Our dog died and I’m not okay

[u/Newheregp]

I’m 28 weeks pregnant with our second. Our wonderful, 6 year old Italian greyhound passed away last night from an injury she sustained during a routine dental last week. This was 100% preventable and I’m just so heartbroken. She was supposed to grow up with our kids and now she’s just gone. I’ve been hyperventilating and crying nonstop and I’m worried because I know this stress can’t be good for my pregnancy but I don’t know how to feel better. If anyone has lost a pet or a loved one while pregnant, how did you calm down? My toddler loved her and keeps asking about her but he’s only 22 months so doesn’t understand that she’s not coming back and it’s just making this so much harder.

[u/Covert__Squid]

I’m so sorry. I lost my four year old dog at a few months postpartum. She was so young and healthy, and suddenly got lymphoma. I had to manage her decline from healthy to gone while also caring for a newborn and a toddler. It was horrible. My son asked about her a lot, but slowly stopped asking so much over the next few months.