Nov 30 2008
Grieving a blighted ovum
Can you mourn a blighted ovum? Yes, you can and should. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise or don’t let the notion of there was no baby hold back your tears. There was conception, so there was a life, a life that you cherished and loved; a life that meant something. You cannot pretend that your feelings were not real since the baby wasn’t real. We have no idea what causes blighted ovum but we sure know what they start as… a baby. So whether you believed that there was a baby or not the psychological buildup is still there, so you should go through the grieving process. Let yourself cry…