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My life is falling apart after losing my baby and I have turned to alcohol
DEAR DEIDRE: I WAS supposed to become a mother last summer – but we lost the baby.
My partner, who’s 44, and I were so excited, especially as I was 42 and thought motherhood would never happen for me.
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We had decorated the nursery and bought the cot and babygrows.
But in July, when I was 32 weeks pregnant, I found out my baby had died in the womb.
Nobody could explain why and we will probably never know.
I had to go through a full labour and give birth to him, which was unimaginably awful.
Since then, I haven’t been coping at all. I have been drinking heavily to numb the pain and getting into lots of arguments with my partner and family.
I should have a bouncing baby boy. But instead my life is falling apart.
How can I get over this?
DEIDRE SAYS: You have been through a terrible ordeal and are also grieving for the child you will never have.
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Try not to shut out those who care for you.
You need specialist support to deal with this.
Contact the stillbirth charity Sands (0808 164 3332, sands.org.uk), which can support you and help you find counselling.
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