This is miscarriage. 

This is a wound the world does not recognize. 

You go from publicly sharing your excitement to privately crying away tears in the bathroom because society has made you feel that's the only acceptable place to grieve.  

Miscarriage happens to 1 in 4 women. It's likely you know someone who has suffered a loss, or that you know someone like me who suffers recurrent pregnancy loss. Miscarriage happens and it needs to be talked about. Yes it is awkward and there are no perfect words- but women, and men alike, need to know they have support. They need to know they are not forgotten and that their baby, no matter how small, is not forgotten either. Society has forced women, and men, to grieve miscarriage in a "hush hush" fashion. Don't be one of those people, be a light. You may hear the same thoughts, or questions, a hundred times- but imagine how many more times a person has asked themselves those questions? Miscarriage is real and it's painful---in more ways than just one. Just because you don't "see" it, doesn't mean it disappears. 

All lives matter. 

#miscarriageawareness

#alllivesmatter

#1in4women