October is Pregnancy And Infant Loss Awareness Month. Having dealt with fetal demise myself, I am particularly empathetic to those who experience the gut wrenching grief of losing a pregnancy or infant. It feels like the world should stop. But it keeps spinning. And somehow it is comforting to learn that we are not alone in our pain. That we are not the only ones that have … [Read more...] about A Personal Story To Raise Pregnancy Loss Awareness
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The Feelings Of Coping With Miscarriage
It has been a little over 8 months since my "fetal demise", which is sort of a late term miscarriage. I am doing fine. I am doing fantastic, really, considering I was 26 weeks into the pregnancy. But I still have my down times coping with miscarriage. I know that grief is a process and I try to be patient with myself but it is still hard. The grief of losing a baby is an … [Read more...] about The Feelings Of Coping With Miscarriage
What Is Fetal Demise And My Personal Experience
Here is the story of my third birth, a fetal demise. In stark contrast to first two peaceful home births, this birth takes place in the hospital and it does not end happily. Names for this type of birth (as best I have gathered) are stillborn, stillbirth, fetal demise, and late-term miscarriage. What is Fetal Demise? Pregnancy loss before 20 weeks is usually … [Read more...] about What Is Fetal Demise And My Personal Experience