Miscarriage Resources
Miscarriage and infant loss. So sad, painful and misunderstood we avoid talking about it all together. Because of this, there is a lack of information and support for the women going through it; whether it be education to understand and make an informed choice on what is best for your body or actual love and tenderness for the overwhelming emotions and sometimes physical discomfort that come with it.⠀⠀
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We have pulled together some resources on miscarriage and loss in general for all the mamas and families out there who need it right now. It might seem like a bad time to bring this up, because it is sad... but that’s just the thing... that is why so many women go through this alone, there’s never a good time. There are women losing their babies right now during COVID, and if you have been through it, you know how lonely it is even when you can have a hug from your mom.⠀⠀
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We hope that these resources can help the families suffering a loss right now and also the friends and family members who want to support them. We are here, when you feel ready to talk or reach out if you need to someone to listen and understand. This is literally one of the reasons we are opening a WOMB in Woodstock so that we can support women through events like this. Send us an email if you need to talk: hello@thewombwoodstock.ca.
A Complete Guide to Empowered Miscarriage at Home
https://avivaromm.com/miscarriage-at-home/
@avivaromm
When you’re pregnant, there’s no shortage of happy chatter about becoming a mom, nor shortage of options for childbirth education classes. However, there’s very little that prepares us either emotionally or physically for something that remains a hushed topic, and yet which 1 in 4 women will experience: miscarriage. In other articles, I’ll walk you through the physical and emotional
LOVE + LOSS: THE REBEL MAMA’S GUIDE TO GRIEF
https://therebelmama.com/2020/04/23/love-loss-the-rebel-mamas-guide-to-grief/
@therebelmama
Before the world as we know it went to hell in a Covid hand basket, we hosted a beautiful event with our friends from @lostandfoundto and @100_daysof at @nodorestaurant called LOVE + LOSS to blow the lid off the topic of grief and to honour the people who have experienced the unimaginable death of a child, partner, parent or friend.
Afterward, we put together a post that was written to serve as a guide for how to be a better friend / partner / support person to someone who is grieving, how to help kids navigate through grief, and how to be more grief-literate yourself so that you can better weather your own storms when they eventually roll in.
To be honest, we’ve been sitting on this post for a while now - not really being able to find the “right” time to hit publish. But as we watch the news at night, we are acutely aware that every statistic we see represents a life and a family and a sudden and heartbreaking loss. So although nothing feels particularly “right” at the moment, this blog post may be more necessary now than we could have ever imagined when we wrote it. Please read and share. 🙏💕
5 Women Share Their Story of Miscarriage
https://thebellemethod.com/5-women-share-their-story-of-miscarriage/
@thebellemethod
I am humbled and honoured to publish the following stories of five brave women who have all experienced pregnancy loss. I am blessed to know them all. This is the longest blog we have ever posted, and I believe it is also the most important. Here is to breaking the stigma around miscarriage. Here is to sharing our stories so others know they are not alone. Thank you for reading.
We Need to Start Talking About Miscarriage
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/meg-broadbent/talk-about-miscarriage_b_8065352.html
@clevergirrrl
"What about a miscarriage? What do I look for?" I asked my doctor as I was leaving her office the morning I discovered I was pregnant. She never once brought it up. I almost forgot to. "Oh, right. Yes, that could happen. It does happen." She seemed uncomfortable. "There's about a 20 to 30 per cent chance it will happen. Call me if you have intense cramping with bleeding at the same time. Some spotting is normal, as is some cramping. But they shouldn't happen together." Later when I told my girlfriend how much that stat had terrified me -- 20 to 30 per cent -- she laughed it off. "No, that means there's a 70 to 80 per cent chance it WON'T happen! You have to think of it that way." So I did. I knew friends of friends who'd had miscarriages, but it wouldn't happen to me.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network
https://pailnetwork.sunnybrook.ca/
@sunnybrookhsc
We know it hurts. We are here to help. For families and professionals.
Remembrance Portraits
https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/
@nowilaymedowntosleep
OUR MISSION: Providing the gift of remembrance photography for parents suffering the loss of a baby.