Sad News...

It seems my inexperience and excitement got the better of me from my last posting.  Sadly Rani had to endure a miscarriage last week when she found out that the foetus was no longer growing and had to be removed.  The doctors informed us that this is fairly common at the early stages of pregnancy.  What made it a little more difficult for us is that in France they give you a special pill called Méthergin (Novartis product) which causes a rush of hormones simulating labour.  Normally, the effects are felt a little over 48 hours later where you go into the clinic where they give you a second pill to help with the final phase.  In Rani’s case, she went into contractions early and had the miscarriage on her own not needing the second pill.  Apparently this is a more healthier thing to happen, the logic being the less pills the better, but Rani had to perform her miscarriage at home with me not really knowing how to help her.  When we eventually did make it to the clinic though, the doctors thoroughly checked Rani out and gave her a clean bill of health, but indicated that she would have to endure contractions for a week or so.  Rani is now doing much better physically, and life is slowly coming back to as normal as it can be in Strasbourg.  The positive outcome is that Rani sorted it out earlier rather than later, and that we subsequently found out that this is a relatively common occurrence for many women who later go on to conceive.  We’re not sure what the causes might have been, but there are a number of factors like strange foods, moving to a foreign country, or Rani’s body wasn’t ready. For my part, I’m sure to be more cautious in the future about these things, and not get too excited too soon.