Unexpecting

Unexpecting

By Ashley BittermanParentingKids & Family
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Unexpecting episodes

  • That Might Have Been My Only Shot At Ever Having A Baby (Julia)
    Julia shares her history of suffering from multiple chronic illnesses and how they affect her ability to get pregnant and carry a baby. An unexpected pregnancy forced her into a medical termination, which she is trying her best to recover from, physically and emotionally, every day. We talk about the societal pressures of needing to be, or at least present as, "okay," and how the people around you can best show up for you after experiencing something so traumatic as pregnancy loss.
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    51 min
  • The Most Beautiful Baby I Had Ever Seen (Laney)

    Laney shares her story of making to to 41-weeks before her baby, Hudson, died in-utero, forcing her into a stillbirth. Laney talks about how her faith was affected by her heartbreaking experience and how she continues to honor Hudson each day.

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    57 min
  • I Guess I'm Not Pregnant (Leanna)
    Leanna, an ER pediatrician, talks about experiencing recurring miscarriages and how her medical professional insight helped her understand and cope with the devastating losses. After a fluke injury coincided with a missed miscarriage, she was forced to endure agonizing physical pain on top of the immense emotional pain she was already in. Leanna gives us all hope for the future, as she just welcomed her rainbow baby this July.
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    33 min
  • He Looks Just Like Me (Lauren I.)

    Lauren shares her story of waking up from anesthesia to find out her newborn son didn't make it through her traumatic C-section. She describes the unimaginable pain of having a surgery performed while she could feel everything that was happening, and the aftermath of grappling with the senseless notion that a child so perfect has died.

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    39 min
  • Episode 4 Preview (Lauren I)

    Preview: Lauren describes the nightmare moment when her husband walked in to see his newborn son and was horrified to see the medical staff performing CPR on his tiny, lifeless body.

    1 min
  • She's With My Dad Now (Lauren)

    Lauren talks about the multiple traumas she's suffered throughout her life and her experience developing velamentous cord insertion and vasa previa, leading her to make the "decision" to terminate her pregnancy at 23 weeks, just days before the law would prohibit her from doing so.


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    56 min
  • There Was No Heartbeat (Dee)

    Dee shares her story of suffering three back-to-back miscarriages within the course of a year. She talks through the negative effects of being treated by apathetic and callous medical professionals, and explains how emotions can differ through each experience.

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    37 min

About Unexpecting

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Unexpecting brings you real stories from families who have suffered pregnancy loss. Honest and raw, these conversations navigate the shock, trauma, and suffering that come with unexpected loss, while…