Today, I self-disclosed to my mentee that I’ve had a miscarriage. Until now, no one outside of my family knew about my miscarriage. The only physical proof that I miscarried, besides my electronic medical record, is the rose plant my husband and I planted in our baby’s honor... Read the … [Read more...]
Meghan McCain on Why She Opened About Her Miscarriage Despite Being ‘Petrified’
A day after publishing an essay detailing her "horrendous" miscarriage in The New York Times, Meghan McCain opened up further about the tragedy in a powerful social media post. In Friday's piece, titled "Meghan McCain: What I Learned From My Miscarriage," the daughter of late Senator John … [Read more...]
Can Women Have Postpartum Depression After a Miscarriage? – verywell family
Many women find that experiencing a miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy can lead to a range of emotions. But can you experience postpartum depression after a miscarriage... Read the full article here. … [Read more...]
Pushing aside talk about miscarriages isn’t helping society
When I ran into an old friend the other day, she asked me how old my youngest child was now. When I told her, she seemed confused and then said, “Oh sorry, I thought she was the same age as my youngest, but I forgot that you miscarried that pregnancy..." Read the full article … [Read more...]
I had a miscarriage but I don’t regret telling people I was pregnant before 12 weeks
Last week, I had a miscarriage. It’s not a fun story, but the long and the short of it is that I had some bleeding, went in for a scan and found out that the pregnancy had stopped developing a few weeks previous... Read the full article here. … [Read more...]
A Disturbing Amount Of Women Experience PTSD After A Miscarriage – SELF
It’s a sad and disturbing fact of life: Miscarriages happen, and they can be devastating for parents-to-be. Now, a new study has shown just how far that devastation can go—miscarriage caused post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in nearly half of the women surveyed... Read Miscarriage PTSD … [Read more...]
Wife of NFL quarterback reveals couple’s miscarriage in emotional post
The wife of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles revealed that she's had a miscarriage after 15 weeks of pregnancy. In a heartfelt post on social media Wednesday, Tori Foles said it happened after she suffered from pneumonia... Read the Full Article Here … [Read more...]
What I Didn’t Expect When I Was No Longer Expecting – Chaunie Brusie
Before it happened to me, I had no idea what to expect from a miscarriage. I didn't know it was possible to be pregnant and planning for a baby one day and then have your world come crashing around you the next... Read the Full Article … [Read more...]
Reproductive Loss Can Cause Grief – Elaine Allen-Emrich
NORTH PORT — When treating someone for addiction or helping them out of homelessness, many don’t think to ask questions like has the person experienced any type of reproductive loss in their past. While it would seem there’s no correlation, California author Michaelene Fredenburg says the impact … [Read more...]
Five Surprising Ways Social Media Supported Me Through Miscarriage – Verily
While my husband and I have been blessed with two healthy and beautiful daughters, we hoped we would have a bigger family by now. Yet over the last few years we have suffered multiple miscarriages at 13, 8, and 10 weeks pregnant. Along with sonogram photos, these gestation periods are some of the … [Read more...]
Talking To Children About Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss – Verywellfamily.com
When miscarriage strikes, sometimes the hardest people to talk to about it are your other children. Depending on the age of your children, whether you told them about the pregnancy or not, you may need to say something—and even as the parent, it might be hard to figure out what that is. Here are … [Read more...]
9 Ways to Support Someone Who’s Experienced Pregnancy Loss – Thrive Global
Years ago, I experienced a miscarriage early in my second trimester. The loss was devastating and heartbreaking. Even today, almost a decade later, sadness and tears continue to come to the surface in the most unexpected ways. thinking of the son I lost... Read the full miscarriage article here: … [Read more...]
