I am having some tough days and nights lately. I am so miserable, but I am so tired of feeling sorry for myself. For the past three nights, I get sleepy and head to bed at the same time as DH around 10:30, but I will lay on my side of the bed being flooded with thoughts. I lay there with my eyes open and then I just start crying, silent-never ending tears. I have weaned myself off of my pain meds bc I was running out around 4 days ago and I don't know if this has anything to do with it. I keep thinking these moments are going to pass, but when? At first when I returned home from the hospital, I could barely stand going to my bedroom bc that is where all of the drama of me passing out happened. It had gotten better, except last night all of those terrible feelings reappeared. My Dh is softly snoring next to me and I can't even pray with out being distracted by how wrong it was for me to have to go through such an ordeal and then come out of it not being two anymore but being just one. A mother without her baby once again. I don't want to say that I am in denial or was in denial, but the days and nights right now are just so hard. I have tears in my eyes right now bc what I am writing is so true. It is a terrible thing to not be able to control your emotions. I know I will have to go through all of the stages of grief all over again, but I don't want too.
I also have to go to see my d**n doctor tomorrow and I just do not want to see him. I don't want to go back to that dam* office again. I don't want to be around happy, normal pregnant women who appear to have no cares in the world. Dh is determined that when we conceive again, we will find another doctor. Nothing feels right any more, staying with this doctor or finding a new one. I am not sure I will even want to make myself so vulnerable again by being pregnant again. I am still hurting in my belly, but my heart is just still so broken. I need the Eucharist. I have not been able to go to mass and I wish someone would bring me communion. I will call my church on Tuesday to request this.
Onto another complaint. Dh and I made a brief appearance at my cousin's graduation party yesterday. We are very close and he graduated the day after I got out of the hospital,so I could not see him graduate. Well, anyway, at this party one of his cousins from the other side of the family showed us with her newborn son. I literally had to bite the inside of my lip to keep from crying at the very sight of that baby. I made my way inside and then one of my aunts came in to check on me. Which of course made me cry and I had yet to shed a tear. I was so unprepared for that and it is not fair for me to be saddened by the sight a new baby or a new mom. I need to rejoice in this bc I know just how fragile life can be, but my sorrow surfaced first. We ended up making a quick exit and went to a supercenter to pick up a few groceries and of course passed the baby section with lots of clearances. One outfit caught my eye, then I was sad again. I ran into some ladies I know and while one compassionately listened to my story and pain (yes, I cried again in the store) the other one seemed so pained to see me suffering, it seemed it took everything she had to hug me and keep from crying herself. The loss of the life of our little Nicky is causing people all over my part of the world to suffer and ask serious questions about why bad things happen to good people.
When I spoke to one of the wisest women I know about the terrible loss we just experienced (she is the mother of six, had several miscarriages, secondary IF, raising a special needs child, and lost one specail needs child unexpectely in the middle of the night when they were two years old)and she told me that while you are suffering now, God is making you into a more compassionate woman. She told me that I would be able to understand many women's stories and compassionately care for them in their suffering in the future. Well, the truth of the matter is, I think I was compassionate enough already. I know that is a terrible attitude to have, but I could have survived being callous and cold. So many others seem to do just fine with this.
My sil and her fiance came over with our 7 mo. old godson yesterday. It went well. I was prepared for this visit and it was good for me to love on him. I needed to see that big gummy smile and those lovely rolls on his legs. I keep desiring for adoption. It seems like such a less painful journey and that is why I am thing God may not call us to that just because we desire it so much. For the last several years, the most important thing for me was to be a mommy. I wanted to parent a child, right along side my dear husband. I had moved on from the need to be pregnant for that to happen . . . but what do I know. God will, and has done, things his way, not mine. He can move mountains when He desires to do so. I just wish the mountains he chose to move were the ones I wanted moved too.
One last thing, I am having such a hard time praying. I have not been saying my night prayers consistently. I used to do a lot of praying in the car on my commute to work. My whole routine is off. Last night, I diligently tried to pray and the words just got lost in thought. I could say the first few words and then my mind was off somewhere else. So please keep praying for me. My spiritual director told me that my suffering is my prayer right now and God doesn't need me to put those feelings into words right now. Healing will come, emotionally and physically. I believe it.
My Dh is shrimping right now. We do not live too far from the Gulf of Mexico (the same reason we have to run from Hurricanes) and his parents called him around 10am to let him know they were so many big shrimp where they were they already got their limit and they knew J would want some too. So J called his brother, got his boat ready and they headed out very quickly to get their limit of 25 lbs of shrimp. When I tell you all that we are cajun . . . this is why. I can't wait to have some fresh grilled shrimp though! Yummy
This little paragraph was from my morning meditation ( the first one I have done since I went into the hospital) and I wanted to share it with you all. It is from the word among website: http://wau.org/
"Right now, stop and take at few deep breaths. In your mind, imagine yourself breathing in the Spirit and breathing out your sin. Picture yourself accepting the Lord and his plans, and letting go of your own plans and visions. Know that what you are breathing in is pure, holy, and intoxicating. Jesus has great plans for every member of his church. And that includes you! "
Sending sunday blessings to you all!
