ultrasounds, but I certainly didn't ask for photographic evidence. And, when the pregnancies DID fail, I was basically being accused of faking my losses, because the pregnancies supposedly never happened in their minds. And, regardless.... when you believe or "know" you're going through a loss... It doesn't matter if anyone else believes you. It still freakin' hurts.
I honestly felt like I was going through a loss when I had that small disaster with my IUI. My test LOOKED positive. And, then my blood work came back <1... and it felt like my heart had been ripped out. I *know* I wasn't pregnant, but I'll be damned if it didn't feel like I was losing something all over again. Cause, I believed I was for at least a day! I know that heartache... even when I wasn't pregnant at all and only thought I was.
So, that's me speaking my mind on it. I can EASILY see both sides. I can't see kicking someone when they're already feeling so down... even if you don't think they should be. We're all hormonal! I'm probably the most hormonal of the bunch with my medically induced menopause, steroids, and general state of crazy to begin with! But, I just freakin' wish we could stop the fighting. There are so few good threads... and I hate to see one of the good ones turn into this!
So much for me keeping my mouth shut, eh?