MISCARRIAGE.
It’s such a scary word…
It’s the taboo word of newly pregnant mummies who think even saying it out loud will jinx they’re little bundle of joy who is all snuggled away and working hard in the womb.
But it happens, “Miscarriages are much more common than most people realise. Among women who know they're pregnant, it's estimated one in six of these pregnancies will end in miscarriage”.How scary is that, one in six - in theory it’s almost a normal thing, an everyday thing if you will.
I wouldn't describe it as an everyday thing.
I would describe it as life changing, heart breaking and an emotional challenge.
I remember sitting in bed crying to my partner ‘ How can something so small, bring everyone so much joy and so much pain into this world’
One in six - in theory it’s almost a normal thing, an everyday thing if you will.
I wouldn’t describe it as an everyday thing.
I would describe it as a huge cloud above you that only yourself can see. You have to go about the world pretending this cloud doesn’t exist but in fact it’s raining. Hard, relentless and at the time no sign of stopping. Not for anyone.
There needs to be more awareness and more empathy towards those who have suffered a loss. Not a miscarriage. It’s a loss.
More sympathy towards those who struggle conceiving, for those who have fertility issues, for those who just can not have children.
But also don’t forget to celebrate those who can carry those little bundles of happiness into the world.
You never know who , when or where this may have happened. But please be aware of who, when and where you are when you comment on something so common and heart breaking as miscarriage.
TAKE CARE,
SIMPLYKATSINELLA
