tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561644664649406401.post7488808561346282466..comments2023-04-23T07:09:41.748+03:00Comments on Empty Cradle, Empty Heart: Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10006477385560302312noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561644664649406401.post-50996719011716462322011-07-21T00:13:43.710+03:002011-07-21T00:13:43.710+03:00I just saw this blog, but remember you from Babyce...I just saw this blog, but remember you from Babycenter and Jewish Women's Forum. I'm so sorry about your loss.<br /><br />I wish that there was some magical way to take away the pain, but there isn't. The best that I can do is to say that it may help to give yourself and break and realize that yes, this is your time to mourn and feel sad.<br /><br />I lost a 2nd trimester pregnancy 12 years ago. I know that I can't compare it to your loss, but I can tell you that I - as a person with no history of depression who had always been known for emotional stability - felt the need to go off and cry for an hour. Every. Single. Day. For a year. It didn't stop when I got pregnant again - I just added a layer of paranoia to the depression. Trying to put on a happy face made things worse, because it took up so much emotional energy.<br /><br />No, you won't always feel this bad. 12 years later, I'm no longer in pain, although reading stories like yours brings back the memories of the experience. I can even see ways in which going through hell ultimately changed me for the better. It's just something that takes MUCH longer to recovery from than most people expect.<br /><br />May you find comfort soon.<br /><br />I did find an article called Prayer Babies on the chabad.org site which was helpful for me.Law momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01859590966207623757noreply@blogger.com