Miscarriage. It's what no one wants to talk about, no one wants to think it might happen to them, but is more common than we realize. Summer of 2015 I suffered a miscarriage. If you go through a miscarriage, your doctor will give you some information and you might find some information online but there are some things that are surprising. So many things just get mentioned in a rather socially appropriate manner. Well, since when have I ever been socially appropriate? ;) Here are some things no … [Read more...]
How to Help a Friend Going Through a Miscarriage
It was a hot, summer Wednesday. I was busy with something I had to get done for the weekend when I got a positive pregnancy test. It was faint so I pulled out the expensive digital test to check. Negative. That was one of the longest afternoons of my life as I didn't know which test was correct. The next day, Thursday, I went to the store and picked up some new tests. Positive. Tested again Friday morning. Still positive. We were ecstatic! We had been trying for over a year. We even told a few … [Read more...]