If Only I Had Known

The things no one tells us about pregnancy loss

A pregnancy loss can be a nuanced experience. While providers cannot tell us absolutely everything we can expect, there were some things I experienced that I wished someone could have warned me about.

My Second Miscarriage

After I had miscarried my baby, I assumed the physical pain would subside. But that didn’t happen. I experienced severe cramps. My first pregnancy loss was painful as I miscarried, but the pain subsided after the baby was no longer in my uterus. My doctor hadn’t warned me that cramps, bleeding, and contractions would continue as the remaining built layers of my uterus shed themselves.