My Story I Shared

Got an overwhelmingly good response - including many others sharing that they too experienced a loss. Thought I’d share here as well.

Back in November we found out I was pregnant. I was excepting baby #2 to be here about now (late July). Unfortunately, we lost that baby in early December around the 7 week mark. It was devastating. Early March we found out we were expecting yet again! We’d have that second baby come November. But later that month, again around the 7 week mark, I had my second miscarriage in a row. This was scary... 2 in a row? Would I ever be able to have a baby again? My research showed one was common, but 2 in a row... not as much.

Amazingly I got pregnant within a month of that loss and we will be blessed with our second child around Christmas time. We were able to announce at 12 weeks we were pregnant - it was a bigger milestone than many realized. 🌈👶🏼 By the time this baby comes I feel like I will have been pregnant for over a year.

I’m not posting this for sympathy or attention or frankly to overshare on social media. I’m posting to hopefully bring awareness to others that miscarriages can be common, heartbreaking, and isolating. But you are not alone. And I hope this sharing of my story might help even just one person.

At the time of my losses, I only knew of 2 people who had miscarriages. I am thankful for the one girl who told me straight up when I asked how her plans were coming for baby #2 (I knew they were trying) that she had been pregnant but had a miscarriage. Her courage to share that in the moment was a help to me (unbeknownst to her) when I experienced my losses. So I’m hoping to possibly be that help for someone else down the line, should you have that 15-20% chance that your pregnancy ends in miscarriage. I’m here for support if anyone wants to reach out.