A miscarriage can have a deep and long-lasting impact on a woman's mind, body, and spirit. As this experience is rather overwhelming, it can affect every relationship the woman has. This can affect her relationship with her family, partner, close friends, and, most of all, herself. By understanding the relational and emotional dynamics that can follow a miscarriage, we can end up helping all the women that experience miscarriages and the loved ones that grieve with them. It can encourage holistic healing in every area of their lives.
Body and Self Perception of a Woman That Suffers from a Miscarriage
In the 4th week of a pregnancy, a woman's body begins to change. At this point, due to severe hormone changes and increases, a woman may start to gain weight, have tender breasts, experience nausea, urinate more, and feel fatigued. Studies show that a woman is a completely different person after she gives birth, so that can make you imagine just how great the chances are that she glides through when she's pregnant.
This transition changes the way a woman feels about her body. Some women start feeling compelled to take better care of themselves by packing healthy snacks, drinking more water, sleeping more, and caring more for the body that is getting a brand new life. When a woman suffers a miscarriage, it can breach this new relationship of self-trust and self-compassion. The miscarriage can cause the woman to feel a range of negative emotions and their body that include anger, disappointment, frustration, and guilt for being unable to continue with the pregnancy. Even when their body begins to recover, many women have a difficult time reconnecting with their bodies.
A study conducted in 2019 found that a third of the women who experienced early pregnancy loss had post-traumatic stress disorder no more than a month later, and about 18% suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder nine months after. Depression and anxiety are also not uncommon after a miscarriage, especially if the pregnancy was long-awaited.
Miscarriage Recovery: For The Baby and Any Future Pregnancies
Emotional attachment is something that happens pretty early on in pregnancy for most women. Even though these readings are entirely healthy, they can intensify the feeling of attachment and loss after one suffers from a miscarriage, which can turn pretty quickly into a sense of guilt instead.
According to a survey conducted by the national survey of public perceptions of miscarriage found that 47% of all respondents, both women, and men that had either directly experienced a miscarriage or observed one, felt entirely guilty: 41% felt it was their fault, and 28% felt ashamed.
In reality, there is nothing that either the woman or man suffering from a miscarriage could have done to prevent it. According to a study conducted by the Mayo Clinic, most miscarriages occur because the fetus is not developing healthily and not because of anything anyone did. It could be early detection that the embryo is not viable, something is not right and nature’s way of letting go and getting ready for the next healthy one.Despite the facts, most people still believe that stressful events or lifting heavy objects can cause miscarriages, which is not entirely true.
Knowing the facts about miscarriages can help eradicate unhelpful myths that haunt both partners in future pregnancies. Women who have experienced miscarriages or stillbirths typically find it harder to attach to the second pregnancy. It is their subconscious efforts to protect themselves from feeling lost and hurt. The more we talk about it and dispel any misconceptions and myths, the more we can help those who experience this tragedy and be there for them.
Hastening The Healing Process
Emotional healing after a miscarriage might take time. However, you can hasten the healing process by seeking professional help. An expert can guide you through the grieving period and help prepare you for the next pregnancy.
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