The Worst Girl Gang Ever

S8 E21 | Heart Conditions, Recurrent Losses, and the Challenges of the NHS


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In this episode of The Worst Girl Gang Ever, Bex and Laura sit down with community member Ashleigh who shares her journey of repeated losses before the complicated birth of her son.


Ashleigh explains how she had repeated communication difficulties with NHS staff, difficulty getting answers and referrals, and the overly-clinical care she sometimes endured. She poignantly discusses the emotions behind trying again and the difficulty in bonding with her latest pregnancy after discovering he had a heart condition, coarctation of the aorta.


Listen in to hear about:

  • Navigating surprising pregnancies and the resulting losses.
  • Receiving a PCOS diagnosis from a private consultant after an NHS scan failed to flag the condition.
  • Facing scepticism from NHS staff about her pregnancy and feeling belittled before they confirmed it.
  • The emotional turmoil of her son being diagnosed with a heart condition before birth, and the difficult decisions that had to be made thereafter.

  • The Warriorship is a membership to help you navigate life after baby loss. It covers every stage of the recovery pathway, and provides support, advice, and a range of emotional tools to help you through this difficult time. This is more than a support group. For more information and to join The Warriorship go to: https://theworstgirlgangever.co.uk/warriorship/


    The Worst Girl Gang Ever is a real, honest emotive podcast that covers the heartbreaking subject of miscarriage, infertility and baby loss, expect honest conversations about unspoken experiences. Hosted by TWGGE founders Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham, this show is a chance to break the silence and really open up the dialogue around the topic of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. No more shame, no more taboo - let's ditch that for our children; the ones that will come, the ones that are and the ones that never came to be.

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