Surviving Miscarriage: When Pregnancy Devastates

Women every day will experience the pain of a miscarriage. It is thought that almost every woman will experience a miscarriage in her lifetime however most will occur early enough that they will never know it was a miscarriage. There are several reasons why a miscarriage can occur. Today, in the Internet age, we have more information than ever at our disposal. When a woman discovers she is having a miscarriage or can expect to have a miscarriage, she can find loads of information on the Internet. If the miscarriage has yet to occur, some women will cling to hope that the miscarriage was misdiagnosed. At this point, they must choose one of three options; have a D & C, use inducing medication, or wait for the miscarriage to happen naturally. I am going through this right now. It was discovered a little over a week ago, when I was thought to be ten weeks pregnant, that I will miscarry due to a blighted ovum. I did what any woman would do and came home to look online. It was on this beautiful invention called the Internet that I found www.misdiagnosedmiscarriage.com.
Misdiagnosed Miscarriage is a website for women who have been diagnosed as going to miscarry. This could be due to spotting/bleeding, hcg levels, or ultrasound revealing a blighted ovum. The site has a lot of information including FAQ's, articles and research, and a message board for women who have either had a misdiagnosed miscarriage or who have been told they will experience a miscarriage and are looking for some hope.
The majority of the women who visit Misdiagnosed Miscarriage are looking for hope that will never come. The question then becomes whether Misdiagnosed Miscarriage is helping or hurting these women who are already in a vulnerable position. As someone who has felt hopeless in this position, Misdiagnosed Miscarriage gave me hope. Are they offering up false hope? Well, yes in some cases. In most cases, the women will go on to experience the miscarriage.
When a woman is diagnosed with an impending miscarriage, she has a choice to make. She can undergo a D & C, use an inducing medication, or wait for nature to take its course. Misdiagnosed Miscarriage gives women the hope that their baby is indeed alive and well inside them and so most will opt for the wait and see approach. This can save the lives of the babies whose mothers were misdiagnosed.
My personal feelings are that Misdiagnosed Miscarriage is providing women with the hope they need at this time. This site is also saving the lives of unborn babies. While the false hope is devastating once the miscarriage actually takes place, having even a small amount of hope is better than feeling hopeless.