The baby I'll never hold...

[K123]

Feel an emotional mess today. Throwing up with morning sickness and exhausted and know I should be pleased that this pregnancy seems to be going well (had a scan at 8w2d which showed a healthy baby wriggling away with a strong heartbeat) but my heart is with the baby I lost who would have been born this week or next... My head knows that miscarriages usually happen for a reason and that that baby might well have had serious medical problems but I'm just so aware that I should have been meeting him/her now. And I guess what I want to know is is what I'm feeling normal? I know many of you have had far more losses than me and have you felt this way with them?

 

[busytulip]

I have felt the same way. I think that it is very normal, especially around important dates. Wishing you and your baby the very best health throughout the rest of your pregnancy.

 

[Nina83]

What you're feeling is normal, EDD which were lost are always difficult.
I'm excited about my baby, but of course I am still sad and miss my lost ones. They're my babies that will never get to be held or hugged, who I never got to snuggle or sniff. It doesn't matter to me that there was a medical problem, they were mine.
It's tough, but gets easier