We have joined a support group for couples in TTC and we hear about this sort of stories too. It can be hard on a relationship and a death like this one can tear a family apart.

Support, love and understanding from both parties is important during and after TTC.

I am not an expert on miscarriage and still birth, but the exact causes of spontaneous incidents like this are still unknown.

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this can be prevented if the pregnant woman is monitored by a concern doctor. And the woman is also cooperative to herself.

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I am not too sure but women who frequently miscarry have something wrong with either their hormonal levels or their physical capability to carry the baby. In some cases, they are advised not to have children.

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Nope..god forbid! Well, when I'm pregnant I make sure that everything is fine with regards to my condition and to my baby. I don't miss my prenatal schedule because for me, it's very important to prevent something bad happens.

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Perhaps nature intended for this. Survival of the fittest and every thing.

The exact reasons for a still birth is not really known. Perhaps the fetus was unhealthy to begin with or perhaps the mother, or both.

I am sorry for your friend. It is hard to lose a baby especially if you have been TTC for a long time. You are already hopeful and then suddenly life just knocks you out.

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I belive that a still birth was a baby that wasnt meant to be in the first place. I think it is nature's way of ensuring that only the healthiest will survive and propagate the species.

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No but I really want another child and at 41 time is running out!

Hopefully your friend will recover from her loss. There are other options if you cannot have kids.

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My friend had experience it and for her it was like a nightmare.

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It was not easy fora mother to have a dead baby during delivery. Imagine all the sacrifices she's gone through her nine months of pregnancy..it's really so devastating!

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