You may find yourself here because you have experienced a miscarriage and are looking for a particular kind of ceremony for your baby or maybe you flushed your baby and would like a way to honor your baby and find a bit of peace and closure. This post will walk you through the water ceremony…
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Caffeine Linked to Miscarriage – Study
Today.com posted an article today entitled Caffeine Linked to Miscarriage and Dad’s Habits Matter Too. The headline: “New Warning for Couples Trying to Conceive: Caffeine Linked to Miscarriage.” The headline alone will make anyone stop and take a look, especially those trying to conceive. This article can be frightening and I don’t think it has…
12 Things I Needed to Hear from my Doctor After My Miscarriage
This article originally appeared at The Mighty on November 15, 2015. I have miscarried two babies, Ruby in 2010 and Gus in 2015. I had two very different experiences with my miscarriage. In 2010, the doctor treated my experience as a medical event and was unemotional. It took months for me to be OK with…
What to Consider if you’re Experiencing a Miscarriage
This article originally appeared at The Mighty on January 28, 2016. 1 in 4 women will experience a miscarriage. Most commonly, miscarriage occurs in the first trimester; however, miscarriage can occur up to 20 weeks. After 20 weeks, a pregnancy loss is called a stillbirth, which occurs in 1 in 160 pregnancies. Women are often…
Antidepressants for Pregnancy Loss
Antidepressants are being prescribed by obstetricians to women who have experienced a miscarriage or stillbirth. Several of my clients have left the hospital with a prescription for an antidepressant and a few have questioned why. I have been scolded for my stance on this and told that prescribing antidepressants is very productive and should be…
Supporting Birth and Death
My blog has been quiet these last three weeks. I have been consumed with the death of my grandfather-in-law. Right before Christmas, grandpa became sick and was struggling. Grandma, has been in chemotherapy for ovarian cancer and we discovered that despite months of treatments, the chemotherapy did not work and she was given a short…
Surviving the Holidays After Pregnancy Loss
It’s the holidays. Notoriously a happy and gleeful time of year yet can be the most painful time of year, especially following pregnancy loss. If you have experienced a loss this year, I am so sorry for your loss. I am so sorry that this will be your first Christmas without your baby. I don’t…
The Miscarriage App is Here!
It has FINALLY happened. Women all over the world now have access to the most comprehensive resource on miscarriage in a mobile application! Thanks to donors and an amazing developer (Doug Jones), we now have the one and ONLY mobile application dedicated to miscarriage. Thank you to all of my supporters! This wouldn’t have happened…
Be Happy With What You Have
These words: “Be Happy With What You Have” They sting. They were meant to comfort but they did far from comfort. They hurt. They reminded. They made me angry. I should have told her, but I didn’t. I just responded, “I AM happy with what I have.” And this wasn’t a lie, I am happy…
Miscarriage Series – The Due Date
Last night we couldn’t sleep. Hubby and I stayed up most of the night watching episodes of Grey’s Anatomy. We needed something restful and something to pass the time. Sleep was just not finding us. We both felt that we couldn’t sleep because we were “laboring.” Our due date was tomorrow. The due date our entire…