{"id":16684,"date":"2021-01-22T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev.mom.com\/momlife\/hesitating-to-conceive-after-a-miscarriage"},"modified":"2024-11-06T21:49:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T02:49:21","slug":"hesitating-to-conceive-after-a-miscarriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mom.com\/getting-pregnant\/hesitating-to-conceive-after-a-miscarriage","title":{"rendered":"When You’re Hesitating to Conceive After a Miscarriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have to admit, when I found out I was pregnant for the second time, I never thought it would happen that fast! Honestly, I did not think I was actually ready; it happened so soon after we made the decision to try for baby No. 2. Unfortunately, that pregnancy was terminated<\/a> around 11 weeks later — just as I was getting used to and comfortable with the idea of becoming a mom of two, the dream was over.<\/p>

Suffering the loss of a child at any stage is devastating for parents. A miscarriage<\/a> brings special emotions and feelings of grief before even meeting the baby, and coping with that is not easy. Each mother will go through the grief process in her own way, and when moving through that and deciding what to do next, the decision will ultimately be clouded by the recent experience and loss.<\/p>

Fear, anxiety, dread, confusion — these are all normal emotions of grief, especially after experiencing loss. It is especially hard when others ask you, “How’s the pregnancy?” or “When are you due again?” Well-meaning family members and friends might not know how to respond when you share the news, and you might not know how to even begin that conversation.<\/p>

If you are in a stage of deciding what to do next and find that you are hesitating to try again for another pregnancy, you are not alone. What you have experienced would shape anyone’s decisions. Here are some ways to move past the hesitation, should you decide to try to conceive again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have to admit, when I found out I was pregnant for the second time, I never thought it would happen that fast! Honestly, I did not think I was actually ready; it happened so soon after we made the decision to try for baby No. 2. 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