- published in 2019 from my previous blog -
I went back & forth on how, when & if I would share this experience, but over the past few weeks I've found that speaking my truth feels so much better than keeping it in.
Right after New Years Kevin & I found out we were expecting, and after a short four weeks those dreams of a September baby were shattered with a miscarriage.
Since then I've talked to numerous women who have gone through pregnancy heartaches all across various spectrums. Thank you to those who have opened up to me, it means a lot and you've helped me heal more than you know.
Going into our pregnancy I knew the odds were 1 out of 4 women miscarry in the first trimester, but I didn't really feel the weight of it because I didn't personally know many who'd experienced it (or so I thought). So I feel compelled to share this on a large, social media-scale because talking about it and knowing I'm not alone has helped.
I realize every person and couple is different when it comes to making a pregnancy or miscarriage public, so if you're the type of person to keep it in and handle it with your partner, do that. For me, hearing other women's experiences and perspectives helped greatly. If you're not healing from a trauma, try opening up about it - talk to friends, a support group, a therapist. Honestly, I'm in therapy and actively talking about our loss. It sucks and it sucks every day, but I know I'm healing because the sucking sucks a little less every day.
Thanks for reading. Thanks for caring.
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