AvatarTrimester TalkAvatarAvatarI lost my baby at 14 weeks, and writing about it helped me out of my despairThe Telegraph - Sarah Ivens“She was never able to cry, to smile, but I loved her and desperately wanted her.” The Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft reduced the House of Commons to tears last week with her heartbreaking speech about losing her baby, Veronica. Veronica died, aged just five days old, after the umbilical cord became …
AvatarTrimester TalkAvatarAvatarMy Baby Died at 31 Weeks and All I Have to Show for It Is This Lousy Weight Watchers TrinketElle - Arielle GreenbergI didn't want to sit at a sushi restaurant with a cardboard card, calculating the points of my maki roll. My baby had died. It wasn't fair. It wasn't fucking fair. When I was a little kid, my mom would sometimes drag me to her Weight Watchers meetings. I remember them as dull and depressing. I would …
AvatarTrimester TalkAvatarAvatarCan Anyone Nail Maternal Ambivalence Quite Like Toni Morrison?Elle - Jasmine S and ersAfter my miscarriage, I reached for 'Beloved,' and it reached back. I lose myself in Toni Morrison's Beloved and I know that I am Sethe's and she is mine. I see my own reflection in the black pools of her eyes; I recognize the curves of that wide mouth that drove the male slaves of the plantation to …
AvatarTrimester TalkFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFor Every Mother Who Has Lost Her Childhuffingtonpost.com - Regan LongI miss you more than words could ever speak or essays could ever express. I hurt more than a human body and soul should ever be able to endure in this …
AvatarTrimester TalkAvatarAvatar'There was no child, I told myself': life and marriage after miscarriageverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterShe knew many pregnancies ended this way. So why did her miscarriage make one mother feel so alone?
AvatarTrimester TalkAvatarAvatar5 Things You Should Never Say to Someone Who Has Suffered a StillbirthUs Weekly - Rachel Paula AbrahamsonOttawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson and his wife, Melinda, are grieving after their son died one month ahead of his due date. “At this extremely …
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AvatarTrimester TalkAvatarAvatarFacing my fear: becoming pregnant again after a miscarriageverified_publisherThe GuardianThe first sign we had that I was pregnant again was a home test. I peed on the plastic wand and then attempted to putter casually about the kitchen for three minutes as I waited for the result. When I finally looked, the second pink line – the one that confirms pregnancy – was so faint I didn’t see …
AvatarTrimester TalkAvatarAvatarThe Latest Abortion Statistics and Factsverified_publisherParents - By Phoebe ZerwickThe Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade meaning many Americans will lose their right to an abortion. Learn about U.S. abortion statistics and why …
AvatarTrimester TalkFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoButterfly effect - how a mother's loss opened the conversation on baby deathbbc.co.uk - By Andree MassiahMillie Smith gave birth to twin girls, knowing that one of them would soon die. Skye and Callie were born prematurely at Kingston Hospital on 30 April. Twelve weeks into her pregnancy, Millie discovered one of her babies had anencephaly - a condition where the skull does not properly form, leaving …
AvatarTrimester TalkAvatarAvatar'It's healing to talk about it': The story behind woman's miscarriage tattooverified_publisherTODAY - Terri PetersAfter experiencing a miscarriage in her first pregnancy, Joan Bremer chose a meaningful tattoo to remember her baby. Nearly seven weeks into her first pregnancy, Joan Bremer began experiencing bleeding and cramping. A visit to her doctor confirmed her worst fear — the 31-year-old was having a …
AvatarTrimester TalkAvatarAvatar10 Ways to Treat Uterine FibroidsHealth.com - Amanda GardnerFrom lifestyle changes to medications to surgery, these are the most effective ways to stop fibroids from growing and get rid of them for good. If you …