Your First Postpartum Doctor Appointment After Loss

It’s common to wonder what will happen at your first postpartum doctor’s appointment, especially after a loss. There are the physical elements of healing which I’m sure your doctor reviewed with you prior to the event happening. However, along with the physical part is the emotional roller coaster which can in fact affect your physical healing. And more often than not the emotional healing will take much longer than the physical healing.

What can you expect at your first postpartum check?

To put it bluntly, most of the office staff and nurses will not know that you are grieving a loss, be prepared for the waiting room to be full of pregnant women and a receptionist who may or may not know why you’re there. You can ask to be taken back to a room and wait versus sitting in the waiting room. You’ll have the privacy you need should unexpected emotions hit you.