I couldn’t decide whether or not to blog about this,
because it’s very private and I’m not one to share too many details of my
private life. But, writing is one
of my forms of therapy, so even though this is tough to put out there, I know
it will be therapeutic.
When
you lose a baby, and the world knows, it goes without saying that the world
also realizes that you’ll be trying to get pregnant again in the near future. So I’m in this place right now where I
feel like people are constantly waiting for this news from us. And every time I make an unexpected
phone call, or say, “Guess what?!”, I always feel the need to follow with,
“I’M.NOT.PREGNANT.”
Trust
me, people, if I were in control of the universe, I would have a rounded belly
right now, still counting down the days to July 30th, the due date
we were so excited about back in November when we saw two promising lines.
But
I’m not in control of a lot of things, much to my dismay. J
There
are some people who go off of birth control, have a laid-back, month o’ fun,
then BAM they’re pregnant. There
are people who forget a pill or two and end up with those surprising two lines. And then there are people who calculate
timing down to a science, who know TOO much about the human body, and month
after month, hold a pee stick up sideways in the light, squinting their eyes to
try to imagine a second line.
“It’ll
happen when you least expect it.”
“Just
relax, have fun.”
“Before
you know it, you’ll be pregnant again!”
I
understand these words are spoken from a place of kindness, but if one more
person says something like this to me they may need to duck.
Y’all
– getting your period when you’re trying to get pregnant sucks. No nicer way to put it. It’s like, “Hey, guess what, you are
NOT pregnant!!!!”
Getting
your period month after month after you lose a baby, a baby whose heart you heard
beating beautifully inside of you, feels like a kick in the gut.
And
it’s easy to feel so hopeless.
And
I usually let myself – I let myself feel the sadness, the darkness of what
could have and should have been – and then I pick myself up, dust myself off,
and no matter how hard it is…
I
choose hope.
You have to choose hope because there is no other choice. The time will come and, as you always tell me, it will all be worth it. Just know that you are my rock and the friend that gets me through times like these. I am always here for you to do the same. XOXO
ReplyDeleteThank you, Yinds. Love you!
DeletePraying for you so much, for so many things. For patience, understanding, hope, happiness, clarity. Choose hope, but as you said, let yourself be sad. Let yourself be mad. Those feelings are just as real, just as important. But try to focus on the good, and the hope. You *will* get through this. Just know that there are so many people praying for you and choosing hope right along with you. XOXO
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Amanda. You've been a great support through all of this.
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