My Motherhood Journey
Here is my personal story of pregnancy loss and the things that help me live with a broken heart. I hope by being vulnerable and sharing my personal story one person feels less alone or one friend gets more understanding and can better support a friend grieving a loss. My heart goes out to all the mamas with holes in theirs. Warning: this is a detailed story of miscarriage and stillbirth and there are some non-graphic photos. Miscarriage I found out that I was pregnant the Friday before Mother’s Day. It was perfect timing and felt meant to be. We were so excited! I wasn’t able to set up an appointment with the MD, medical doctor, until I was supposed to be 8 weeks along so we had an entire month of dreaming and wondering who this little one was going to be. My parents came to visit and we told them in a fun way. Then my husband’s parents came to visit right before our appointment and we told them the night before. Everyon...