Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories

Today's guest experienced a 3 week loss of her baby and describes how traumatic it was to leave the hospital empty handed. Dominque Simmons shares how her journey to adopting a plant based diet helped her after experiencing reflux issues and having her galbladder removed. Her holistic diet ande supplements helped her conceive. Dominique decided to get a doula, midwife, then experienced a traumatic loss of her sister due to gun violence. This led her to change her delivery to a home water birth unassisted.

In this episode, we talk about her journey to becoming more healthy after having stomach issues, how she feared having children due to the maternal mortality rates, and how she grieved the loss of her baby girl at 3 weeks old.

This episode is for you to listen to if you are on the fence about changing your health to conceive, and for you to listen to as you grieve baby loss.

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Today's guest experienced a miscarriage at 8 weeks and a 26 week stillbirth. Ebony Canady shares in today's episode how motherhood has changed her in so many ways. After experiencing her 8 week miscarriage she went onto having 3 live births. Her last pregnancy ended with a 26 week stillbirth that rocked her world.

In today's episode, we discuss Ebony's journey to motherhood, her losses, her live births, parenting after loss and so much more.

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Today's guest battled infertility for 10 years before using a fertility specialist to conceive. Dyneco Gibson, experienced a miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, and saw a fertility specialist to go through IVF and was successful at her first round. Tragically that ended in premature labor due to an incompetent cervix.

In this episode, Dyneco shares how postpartum depression showed up as she was trying to navigate trying to get pregnant again. She ended up getting a cerclage that yielded success and her being able to carry her rainbow baby to term. Dyneco shares the emotional journey of 10 years it took to become a mother for those who are in the struggle to let yall know you are not alone.

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Pregnancy After Loss can be met with much anticipation, along with worry, anxiety, fear, and frustration.

Today's guest experienced the loss of her daugther Emelia at birth, then experienced two miscarriages before having her two son's. Jessica Weeks, our UK Sister in Loss, daughter Emelia was told she would not make it at birth due to being diagnosed at 20 weeks with spinal bifida and anencephaly. Parts of her brain and skull were missing and her spine and spinal cord had not developed properly. Jessica was told to terminate her pregnancy, but she persisted. Emelia was born and lived for 57 minutes and was perfect and a miracle.

In today's episode, Jessica takes us back to that moment of losing Emelia, and how she had to share the news with her daugther Hannah. She realized it was difficult to share the news with Hannah and started her non profit organization Hannah's House to help other families as they navigated pregnancy after loss and parenting after loss. Jessica went onto have two more boys with miscarriages in between those pregnancies and shares her pregnancy after loss journey.

This episode is for you to listen to if you have experienced a Pregnancy After Loss or currently trying to conceive.

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Today's guest is a storyteller, writer, and photographer. She experienced a second trimester loss due to incompetent cervix of her baby girl. Sahmia Ase @sahmiaasephotography didn't recognize the early signs of labor as it was her first pregnancy. She remembers having back pains but it never registered that she was in active labor. Sahmia was rushed into the emergency room due to her spontaneous labor and had her baby girl. In today's episode Sahmia shares her birth and postpartum experience after losing her daughter, how therapy helped her reconcile her new journey as an angel mother, and how she navigated her postpartum body. Listen to this episode here: sistersinloss.com/links

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Have you heard of a placenta abruption?

Placental abruption occurs when the placenta detaches from the inner wall of the womb before delivery. The condition can deprive the baby of oxygen and nutrients.

Symptoms include vaginal bleeding, belly pain, and back pain in the last 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Today's guest experienced an unknown placental abruption and birthed her baby girl born still. She is a mother of 3 boys with a boy on the way. Lashana Standard, has been using her story to support others including starting her non-profit Shaniya's Gift after her daughter Shaniya.

In today's episode, Lashana shares her experiences birthing her boys, birthing her baby girl Shaniya stillbirth, and how she is navigating pregnancy again. Her non-profit Shaniya's Gift is closing down, but you are still able to donate to help her support other pregnancy loss and stillbirth families.

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Today's guest never thought she wanted children until not being able to carry children into the world. Ghannika Dazilma experienced two pregnancy losses and went through the grief journey alone. After her second miscarriage she became upset with God because she thought there was something wrong with her. The second loss caused friendships to break, more anger and even causing family to push away.

In this episode, we journey through her motherhood after experiencing two losses and finding a nutritionist who helped her change her diet and improve her health. She took back over her health by eating clean, taking vitamins and minerals her body needed and added daily movement and exercise into her daily routine. Her body was a fertile ground and she unexpectedly conceived her rainbow baby. She shares her rainbow pregnancy journey and how she had to remove anxiety and fear and connect with her baby after 6 months. Ghannika also credits therapy to helping her heal and now raise her rainbow baby.

This episode is for you to listen to if you need that extra push to get your health on track for 2023. I know some of you may have fallen off, but now its time to get back on and take control of your health for you, but also for your future babies.

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Today's guest is from Mozambique, but resides in Cape Town, South Africa. Yes, we have Sisters in Loss on the continent y'all. She was diagnosed with PCOS and calls it a beautiful string of pearls on her ovaries, and is the mother to 3 boys in heaven. Fernanda Matsinhe, has experienced 6 IUIs, 2 IVFs, and 3 second-trimester losses (20, 17, and 19 weeks respectively). After her first two losses she and her partner decided to receive a Transabdominal Cerclage (TAC). Fernanda was hopeful that her next pregnancy would be her rainbow baby, but it was a failure as she lost her son at 19 weeks.

In this interview. Fernanda takes us on her journey through being diagnosed with PCOS, conceiving her babies through IUIs and IVF, and her failed transabdominal cerclage experience. She shares her pain and growth and how she is still chasing her rainbows. Fernanda shares her alternative medicine, meditation, and healing practices she uses to help her heal. She also gives back by using her voice to hold space for women in Mozambique who are going through infertility and child loss.

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Today's guest experienced a stillbirth at 27 and lost her son in labor. She went on to experience postpartum depression, but was determined to have another baby and continue her motherhood journey. Marjorie Vail became pregnant 2 years after her stillbirth with her rainbow baby and later found out he was on the autism spectrum. In today's episode, Marjorie shares her journey to motherhood, her stillbirth experience and postpartum depression and grief journey, and how not only advocating for her rainbow babies autism diagnosis led her to advocate for maternal health. We discuss her advocacy work as the co-director of awareness for PUSH for pregnancy ensuring the voices of BIPOC familes are heard. Listen to this episode here: sistersinloss.com/ep288 Become a Sisters in Loss Birth Bereavement, and Postpartum Doula Here Living Water Doula Services Book Recommendations and Links Below

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Today's guest experienced infertility on her journey to motherhood along with repeated early miscarriages, a second trimester loss, and nearly lost her life. Seun Arise, has made it her mission to help other mothers who have dealt with loss, infertility, abuse, and other challenges with the grace of God. In this episode she shares her journey to motherhood battling infertility, experiencing miscarriages including a second trimester loss, grief from losing her husband, and raising her rainbow babies.

This episode is for you to listen to give you hope on your journey to reign, recover, and arise from life's setbacks and challenges.

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