I had a miscarriage a few years ago and ever since, me and my husband have been wanting a baby. We’ve been TTC for almost 2 years now and haven’t been able to get pregnant again. I realized today that I only want a baby because I wish I still had my first one. It’s almost like I feel the need to replace our first child, even though that’s not possible. We obviously aren’t going to get pregnant anytime soon and I’m tired of feeling upset about it, so how can I work through these feelings so my baby fever isn’t so strong? I feel like no matter what I do I’m always going to feel this way until I finally get pregnant.

Does anyone have any personal experience with this? Has anyone ever experienced an unplanned pregnancy ending in miscarriage making you want children sooner than you originally planned for?

Should I see a counselor over this? Not being able to get pregnant has really affected me emotionally.