Need rainbow baby advice !

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Taryn

Hi lovelies. I'm looking for advice from momma's who have had their rainbow babies after a miscarriage. I found out I'm pregnant today and I'm torn between crazy levels of excitement and fear. My last miscarriage( I've had 4) sent me into an awful depression and I almost didn't pull through. I don't want any bad juju for my baby and I'm trying to clear my mind of all the awful fears and memories but they are winning. How did you find strength to be excited ? How did you handle finding out you were pregnant again after losing a child previously ? Is it wrong to be holding back for fear of heartbreak? Is it pointless to try to hold back because Lord knows I'll be heartbroken if I can't carry to term? Is my positive/negative thinking going to affect my pregnancy ? I don't know how much 'magic juju' I believe in anymore.

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I'm so sorry for your losses and congratulations on your rainbow. I lost triplets in 2016. I should have been 11 week but sadly they had stop growing at 9.5 weeks. I had rainbow twins in 2017. They are the sweetest things and I love then more than anything in this life.Getting from the positive on a little test to babies snuggled in my arms was the most terrifying time. I decided to make little goals. Goal #1 make it past 9.5 weeks #2 past 11 weeks #3 past 12 weeks #4 past 24 weeks. These little miles stones helped me feel better. I know some may not see it that way but for me it helped. The biggest thing that helped was GOD. I'm not going to preach to you but I tried to lay it in God's hands. I would say "God's got this. Faith over fear. It's going to be great." Any time I felt nervous or scared for my babies I would just say it to myself. This was the first time I really put my faith in him.You got this mama. I know it's hard but just relax. It's going to be great. 😁

Br

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Congratulations!!! I took my rainbow 🌈 baby’s pregnancy one day at a time. My nerves and anxiety were intense the entire pregnancy and honestly the first year of his life. I looked for as much support as possible from my husband, family, friends, and medical providers. I was open and honest about my struggle.

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Taryn • Aug 6, 2019
Thank you

K

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I was extremely nervous after finding out I was pregnant with our rainbow baby, it wasn’t until after 12weeks that I started to calm down a bit, I was still torn between being excited and being nervous right up until bubs was in my arms. I’m not gonna lie It was a constant battle but I tried to stay positive and brought a fetal Doppler to check baby’s heart rate whenever I felt nervous I’d check his heart beat and that gave me reassurance. I now have a beautiful (nearly 8mth old) baby boy!

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Taryn • Aug 6, 2019
Thank you! I really appreciate it

K

K 💕 • Aug 6, 2019
I forgot to say congratulations on your pregnancy and good luck mumma!!