Blighted Ovum – Coming to Terms with My Miscarriage
A blighted ovum occurs when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus, but fails to develop. It’s the leading cause of early pregnancy loss,…
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Here are some posts with really great advice and solid insights from people who know what they’re talking about. I wouldn’t steer you wrong!
Fetal Demise Delivery – What I Wished I Knew
The Day it All Goes Down When the ultrasound tech gave me a sorrowful face, apologized and looked down, my heart raced and tears started…
Losing a Baby Shouldn’t Be So Isolating
“I lost a baby.” It’s a phrase I find myself saying, in one way or another, every time the topic of how many kids…
What You Need to Know About Ectopic Pregnancy
Pretty much anytime your doctor uses the word “pregnancy” with an adjective before it, things can get pretty stressful, pretty quickly. If you’ve ever…
5 Reasons I Don’t Want to Talk About My Miscarriage – and One Reason I Do
“Oh, I’m so sorry. I’m not seeing that heartbeat we’re looking for.” It’s a sentence that will be burned into my memory forever. At…
Hyperfertility and Too Much of a Good Thing
Let’s talk about a word that makes most women embarrassed to mention it once they’ve learned about it, especially when we all know someone…
Three Miscarriages, Three Experiences: There’s No Easy Option
Here it is. The taboo word that no one wants to utter. Miscarriage. You wait to announce your pregnancy until past the first trimester…
Why I Don’t Talk About My Miscarriage
I know why I stopped talking about my miscarriage. Despite the best intentions of my loved ones and friends, I didn’t feel like the…
CuddleCots Giving Grieving Parents More Time to Say Goodbye
When parents have babies born still, they have only a limited amount of time to say goodbye – so every minute counts. CuddleCots are…
Blowing Raspberries
After our first “bad ultrasound” with our son, Patrick, who was born still in April 2014, my husband and I walked to another building…
What To Do When Your Friend Has A Miscarriage
It is never easy to know how to support a friend who is experiencing pain or a loss of any kind, and miscarriage is…
Scary Shit Series – Stillbirth
Not that long ago, stillbirth was an easier topic to talk about. At the turn of the century, infant mortality was so high that…
What Steel Magnolias Taught Me About My Miscarriage
I’m in a play right now. You might have heard of it. Pink is my signature color. Steel Magnolias, anyone? Doesn’t that conjure up…
Eight Things I’ve Learned As A Newly Bereaved Mother
It’s been six months since I lost my son. Never before have six months felt so long. Never before has so much life happened…
23 Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Pregnancy After a Miscarriage
Whether this applies to you or someone you care about, here are 23 things I wish someone would have told me about pregnancy after…
My “One and Done” Heartache
I disliked being pregnant. I originally wrote “hated” but there were some pluses to consider, so “disliked” seems more appropriate. I mean, I had…
Loss and Miscarriage
Sometimes loss is sadly a part of pregnancy and it’s often a dark topic that nobody wants to talk about and you become…
