Silent Losses

Loss is hard.  There is this sinking feeling knowing that future shared moments.  Sometimes, we may question who we are when the "other" is not there anymore to affirm our identity. It can be an individual journey or a journey that can be shared with various loved ones in your life.  But what happens when the loss is from a miscarriage? We are told to not share the news of our pregnancy for the first 12 weeks since it is considered a high risk stage and the chance of a miscarriage is higher.  And with that, silence becomes the unfortunate norm. You now have to decide who do you share your loss with, or if you share it at all.... There are many layers to the grief around a miscarriage that cannot be covered by this blog post.  Here's a thought, if you're fortunate to not have suffered a miscarriage yourself as a male or female; there is a 1 in 4 chance that you may know somebody who has and they never told you....Here is an interesting article from the Atlantic on this silent loss.  Click on the link below.

Miscarriage Taboo

by Holly Cave via Atlantic