I will pray for you at mass today. Try to pray at least a decade of the rosary each day, ask Mary to hold you in her arms and use your suffering for conversion of those contemplating abortion. (((HUGS)))
ReplyDeleteLIM, I had the same experience after we lost Gavin. I couldn't pray, my brain would just run away with so many thoughts. Give yourself time, we are delicate beings, we need time to heal, the mind, the body and the soul. You are so strong, because you have to be. You'll come back, back to feeling like yourself and you'll be able to see good and happiness again. Just give yourself time.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless.
I do pray for you and for healing. I think I would have left that graduation after seeing that newborn. I don't pay much attention to babies anymore. Not like I used to before I was TTC. We just heard my dh's cousin and his wife are expecting...they got married 3 years after us. Actually, I think all of dh's friends and my friends all have a baby or children....that leaves us the one and only's w/o a child. I guess God wants us to be different from all the rest.
ReplyDeleteI am in the process of finding a new gp dr as well. Dr Napro is also a gp but I did not feel well taken care of at all. It's a pain to get records but worth it. When I called dr napro after the lap surg...all he could do was double book me for an appt. He's only in the office 2 days a week so that is why I'm finding an new GP. I don't want to be some quick appt....does the dr charge my ins less for a shorter appt? No! I have other reasons for leaving dr napro but this last thing was it. Good luck with your dr appt. I hope there's some help he can give you until you find a new dr. Blessings to you and your dh. I think that you are very strong...it's good to cry..we are here for you and care about you. This is one place you can say what is on your mind and we are listening. We can't change what has happened but maybe we can help to ease the suffering with prayer and blessings.
I am so sorry you're experiencing so much pain, I wish I had more comforting words to offer than just 'I'm sorry' I feel so deeply saddened with what you wrote. Take heart in what your friend said about God making you into a more compassionate woman. Amen. It sounds like you have a great support system of friends and family. I will offer a decade of the rosary to your suffering.
ReplyDeleteIn Christ
I don't think anything is wrong with you right now. You have just gone through MAJOR suffering!!! Please be patient with yourself and give yourself months to heal. It is perfectly normal to have a hard time sleeping and continuing crying at night after losing a baby, and your own health scare as well. I really believe it is all apart of the grieving process. Especially the fact that you said you have a hard time being in your bedroom since it all took place in your bedroom. If this gives you any consolation I still cry randomly about the loss of our little one (in Jan. 09). Also, I seriously had a hard time being in my living room after it all because that is where I went in to "labor" for a few hours before going to the ER. It just brought back to many painful thoughts to be in there. So you need PLENTLY of time to heal both physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
ReplyDeleteI remember hearing once that if you're having a hard time praying right now then just be silent and tell God that you just need Him to love you right now. He understands how much you are hurting right now so I don't think you should feel as though you should have a lot to say right now in prayer. Sometimes the suffering is so painful that I think there is a loss for words to actually say. Besides you are healing right now so I am sure God understands your grief and broken heart.
Please know you and your family are being remembered in our family Rosary every night (((hugs))). I hope this comment to you doesn’t sound to depressing I just wanted you to know that everything you are describing in this post is perfectly normal after what you have just gone through.
Many prayers,
Amber
I agree with Amber - there's nothing wrong with you. I was startled even reading your post title, because the answer is, you've suffered a terrible loss. And your own safety was threatened. Few of us can even imagine what that's like, and if you weren't hurting, you wouldn't be human. I've cried rivers of tears just over *not* conceiving babies. Surely you have a right to more. And though suffering may make you more compassionate, it's not reason enough to take away a human life. We suffer on earth because of evil - that's all. I'll be praying for you.
ReplyDeleteCourage! I feel your loss, I understand exactly what you are going through. When I lost my little one I would cry on my own and it came out of nowhere I would aslo dwell in self-pity. Take hold of the Lord I know it's tough because the evil one is there to make this cross/trial unbearable but you can do this, I know you can because you are not alone you have family that loves you and friends that are praying for you and while you may not have words to pray God sees your pain in your heart. Go to adoration and sit there with Our Lord not saying a word. I'm sure you will find consolation as I did. Believe it or not while I was going through my miscarriage my close friend was finding out her daughter of barely almost 3 had lymphoblast lukemia (cancer), this helped me realize that I could not just sit here and feel sorry for myself anymore. When you are up for it distract yourself with being of service to others in anyway you can, I know it's not going to be easy but I'm sure God is listening to our prayers and will help you through this tough time. It's okay to cry and nothing is wrong with you!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a great miracle and sign that you conceived! (Although I will admit this wasn't much consolation to me when the event had just taken place, however I now see how this was me taking miracles for granted!!)
Keeping you, your DH and your little angel in heaven, in my prayers!
God Bless!
LIM--I am praying for you. This road surely will not be easy, but our Lord is with you...even when it doesn't feel like it.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry you are experiencing so much grief.
ReplyDeleteI was listening to something the other day that said when we feel this way that is the holy spirit working in us. (Not the exact words) But he said something about the vastness of the holy spirit and if we were to feel good when he was working in us we would die. :) Something along that line...It kind of makes sense in a way.
I hope you are feeling better and all I can say is that I wish I could lay on the couch with you, watch girly movies, and pig out! :)