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  • Pregnancy loss is a profound and heart-wrenching experience, yet much of the focus often centers on the mother’s grief. This focus, while necessary, can unintentionally overshadow the silent suffering of fathers. Men, too, bear the weight of this loss, but societal expectations and personal pressures often force them to suppress their emotions. Many fathers feel…

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  • “Out of the Woods”

    It was interesting to read an interpretation and dissection of the secrecy associated with the news of a pregnancy. Here’s an excerpt from Jessica Zucker’s book – I had a Miscarriage: Once the first trimester passes, the conventional wisdom goes, you’ve reached an ostensible safe zone -a time to celebrate and let your baby bump…

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  • Our Bodies

    Our Bodies

    Midweek affirmation for all my dear loss moms. Read and Repeat. “Our bodies are what make us women and there is no shame in anything happening. Because if we could have it a different way, we would, but it isn’t in our control and there is no shame in that. “

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  • Loss doesn’t discriminate, why should we?

    Loss in the Perinatal context, can happen at anytime, very early on or even after birth, for a multitude of reasons, some known and some unknown. Irrespective of when, how and why it happened, all and any loss is loss. எல்லா இழப்பும் இழப்பு தான். Any loss between a double line and a single line and beyond…

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  • Alone-Together

    Alone-Together

    Why does it feel so lonely, when in truth, we are not alone? – is a question I have found myself asking repeatedly. I have not had a single conversation with another woman, close to my age, going through Pregnancy Loss, in the past year, until after I decided to share my loss on social…

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