Why Can't I Focus? Because I'm Traumatized
And no one has suggested a pregnancy loss MIGHT be traumatizing.
But first, an announcement!
Our upcoming autumn support groups will begin shortly!
Our support groups are open to people who have experienced a pregnancy loss at any stage. We have a variety of support groups to join. Our groups are six weeks long.
During these groups, we build community and connection with other loss parents, learn tools to support you through your loss, and identify further resources to help yourself.
Group details:
*Starting September 26, Tuesday, 5pm EST
6-week Pregnancy Loss Support group
Facilitated by Danielle Albetta
Cost: Free
*Starting September 28, Thursday at 6pm EST
6-week Pregnancy Loss Support group
Facilitated by Danielle T
Cost: $60 for all 6-weeks
*Starting September 27, Wednesday at 12pm EST
6-week Pregnancy Loss Support Group
Facilitated by Erin Iwanusa
Cost: $300 for all 6-weeks
To sign up, simply respond to this email!
Post-Traumatic Stress and Pregnancy Loss
Four months had passed since my fourth miscarriage, and I was no longer haunted by my fear of infertility and being a childless mother. I no longer awoke at 3am, chest tight and breath constricted, as anxious thoughts spiraled. Forcing me to get out of bed at 5am simply to start my day 90 minutes before my alarm went off. I felt that tiny slice of hope return; that minuscule whisper saying, “Maybe I do go back to my reproductive endocrinologist.”
When my previous three periods started after the miscarriage, my immediate wish was that I would enter early menopause. What’s the point of having a period if I can’t have a baby? Now, with my fourth period, that thought was absent. I wasn’t dreading my period, outside of the usual worries of finding the Motrin to alleviate cramps.
And then, I took a shower.
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