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Jamie Otisis opening up about moving forward in the wake of her miscarriage.
Two days after she first revealed thedevastating loss, theMarried at First Sightstar, 32, posted another update to her followers on Instagram about her future plans to conceive and how she’s been handling the miscarriage.
“Just got home from my follow up doc apt. No D&C needed,” shebegan her poston Monday, referencing a common surgical procedure, dilation and curettage, performed after miscarriages.
“I am so thankful for this,” she captioned an emotional black-and-white image of her and husbandDoug Hehnerface-to-face with their eyes closed.
“@doughehner & I have to wait a month before we can hop back on the trying-to-conceive bandwagon,” she explained. “But honestly – at this point – I don’t even know when we are going to begin trying again.”
“At first I was so hurt, but I’m almost mad now,” she continued. “Not mad, just frustrated I guess. We’re going to wait the cycle and see how we feel when the time comes.”
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Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner with their daughter Henley Grace
Otis also explained that her doctors planned to run tests to see if she had thrombophilia, a condition where the blood frequently tends to clot, according to theNational Blood Clot Alliance.
“My docs and I are at a loss as to why I had a second-trimester loss and now two miscarriages in about four months,” she added.
Changing tones, the reality star then went on to encourage her followers who may also be experiencing similar situations, reassuring them that they aren’t alone.
In a final note, Otis thanked her husband — who she shares 16-month-old daughter,Henley Gracewith — for his tremendous support through this trying time.
The star revealed onFriday that during a doctor’s appointment, she learned the devastating news that she had miscarried at10 weeks.
“So thankful for this little one and her daddy.🙏🏻” she captioned a photo of herself lying in bed and snuggling with,Henley Grace.
“Our doc appointment didn’t go well today.😢 I’m devastated. We’ve had a ‘failed miscarriage,’” she revealed.
The reality star said that the couple was given with three options about how to proceed.
She admitted that she really doesn’t “want to have to go to the [operating room] and have a D&C for obvious reasons,” and ultimately decided to take medication.
“I’d love for my body to just naturally take the proper course, but since we don’t know how long that would take and since there’s a small risk for infection I opted to take the medicine and hope and pray it works so I don’t have to have a D&C.🙏🏻,” she said.
On Saturday, Otis said she thought “the worst is finally over” after a night of excruciating pain.
She also explained that while the couple was going through an incredibly difficult time, “we’re trying our best to stay positive.”
“We will make it through this too,” she added. “I guess our little Johnny wanted a little brother or sister to play with up in heaven.”
But in September, Otis announced another tragic loss: sheexperienced a chemical pregnancyjust days after sharing apicture of a pregnancy testthat she hoped was positive.
A chemical pregnancy is “an early pregnancy loss that occurs shortly after implantation,” according toHealthline.
“Sorry I’ve been MIA, this very bizarre positive pregnancy test then negative test then faint positive lines gave me hope that Gracie was going to become a big sis in 9 months, but the night before last I began having terrible contraction-like pains & spotting,” Otis wrote on Instagram.
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And Hehner echoed those sentiments in anInstagram post of his ownon Monday, featuring little Henley Grace walking and holding up a roll of toilet paper. “We are so grateful for our little rainbow,” he wrote.
source: people.com
