Hi everybody.

I am currently experiencing a miscarriage and just don’t really know how to feel or what to expect.

This was a pregnancy my husband and I were trying for, so it has been devastating.

We have a 3 year old girl together so this is second pregnancy and first loss.

We lost our baby right before hitting the eight week mark and were told the miscarriage should pass at home and I should schedule a follow up appointment at 2 weeks.

Because of the holidays it will be over two week until the appointment. I have currently been bleeding for a week and a half and I’m just curious how normal the bleeding is and when it should pass? I’ve been having contraction-like pains and bad cramps too.

As far as emotionally, I keep getting the feeling that I shouldn’t be sad through this, almost like when I tell someone I get an “oh it’s so common” or even my husband has said “it’s a risk you have to expect” and it’s just......no comforting.

I just feel sad and depressed. For two months I was ecstatic to have a baby and now I’m coming to grips with it being ripped away.

But so many women go through it and it’s so common so am I not meant to grieve? Is it not normal to feel this way?