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Miscarriage doesn’t discriminate. Thank you @beyonce and women who share their experiences. Our society needs to have more open conversations about this topic and better support systems for grieving mothers.
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It’s weird sharing my entire miscarriage story here on Instagram, but the amazing part of it is that I’ve met so many people who have gone through hard things with fertility.
You guys get me through everything. And I think that I have coped a lot better than many because I have been supported in talking about this journey.
If you are going through anything hard related to fertility or heck, life in general, you’ve got my support.
If you ever need to talk about your miscarriage, my DMs are open. I’m not a professional, but happy to be a friend to fellow women out there!
Thank you all for everything!
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"To the parents who share their stories and photos of miscarriage, stillbirth, and child loss;
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I need you to know something.
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Your story is a blessing. The story of your loss and the grief that comes after--it is a gift to the world. That story is yours to share because it is your truth.
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I need you to know something else.
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Your story, your baby, your photos--they do not require a trigger warning.
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There are those who will feel the urge to notify you of their discomfort. They will feel compelled to share their fear, their anxiety, and even their disgust. They may even try to bury their hurtful words under platitudes of love and light. Their words, that seem so cavalier, may cause you to cower in doubt. You might feel like retreating and taking your truth with you.
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Please don't.
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You are the brave one here.
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Telling your story, the one you tell of love and loss, is an act of pure courage. Those who only want to live in a world of love and light, do not understand that the bravest people have learned how to exist in the shadowy places.
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I do not think these people--the ones who recoil at our baby's photos and who tune out our words--I do not think they mean to be cruel. I think they are scared that our reality remains their possibility.
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I get it. Losing your child and every single dream you had for them, it is terrifying. But, they are forgetting something.
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They seem to forget that where their eyes may rest for a moment, our hearts have to live for a lifetime. They can scroll on while we continue to grieve and we continue to share." Words by the ever brilliant @ladywhalen .
Photography by @laceybarrattphotography
{New blog post} I wrote the majority of this post nearly two months ago, shortly after we learned our second pregnancy would also end in loss - this time through miscarriage. While we haven’t kept this a secret, there’s also a lot of people that may not know, mainly because we’ve been telling people as we’ve had the emotional energy to do so. It’s draining to continually share sad news.
I know this is a season and life won’t be like this forever, but hard seasons don’t exactly “fly by” when you’re in the midst of them, do they? Part of me doesn’t want to share because it’s sad and heavy. But then I remember how comforting and encouraging it’s been for me to talk with and hear the stories of others who have chosen to share their experiences with loss. Because of that, I knew we would eventually share this part too. Link in profile.
When I went to my last ultrasound appointment for my last pregnancy - the one where they saw that there was no longer a heartbeat - my doctor had began his examine by asking how I was feeling.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I proudly exclaimed that I had no morning sickness and that I was so surprised since I’d been so sick with Graci’s pregnancy.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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He said maybe that meant I was having a boy.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Then he did the exam, and once he’d told us that the baby no longer had a heartbeat, he told me that was probably why I wasn’t feeling sick.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So, long story short, I am grateful for EVERY wave of nausea I feel right now. Am I enjoying? Of course not. But I’m so grateful, anyway.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I am broken.
2:09pm. That’s the time I received a call from my doctor that broke my heart. My memory of the conversation is hazy, but the words “no heartbeat” are words I’ll never, ever forget. At 2:09pm on January 17th I was supposed to be 8 weeks, 6 days into my pregnancy.
I am brave.
A week prior I had noticed some minor bleeding and was on put on bed rest due to a subchorionic hemorrhage, a growth in the wall of the uterus. I was told this was a common diagnosis and my doctor reassured me that the pregnancy looked fine and this just needed to be monitored. My HCG levels looked great, and the heartbeat was a strong 122bpm. I put on a brave face and went about my daily routine, unaware that internally the bleeding continued and ultimately terminated the pregnancy. I knew something was wrong when the technician at my follow-up ultrasound told me it was “too early to see anything” and wouldn’t let me look at the screen.
I am strong.
We were so excited to be pregnant. We told our family on Christmas day, and we even had a “I’m going to be a big brother” shirt made for Miles. Now that the baby is “officially” gone I am left feeling empty. I know pregnancy loss is common, but it still hurts. It’s crushing, actually. It was a blur of doctor’s appointments, and then a D&C procedure. We’re left mourning the loss of this baby that we were so excited for, that we daydreamed about how they would enrich our lives and our little family. I might be grieving, and my heart might be broken, but I am strong, and I am hopeful and looking forward to our “rainbow baby.” The support from our family and friends during our loss was incredible. I’m very lucky to have so many people around me that care about me and my well-being.
I am 1 in 4.
I am not writing this for sympathy. I’m writing this to encourage an open conversation about miscarriage, because too many women still suffer pregnancy loss in silence. To all the moms out there who have experienced a loss, I see you. I hope you had lots of love and support because it should never be an isolating experience. The more we talk openly about pregnancy loss, the more we can support each other.
Let’s break the silence together.
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