I didn't realize until this loss that there are so many different terms for a miscarriage or still birth.
Intrauterine fetal demise is the clinical term for the death of a baby in the uterus, during pregnancy and before birth. The term is usually used for pregnancy losses that happen after the 20th week of gestation. Aka: Still birth ( This is what I had)
Miscarriage means loss of an embryo or fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy. Most miscarriages occur during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. The medical term for miscarriage is spontaneous abortion.
A stillbirth is defined as the death of a fetus at any time after the twentieth week of pregnancy. Stillbirth is also referred to as intrauterine fetal death (IUFD).
Helpful Websites/Blogs
www.myangelbaby.org
http://www.hopexchange.com/ResourcesLinks.htm (This website has a large list of resources that will put this one to shame most likely. I will be looking into some of the resources they list shortly.)
http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org/
http://knockedupknockeddown.blogspot.com
http://expectationsrevised.blogspot.com
http://www.compassionatefriends.org/Find_Support/Personal-Note/To_the_Newly_Bereaved.aspx
I have found a lot of helpful information on this website listed above. They have many support groups that meet all over the country and thankful they have one that meets in my town. I will be checking that out soon. This website also has an online support community if you aren't up for meeting with other people in person.
http://www.stillbirthday.com
http://myangelsfromgod.blogspot.com/2011/11/pregnancy-loss.html
Postpartum Depression after the Loss
http://www.postpartumprogress.com/postpartum-depression-after-miscarriage-or-stillbirth
http://www.jennyslight.org/
A Resource List from one of my posts of songs and poems that have helped me:
http://malachiswings.blogspot.com/2013/03/healing-in-midst-resource-list.html
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