Missed Miscarriage

Missed Miscarriage: We found out we were pregnant 2 days before an international trip. As we flew to France, my husband and I spent the trip dreaming and so excited about our child. We made videos throughout the trip, imagining our parents’ reactions to the news, video journals for the baby, saying how excited we were to be parents. I got pretty intense nausea in the back-half of the trip, and we actually had to fly home early because of it. Back home, I was preparing for our 9 week appointment, so excited to hear a heartbeat. Instead, the doctors shared that the baby was measuring as 6 weeks. When we came back for another ultrasound the following week, it was confirmed: the baby stopped growing, and I had a missed miscarriage. We drove to see my parents for Christmas that next day, and instead of surprising them with the pregnancy, I had to share that I was actively miscarrying. It has now been 6 months since the miscarriage, and we are struggling to conceive again. I’m feeling “left behind” as so many other friends get pregnant, yet we remain grieving.