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Summary: Portions of the book were very helpful...
Review: About 5 months ago I had a miscarriage, and now I am pregnant again. I thought that getting pregnant again would bring back the blissful feeling of that first pregnancy, but instead, the feelings were fear and anxiety. I was having bad dreams and thinking the worst. This book helped me to realize a lot of feelings that I didn't even realize that I had, and as a result, I have a better perspective on the situation. I can honestly say that I am moving forward with this pregnancy on a much more positive note. However, there were many women in the book that had gone thru more traumatic experiences much later in their pregnancies, (and I am counting the days till I get to 12 weeks and supposedly "safe"!) so those portions gave me new worries that I hadn't even thought about. It is a very good book, very comforting to hear of all the women that have gone on to have successful pregnancies, but it is wise to quickly skim over the parts that don't pertain to your situation, though. Also, an index would have been good, as some one else said, to help you to quickly find information.
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Summary: Portions of the book were very helpful...
Review: About 5 months ago I had a miscarriage, and now I am pregnant again. I thought that getting pregnant again would bring back the blissful feeling of that first pregnancy, but instead, the feelings were fear and anxiety. I was having bad dreams and thinking the worst. This book helped me to realize a lot of feelings that I didn't even realize that I had, and as a result, I have a better perspective on the situation. I can honestly say that I am moving forward with this pregnancy on a much more positive note. However, there were many women in the book that had gone thru more traumatic experiences much later in their pregnancies, (and I am counting the days till I get to 12 weeks and supposedly "safe"!) so those portions gave me new worries that I hadn't even thought about. It is a very good book, very comforting to hear of all the women that have gone on to have successful pregnancies, but it is wise to quickly skim over the parts that don't pertain to your situation, though. Also, an index would have been good, as some one else said, to help you to quickly find information.
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Summary: a lifesaver!
Review: After delivering stillborn twin boys at 21 weeks, I needed a guide to bring me through my next pregnancy. This book was a lifesaver. The author has suffered a fullterm stillbirth, so she truly relates the feelings that we go through during our subsequent pregnancies. There is detailed info on when to get pregnant again, high risk pregnancies and each trimester. Best of all, everyone interviewed for the book has gone on to deliver a healthy baby after suffering some sort of loss, which brought great hope to me. This is a must read for everyone in my subsequent pregnancy support group!
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Summary: a lifesaver!
Review: After delivering stillborn twin boys at 21 weeks, I needed a guide to bring me through my next pregnancy. This book was a lifesaver. The author has suffered a fullterm stillbirth, so she truly relates the feelings that we go through during our subsequent pregnancies. There is detailed info on when to get pregnant again, high risk pregnancies and each trimester. Best of all, everyone interviewed for the book has gone on to deliver a healthy baby after suffering some sort of loss, which brought great hope to me. This is a must read for everyone in my subsequent pregnancy support group!
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Summary: A Little Too much Anxiety for Me
Review: After reading this book, I felt more fearful about a subsequent pregnancy than before reading it. It seemed as though quite a bit of time was spent on discovering the reason for a pregnancy loss. Having experienced a full-term stillbirth, I can with authority say that this topic is in the forefront of most parent's minds after a loss. However, up to 50% of women experiencing stillbirth will NEVER find a reason for the loss. Very little is then offered to those that fall into this group, of which I am a part. For those of us in this group, I would have appreciated some insight into resolution of feelings after the pregnancy loss when no cause is found. For those that do have a cause, it seemed as though the author felt that we must then do more to try and prevent the same from occurring again. If there is anything that I've learned from my pregnancies, it's that most things are out of my control, regardless of whether I worry or not. And no amount of worrying, or testing, will be able to prevent most causes of pregnancy loss. The book was well-based from a technological standpoint, but a little bit empty on a spiritual level. I feel that one must have some sort of spiritual ground to stand upon before embarking on another pregnancy. To ignore this is to ignore the miracle of life itself. I do applaud the author for having the courage to deal with her loss, and her gifts, in a very public way. I am sure that this was essential to her grieving process.
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Summary: Excellent book - would like an index included
Review: I agree with most of the other people who have reviewed this book. I lost a daughter at 38 weeks and we are hoping to try again. (I am 42 so we have age-related fertility issues to deal with as well.) I did think this book was extremely well-written, in a very easy-to-read and personal style, covered basically every issue I needed covered, and is an excellent book which I would recommend to anyone who has lost a child and is thinking of trying again. The only thing I would like to have seen (and if this book were to be published again it would be nice if it were included) would be an index in the back of the book with page numbers, sorted by subjects. This book was chock-full of so much information and many times I wanted to find something again and had trouble doing so. That is really my only complaint, otherwise I found this a great book.
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Summary: Very helpful and encouraging at a time when i need help !
Review: I feel the author of this book not only showed us that a miscarriage is still a real loss whether people think it was just a fetus or embryo, the pregnancy to us is a BABY! She gives us hope that there is still a chance for a normal pregnancy after a loss, although she doesnt say that every woman will conceive again. I feel she showed real compassion and i admire her for having the courage to tell her painful story, in order to help others who are going through the same thing... my hat off to her and i will recommend her book highly to anyone who will ever have to go through a miscarriage, stillborn or loss of a baby! way to go Carol! thanks for helping me at a time when i needed it most!
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Summary: This book-unlike others-really spoke to how I was feeling.
Review: I had to write this review. If one grieving parent sees how it made me feel and decides to try this book, then I will feel like I've helped to pass it on. Ms. Lanham's conversation style was just what I needed. She covers each stage of pregnancy loss and the decision to try again by interviewing dozens of women who suffered miscarriages, preterm or term births. She presents differing opinions in an objective, yet compassionate manner. (For example: How and when to tell people that you're pregnant again after your loss). She is not preachy, but lets the interviews speak for themselves. Several times, I felt like exclaiming, "Yes! That's how I felt, too!" The book discusses both the practical and emotional implications of getting pregnant again after a loss, and doesn't overdramatize or underestimate the range of feelings we will have during this trying time. This practical, yet heartfelt treatise helped Ms. Lanham with her loss (and subsequent successful pregnancies), and it is helping me, too.
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Summary: a wonderful book
Review: I lost my first child due to rare lung defect. This book really helped me to understand and deal with my fears during a subsquent pregnancy.
I think most moms will find it reasurring to read stories of other moms who have gone on to have a wonderful, healthy baby after a loss.
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Summary: Pregnancy after a Loss
Review: I lost my first child due to rare lung defect. This book really helped me to understand and deal with my fears during a subsquent pregnancy.
I think most moms will find it reasurring to read stories of other moms who have gone on to have a wonderful, healthy baby after a loss.
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