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Pregnancy After a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy After a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death |  | Author: Carol Cirulli Lanham
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Category: Book
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Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 261681
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 375
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 0425170470
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.20019
EAN: 9780425170472
ASIN: 0425170470
Publication Date: October 1, 1999
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Product Description
"A 'must-have' guide for the devastated couple dealing with the many questions and fears that occur with a subsequent pregnancy." --Candace Hurley, Executive Director/Founder, Sidelines National Support Network
For a woman who has experienced a miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of an infant, conceiving another child can be fraught with mixed emotions. This guide, filled with up-to-date medical information and written by a woman who herself experienced a successful pregnancy after the loss of her first baby, can help women cope with their anxiety. It offers guidance for women asking such questions as: * Why did it happen--and how can I make sure it doesn't happen again? * Will my next pregnancy be considered high-risk? * How long should I wait before getting pregnant again? * What can I expect at prenatal exams? * Will I ever be able to love another baby as much as I love the one I lost?
Pregnancy after a loss can be a time of great emotional upheaval--but also, a time of healing and hope. With this sensible, sensitive guide, women can put their minds at ease--and learn to look forward to the future as they make peace with the past.
"Compassionate and comprehensive." --Perry-Lynn Moffitt, coauthor of A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss
* Contains up-to-the-minute medical advice and information
* Unlike other books about pregnancy loss that focus solely on the grieving process, Pregnancy After a Loss helps women to prepare, both psychologically and physically, for a new pregnancy
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 A must-read for those experiencing Pregnancy After Loss... September 10, 2009
tetera
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was so incredibly grateful to have this during my second pregnancy. Even though I had gone through a full-term pregnancy before, our first baby died and this book really made me feel like the emotions and concerns I had during my second pregnancy were normal and like I was not alone. I will keep this and read it again if and when I become pregnant again, even though my second child lived. I was also grateful to have "Empty Cradle, Broken Heart" during this most recent pregnancy but also to have pregnancy "bible" - "What to Expect When You're Expecting..." but I made sure to get a new edition as sometimes I found it too emotionally difficult to read my old copy from my first pregnancy. (I was glad to see it had been updated in between my pregnancies.) Those three books made a world of difference to me.
One piece of advice, though. A few people had told me to wait and buy this book AFTER I became pregnant for the second time, apparently thinking it would be too difficult for me to have beforehand or that it might "jinx" my chances of becoming pregnant. I got it as soon as my husband and I decided to try again and I'm so glad I did. I actually wish I had purchased it even sooner as it has information on even deciding when and if to try again.
Very helpful book August 3, 2009
Thankful (USA)
This book was so helpful in understanding the complex feelings you experience in a pregnancy after a loss. It captured my experience so well, that I asked friends and family to read parts of certain chapters to better understand my experience. It was helpful to know other women had been through my experience and that I wasn't alone.
Very Helpful May 7, 2009
K. Miller
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this book to be very helpful and supportive of the feelings and confusions I am going through. I will use it through my next pregnancy as it will be a scary time for us. I especially like how it breaks it down by trimesters as well since I will have different feelings as the next pregnancy progresses.
 a great help September 15, 2008
J. Robbins (Cape Coral, FL USA)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this book after I was well into my subsequent pregnancy. I only wish I would have purchased it sooner, like before I became pregnant again. This book confirmed the feelings that I had were valid, and I wasn't "crazy", and I don't have to feel guilty for feeling the way I do. The author lets you know it's ok to have certain feelings and that I'm not the only one who has felt this way. The only reason I didn't give this 5 stars is that I am 100% pro-life. Although the author seems to have a strong faith in God, it seems like she makes it "okay" to have an abortion if the baby has a birth defect. Enough said about that. But overall, this book has helped me so much! Especially dealing with people who think that you're "okay" now that you're pregnant again and you should be over your grief now that you have another baby on the way. To anyone who has ever lost a child and wants to become or is pregnant again, get this book!
A stillbirth mom's take March 18, 2008
C. Ott
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I feel badly for women who have had miscarriages -- they missed out on so much bonding that happens later in pregnancy, the joy of feeling their babies move, etc. But I can personally attest to the terrible, unfathomable trauma that comes with delivering a perfect, but dead baby, after a completely uneventful pregnancy. What to do with the shower presents all over the house, the pile of thank-you notes that were about to be stamped; the breasts, so close to our broken hearts, filling to feed a baby who is not there. It is horrific, and yet, transformative, if we're able to focus on the love we have for our lost babies. Stillbirth is far more common than I ever would have thought, but far less common than miscarriage. I suppose the author/publisher could have reworded the subtitle of the book to make it clear it was directed at parents who experienced late-term/full-term losses. There are fewer options available to women who experienced stillbirth or infant death; and the support groups are populated primarily by women who had miscarriages simply because it's far more common. Please don't give something a bad review just because it didn't apply to your circumstances. Best wishes to all of you on your journey.
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