I’m writing this to hopefully bring light to a topic that is in a lot of ways, still very much taboo. As someone who has been through this, I want to speak out and possibly help some ladies to verbalize their pain and maybe even find some closure and healing. I am sharing this from my perspective as a Christian and my faith in God.
I was 9 weeks pregnant when we very excitedly went to our first scan, only to find out there was no heartbeat. I chose to miscarry naturally and so I did one week later at home. It was very painful, traumatic and heartbreaking but I can honestly say that it has been an experience that has grown me up, put empathy in my heart and made me so grateful for life and the privilege of being a mother. So to my fellow ladies who know the pain of losing a baby:
And to the rest of you/everyone: “It's probably for the best because something must have been wrong with the baby”, “You’re still young and beautiful, you’ll still have children”, and “at least you were only 8 weeks along” are just some of the well-meaning but insensitive and unhelpful statements women have to endure. Ultimately, there is not really anything anyone can say to truly comfort BUT there are a few ways to work on your tact to not make it harder
I feel like there is so much more to say but this is it for now! Please feel free to comment and share your story.
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Marli
25/1/2018 09:37:21 am
Very well written. I have not been through the pain of miscarriage, so thanks for teaching us about what not to say.
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Hailey
26/1/2018 04:11:15 pm
I haven't experienced a miscarriage before but I found this article insight
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Lee
9/9/2019 01:00:38 pm
So true I had a still born baby at 38 weeks...one week prior to the scheduled C-section...and to be honest the worst part was people trying to draw a sliver lining around my cloud of trauma and sadness😊
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