"1 in 4 women will experience the loss of a baby at some point in their lives."

MomtobeNJ

I am shocked by this statistic. I had no idea it was so high.

Although it's terribly sad, it's also somewhat comforting to me right now.

emeraudecephiro

It is a very high statistic. Sad, but true. It is nice to not be alone, but it is sad there are so many like us.

KelliLynee

emeraudecephiro:

It is a very high statistic. Sad, but true. It is nice to not be alone, but it is sad there are so many like us.

This. 100%.

MomtobeNJ

Absolutely.

 

Karen_Gee

I teared up reading that. It breaks my heart.  It is amazing though, how many people have "come out" to me since I had my loss. The day it happened, I felt so alone and now I feel as though I know more people who have suffered a loss than those who haven't.

GATORSnBRONCOSgoTEBOW

Its really sad.

I think what a lot of people don't realize, and I was one of those people until I had my m/c, is that there isn't any point in pregnancy that you are safe from a loss. I was under the impression that once you were past the 1st trimester you were safe. You might be safer after the 1st trimester but after reading all the stories of 2nd and 3rd trimester loss over the last week I realize that safer isn't really all that safe.

MomtobeNJ

I agree, Gator. I always believed that as well. Which makes me even more anxious to try again (although we definitely will), because I'm concerned that I will be a nervous wreck the entire 9 months.

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Trish11278

I know it is crazy.  I didn't realize how many people I knew that had a m/c until I had mine.  It seemed like 90% of my friends and family had one on their first pregnancy. 

ufsandra85

Not about the statistic but I didn't realize there were so many other gators fans on here now. Ive ben kind mia since the facebook group. Did you all go there too? I grad in 2006 and 2008 ( masters)

misslin20

It's sad that we as women don't talk about it more. I talked to a older friend the other day and realized she had a loss before her DD. It's almost as if women are ashamed to talk about it!

AmberAndy2010

MomtobeNJ:

I Which makes me even more anxious to try again (although we definitely will), because I'm concerned that I will be a nervous wreck the entire 9 months.

 

I AGREE! Once something negative happens I just know it's going to be on my mind the whole time. I seriously may have to buy one of those doppler heartbeat things to listen at home every night!

 

It makes me sad that they say 1 in 4 has a loss. My doctor ran a stat by me (I assume to make me feel better) that "only 1 in 3 pregnancy results in a baby to take home". I LOVE my doc, but how is that supposed to set my mind at ease?!?!

aadewitt

Ironically I am the statistic.  out of the 5 of us ladies from college (4 of us are married) I was the one with the loss...the other 3 married ladies had perfectly healthy pregnancies and babies.

which also makes me wonder about the 50% divorce rate....