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Episode 19 - Pregnancy after (recurrent) loss
(Recurrent) pregnancy loss can be a very heavy burden to carry. The grief and sadness can take a big toll on your (mental) health and your relationship. In addition, it can be really scary to get pregnant again after loss. On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Lindsay Blair about her experience carrying two healthy twins to term after having suffered nine losses. We discuss how to heal yourself and your relationship after (recurrent) pregnancy loss and how to commemorate your losses. We also touch upon things you can do to manage pregnancy after loss and how to find back some of your joy and spontaneity in pregnancy. Lindsay also shares her own experiences in learning to better understand her emotions and finding a light at the end of the tunnel.
Top quotes:
“After our 8th loss I just didn’t know how we would survive another one. I thought it would truly break me. So that was the wake-up call for me that I needed to take some time to rest and heal and process everything that I had been through.”
“Each loss was compounded. So with our 2nd miscarriage we were grieving the loss of that baby plus reliving all of the trauma and loss all over again with the first miscarriage. With each subsequent loss it just seems like everything is just compounded on one another and you can’t really separate it.”
“I am who I am today because of them. I am a better mother than I could ever have imagined I could be. And even the work I do now is because of them. I truly think about them every day. Their lives were unbelievably short but they’ve had such an impact on me and on so many others.”
“The fear is very real. So when people dismiss those fears, it’s not very helpful because you’ve already experienced when things don’t work out. Taking it one day at a time is essential.”
About Lindsay Blair:
Lindsay Blair is a certified Trauma Specialist, Birth and Bereavement Doula, Fertility Coach and creator of Catalyst for Courage. Lindsay understands how difficult the journeys of infertility, pregnancy loss, and pregnancy after loss can be because she’s lived them. Through her own journey of healing, Lindsay is now passionate about empowering individuals and couples to transform their suffering into a catalyst for courage no matter where they are in their fertility journey. You can find out more about her work on her website:
www.catalystforcourage.com and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catalystforcourage/
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By That Fertile Feeling - The Podcast(Recurrent) pregnancy loss can be a very heavy burden to carry. The grief and sadness can take a big toll on your (mental) health and your relationship. In addition, it can be really scary to get pregnant again after loss. On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Lindsay Blair about her experience carrying two healthy twins to term after having suffered nine losses. We discuss how to heal yourself and your relationship after (recurrent) pregnancy loss and how to commemorate your losses. We also touch upon things you can do to manage pregnancy after loss and how to find back some of your joy and spontaneity in pregnancy. Lindsay also shares her own experiences in learning to better understand her emotions and finding a light at the end of the tunnel.
Top quotes:
“After our 8th loss I just didn’t know how we would survive another one. I thought it would truly break me. So that was the wake-up call for me that I needed to take some time to rest and heal and process everything that I had been through.”
“Each loss was compounded. So with our 2nd miscarriage we were grieving the loss of that baby plus reliving all of the trauma and loss all over again with the first miscarriage. With each subsequent loss it just seems like everything is just compounded on one another and you can’t really separate it.”
“I am who I am today because of them. I am a better mother than I could ever have imagined I could be. And even the work I do now is because of them. I truly think about them every day. Their lives were unbelievably short but they’ve had such an impact on me and on so many others.”
“The fear is very real. So when people dismiss those fears, it’s not very helpful because you’ve already experienced when things don’t work out. Taking it one day at a time is essential.”
About Lindsay Blair:
Lindsay Blair is a certified Trauma Specialist, Birth and Bereavement Doula, Fertility Coach and creator of Catalyst for Courage. Lindsay understands how difficult the journeys of infertility, pregnancy loss, and pregnancy after loss can be because she’s lived them. Through her own journey of healing, Lindsay is now passionate about empowering individuals and couples to transform their suffering into a catalyst for courage no matter where they are in their fertility journey. You can find out more about her work on her website:
www.catalystforcourage.com and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catalystforcourage/