My partner and I lost our baby this week (miscarriage). It has been harder to process than I ever imagined.

For those who have experienced this, what helped you process your emotions so you could be there in full capacity for your partner? I want to be there for her and do not want to let her down. I feel like the second she leaves the room I start to break down, but I know I need to keep being strong for her.

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So sorry to hear that. I think communication helped us. Making sure we didn’t shut each other out. Share our feelings. Talking. And it’s totally okay to cry together. It’s totally okay to cry separately at separate times, too. Grief affects each person differently and simply being understanding of that and helping each other in the best way you each can will go a long way.

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Thank you everyone for your advice and sharing your stories. This has helped me immensely and I no longer feel alone in this experience. Things will get better with time and I’m happy to know there is supportive community here in this bowl. Can’t wait for the day I can come back to this group as a father

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Sorry to hear. We lost two, both relatively early due to ectopics. Despite being early in the pregnancy, both were very hard on my wife. Just the idea, hope, joy, etc. of having a child and then losing that is sad, but for them it's just a whole different level as their bodies, hormones, etc have been changing to get ready for the baby.

It took my wife quit a while to grieve. It was anger at first, but it took awhile for the sadness and realization of what had happen to really set in and work through it.

All you can do is be there for her, listen to her, empathize with her. Support her however you can. Find ways to make her life easier with the little things, as she works through this and as her body readjusts back to a steady state.

Hang in there.

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I’m very sorry for your loss. My wife and I also lost two. Make sure to keep an open line of communication with her. Talk. Make sure she understands that this is no one’s fault. God had other plans. Keep trying and it will work out. Don’t lose hope and most importantly don’t lose love and patience for each other. Life ain’t easy sometimes. The universe combined to two of you because it knew you’ll be able to handle some challenges together. I truly live by the motto of: “in the end it will all be ok, it it’s not ok, it’s not the end”.

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This is hard and I’m so sorry you and your partner have to go through this. My wife has had 4 miscarriages and they’ve all been very hard. The best thing you can do is be there for each other. Do little things for each other to demonstrate that at least you still have one another. The grief process will go through its cycle and it’s ok to be sad together.

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Thx for reaching out for support brother. Big step. Take care man.

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This is terrible. Sorry OP

Sorry to hear that. We lost a few as well and it’s a really hard experience. Best thing I found is planning a trip where you do something new. You want to quickly move past staring at each other and thinking of the loss. A new trip / experience helps reframe that and can do wonders.

Sorry for your loss, it's not at all easy. We lost during the pandemic and travelling was not an option. We both cried our hearts to let it all out and were just there for each other over the course of 2-3 days. That helped a lot with acceptance and moving forward. Meditation has worked wonders for us.

I’m so sorry. So so sorry. My heart breaks for you and I tear up reading this. It’s okay to break down and crying together helped us. It is a blessing that pregnancy is possible. It’s hard to be the “strong” one when there is no way to reconcile what happened. Trying to be a voice of reason or logic in such a situation is impossible. Time is all that’s needed. Every storm eventually runs out of rain. Take some time off work. Do small things around the house, make dinner and do the dishes, make the bed, cleaning, etc. May seem small but will go a long way to let her know you care and want to make her feel better. Prayers for you both.

So sorry for your loss. Time is the only thing that makes it “better” but you don’t forget and that’s ok. It’ll influence the way you think about parenting forever and hopefully you never take it for granted. I had a similar experience and one of the first things I said to my wife was that we’re going through this together. She’s not alone and we can talk whenever she’s ready. We also had many nights of just hanging out together in silence or ordering takeout and watching comedy. Also, you don’t necessarily need to be a rock. It’s ok to let her know you’re hurting too.

Very sorry to hear. This happened to us as well. Time heals all wounds. Helps to grieve and recognise the loss.

Sorry for your loss. Have experienced it twice and it just seemed to get worse second time around. Suggest you to allow yourself enough time to grieve and recover. Going out making new memories helped us a bit as well. Spend time with people who love and care for you. I am big believer in ‘whatever happens happens for good reason’ but in these circumstances found myself struggling to justify it. Life is not always fair. All we can do is give everything our best and if it still doesn’t get the desired outcomes then be it, at least we gave it our best shot. Hope you both get out of it stronger together.

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