Saturday, July 04, 2009

A death in the family

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A death in the familyAs I felt more than nauseated every day I assumed all had to be well. My belly was growing - a bit faster than I had hoped for, but I guess I don't have any stomach muscles left anyhow - and the indigestion, fatigue and general slug-like countenance were all present and correct.

And then, at my 12 week scan, my obstetrician told me the baby had died.

A "missed" miscarriage, apparently, where there is no blood or any sign at all that anything is wrong, and a placenta that continues to pump out pregnancy hormones, tricking you into thinking you are pregnant long after you are.

Read more:
http://blogs.nzherald.co.nz/blog/keeping-mum/2009/6/30/death-family/?c_id=6


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