In this episode of The Miscarriage Doula Podcast, Kim shares her infertility and loss journey and what life after miscarriage has been like for her as she wants to expand her family.

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Shara Hutchinson, author of "I STILL Want to Be A Mom" joins Arden for a discussion about her journey with infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, IVF, ectopic pregnancy, and writing a book to inspire others from her experiences.

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After three first trimester miscarriages, including an ectopic pregnancy, all while battling secondary infertility, Michelle chats with Arden and shares her story.

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Dr. Jessica Zucker, who started the #IHadAMiscarriage campaign after giving birth at 16 weeks gestation at home, alone, joins Arden for a deep discussion into grief, normalizing the hard parts of pregnancy loss, and how generational trauma plays a role in your healing and outlook on the world after loss.

In this episode, we speak graphically about what giving birth looks like in the first and second trimesters. Please listen with caution.

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Lisa (@expectingtheunexpected1) opens up about her miscarriage and infertility journey. 

Topics include: recurrent pregnancy loss, a Cytotec experience, traumatic bleeding, IVF, premature labor, and motherhood after loss

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Amy Beckley, Ph.D. joins Arden to talk about progesterone and the role it plays in getting pregnant, staying pregnant, and overall hormone health. We learn the ins and outs of progesterone along with how we can test our PdG (a metabolite of progesterone) at home using Proov. Arden shares the story of how she met Amy three years ago and how Proov is literally the reason why she has her rainbow baby today! 

This episode is for you if you ovulate late, have short cycles, have had early miscarriages, or spotting during pregnancy. 

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Savanna shares her journey through a missed miscarriage at 10 weeks pregnant and her experience with taking Cytotec and how her Catholic upbringing played a role in her loss.

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Erica from @sistersinloss joins Arden to talk about the course that Sisters In Loss offers for those who feel called to be bereavement doulas. Arden is a certified birth & bereavement doula through Sisters in Loss and shares how she found the course, what she thought of the lessons, and how she uses it in her practice.

This episode is for you if you've considered becoming a bereavement doula, have had questions about what a doula does, or just want to learn more about Black history as it pertains to infertility and loss community.

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Katy (@mrskayetea) shares her journey through two miscarriages within a six-month period and how she found support in others through being open.

Topics Discussed: First Trimester Birth (natural/at-home), Miscarriage Trauma

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Arden chats with Maddy (@early_cervical_opening) about outdated terms such as the incompetent cervix and weak cervix. We hear Maddy's story with traumatic birth experience as an outcome of early cervical opening and how her doctors dismissed her concerns until it was almost too late. Arden and Maddy also discuss the racial disparities with ECO and how Black women are almost 3x more at risk than their white counterparts.

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