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[quote=Anonymous]I didn’t have a stillbirth but lost my baby unexpectedly at 3 months after a healthy pregnancy and delivery. For my second, I spent a LOT of time paying attention to the baby’s movements once he was big enough that I could feel them regularly. Like a lot. I waited until 28 weeks to start counting kicks because it’s recommended and I didn’t want to freak myself out if they were irregular, but I was paying close attention to them as soon as I started feeling them. I used the count the kicks app in the third tri. I have friends who used the at home Doppler, but I didn’t think that would be helpful for me and just paid attention to kicks once those started. One on one therapy also helped. I also had a few simple things I would repeat to myself, like, today I choose to be excited about my pregnancy. Or whatever. Just something simple that you can hold onto in moments of great stress.

There’s extra monitoring that is standard of care depending on the facts of your specific previous situation…also don’t be afraid to talk to your doctor about a specific monitoring schedule that makes sense for you. Getting to the weekly appointment milestone (with NSTs) helped a bit.  I believe the justification for induction also depends on your situation. I was induced at 39 weeks (elective) and by then I was pretty much a mess.

Big hugs OP. One day at a time.[/quote]

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