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today would have been my due date

Posted by on Aug. 5, 2012 at 6:39 AM
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Today I would have been having my baby but he died in January and I had a D&C, I have been doing ok, I have a precious 7 year old stepdaughter and an amazing 4 year old son who have kept a smile on my face, but today I am heartbroken and I cant stop crying. Any moms been through this? How do you get through the due date? #heartbroken

Posted by on Aug. 5, 2012 at 6:39 AM
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Npasley
by on Aug. 7, 2012 at 10:07 AM
You can always talk about your baby. I have two angel babies and I talk about them all the time I tell people I have 3 kids even though I only have one to show for it. They are still my babies an I still love telling people that I have three. Yeah people can get kinda weird but I believe it's our right as a mother to be able to talk about them freely! :)


Quoting masonsmommy107:

I just carry on like it's a normal day because if i mintion my angel baby i feel like the only weirdo still morning the second would have been my babies 4th birthday i hate feeling like i can't talk about my baby :(


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latopmom
by on Aug. 7, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Sorry for your loss sweetie...will lift you up in prayer.
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LoveMyKBabies
by Member on Aug. 7, 2012 at 10:12 AM
I had a due date of Oct. 16th 2010. The baby died around Feb. 28th, I found out March 26th & ended up having a D & C on April 6th. I got pregnant a few months later & had a due date of April 6th 2011 (1 yr after D&C). I had a healthy girl in March. It DID help me somewhat that I was pregnant on my due date, this past Oct. I got sad that I should have been celebrating a 1st birthday, I lit a candle for the day. I'm very sorry for your loss Mama. It takes time, but it does hurt less. I still think of the baby, but it doesn't hurt as much now. My kids helped with that I think.
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themrsrick
by on Aug. 7, 2012 at 10:36 AM
I had a miscarriage, and the due date has passed twice. It is so incredibly hard, and I still cry. My biggest suggestion is to let yourself grieve. Name the baby you lost, and remember that your child never got sick, never dealt with a broken heart, and was never betrayed. Hugs!
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sterlstephsean3
by on Aug. 7, 2012 at 10:42 AM

Time heals all wounds.  I was forced to have an abortion or I would havehadto suffer the consequence of living on the street and losing a scholarship. All my boys are cancers june 29, my youngest and July 1, the twins.  This baby would have been my oldest born June 26.  you see how this could make me feel as if he should have been here and a part of my family too?  the pain stays and the fact you were his mom will always remain deep in yor heart. It gets better. It's been almost 20 years and I celebrate his due date as though he is here........hoping his little spirit  is somewhere looking down smiling with understanding. He was a part of you so you'll always remember............somtimes more than others, but it does get better.   I got pregnant again by his dad.  We ran away  because his dad refuse to let this happen again and now we have three beautiful boys all in college and working.

jalikym
by New Member on Aug. 7, 2012 at 10:55 AM
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 Its okay to cry. Just let it out.  I write in a journal when I think about my son. I was a few days short of 19 weeks.  I know it is so hard for you.  Just know that over time it is easier.  I still get misty eyed around the time I lost him but I realize it is my heart letting me know its ok.  For the first few years I did some thing to celebrate him. Some was as simple as writing a poem or going to my favorite place on the mountain that over looks the valley to speak to him.  When he would have been one. I baked a cake for the family but never brought him up until years later I told my daughter when she lost a baby.  She said she knew it was a different day that year.  She is the oldest so she knew the whole story of Bradley.  Hugs to you.  I am thinking about you today.

bibadiva73
by on Aug. 7, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Ive never dealt with such a painful experience, but I do know people who have. My heart goes out to you and it makes me appreciate my kids and the baby I'm carrying even more. I'm so sorry for the pain you must be feeling and I pray that it will one day get better for you.
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mammatocaleth
by on Aug. 7, 2012 at 11:15 AM
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My son has been in heaven now for 6yrs but I can say there is not a day that goes by I do no think of him.. the 1st year was litterly hell... and his birthdate was that much harder... Cry it's ok!  Shows you loved him and you are a good Mama... But also know he's at peace and he's in the best hands even if they are not my hands I know with all my heart Joshua is where he needs to be.  I also not on his death date but his Brithday the day I gave birth to him and relseased him back home to God I release balloons and I have a little time for me to just sit and remember my son.  I had him 23wks in my stomach we bonded we loved thou I never got to see his eyes or his smiles doesn't mean I didn't have a bond with him. He was loved I had dreams for him and plans with him.  I cry for him to remind myself how much I really loved him. And that is ok!! Give yourself the permission to love him!!  And don't be afraid of what others might say cause you do!  HUGS... 

Jessy76
by on Aug. 7, 2012 at 11:19 AM

Just breath and remember that what you lost is always in your heart. I have lost 4 and every year on the expected due dates I get moody and a little teary eyed but as long as I remember to just breath and that they are still very much in my heart then I am able to tackle the day. You can always go hug you other children that helps me as well. I have never been able to have biological children but I do have many step-kids and we adopted a little girl. Life doesn't always give us the things we want and sometime takes the things we work so incredibly hard for but I TRY to be grateful for what I have instead of dwelling on what I lost. It doesn't always work but it is good to try.

masonsmommy107
by Member on Aug. 7, 2012 at 11:19 AM
I know but I've been told it's rude thing to talk about because it makes others uncomfortable I still talk about the second time I was pregnant but if mintion things like "o this would have been his/her 4th birthday!" I get comments like " birthday? They weren't born! How do you know it would have been there birthday?" then I feel like and idiot! Or I get funny looks!

Quoting Npasley:

You can always talk about your baby. I have two angel babies and I talk about them all the time I tell people I have 3 kids even though I only have one to show for it. They are still my babies an I still love telling people that I have three. Yeah people can get kinda weird but I believe it's our right as a mother to be able to talk about them freely! :)




Quoting masonsmommy107:

I just carry on like it's a normal day because if i mintion my angel baby i feel like the only weirdo still morning the second would have been my babies 4th birthday i hate feeling like i can't talk about my baby :(


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