The stress and struggle of a pregnancy loss can become combustible in a relationship. Here's how to get through it together — and stay that way.
don’t make it to full term. It has been estimated that as many as one million women suffer miscarriages a year. So that means many of your peers have gone through something similar — and so have their relationships.
Then there's the issue of actually losing the pregnancy: For you, or any woman who experiences it, miscarriage can mean weeks of bleeding and almost flu-like feelings. It can mean going to an abortion clinic for a D&C procedure to remove a fetus that won't pass naturally but isn't progressing. There's a lot toon an intimate level, and even the most supportive partner is just there for the ride and to say "how can I help?" or to show up with snacks.
Society also teaches men they need to “fix” things. Because a lost pregnancy is so un-fixable, it can make a person quick to gloss over it so they can move forward out of the uncomfortable feeling of being ineffectual. As with any other life stress, all of this can combust in a relationship and lead to fighting. You may be fighting about laundry, or bills, or your sex life, but the underlying pressure on your relationship can be traced back to not seeing eye-to-eye on something so major.
Feeling jealous of friends or, even, stranger who are having babies or healthy pregnancies is also normal. It is hard to struggle with these feelings when someone you love has a baby after you lost yours. These feelings don't feel good and it's hard to own up to them. Sometimes they can cause conflict within the couple . For some couples a miscarriage is the tipping point for an already troubled marriage.
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