How to deal with death in the family while pregnant

dcsmith1123 · January 2015

i lost my grandmother Tuesday to a long battle with Alzheimer's. It was so hard seeing all of that and being with my grandfather and mother and pretty much my whole family. It was a really tough blow for all of us because grandma was a very important person in all of ours lives. I cried for a while about it and I know stress is bad. I'm only 9 weeks and most of my family doesn't even know I'm pregnant yet. How do we deal with stresses like this while pregnant ?

gidgetgirl08 · January 2015

I don't have any advice, but wanted to say that I'm so sorry for your loss. thoughts and prayers for you and your family.

SarahLM0806 · January 2015

I feel for you. I lost both of my grandparents during my last pregnancy and it was rough. The first one was before I had even told my family and I was so sick as well. I don't have much advice other than listen to your body. Stress during pregnancy is hard and you need to keep as calm as you can. Good luck and God bless.

incir · January 2015

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I was worried about my stress levels last pregnancy and someone said something to me that really struck me: Women have been having babies in the middle of wars and famines for thousands of years. Really, don't worry for one second about how the stress is effecting your baby. Baby will be fine. Take care of you and your family.

jenandbrett · January 2015

I am so sorry. I lost my amazing grandpa at the end of my last pregnancy which was also incredibly difficult. All you can do is Live in the moment you are in. Grieve your grandma as much as you need to and take care of your family, but also take breaks when you can. As the pp said, the baby really will be fine as long as you keep eating and drinking water. I'm sorry.

Brownk1030 · January 2015

I am sorry for your loss, and I know how you feel. My mom passed away on December 4th. She had been battling Multiple Schelrosis for a long time. We found out we were pregnant 11 days later (My doctor thinks Jelly Bean was conceived around the 4th which I still find amazing). My situation is a little different. I was not pregnant when we lost my mom, but I was certainly still grieving. It is tough, and unfortunately I do not think there are any magical words that anyone can say to make it better. I just told my family last week about Jelly Bean. I was scared about the stress and I didn't know how everyone would react. I haven't seen my dad and grandma so happy in such a long time. If you have heard the heartbeat, tell your family. They may find comfort in knowing that even with the huge loss your family has faced there will soon be new joy in the family. I am sure you will feel less stressed when you tell them too.

I wish you the best of luck and I know you can get through this.

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