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Stories about language

Jemma’s story

Jemma experienced three miscarriages between the birth of her son in 2010 and her daughter in 2013. She writes about her ongoing grief for her lost babies.

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Michelle’s story: other people’s reactions

Michelle shares some of the helpful and less-helpful comments she received over the course of her three miscarriages.

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Paul’s story

Paul shares how talking about miscarriage openly and empathetic support from others has helped him through the experience of recurrent losses.

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Personal Reflection on Miscarriage

Lost makes it sound misplaced like we left it on the bus
On in the shops or up the street but really this is us.

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Not

Not a blob but a baby
Not foetal tissue
But flesh of my flesh
Bairn of my bone.

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Miscarriage journal

Maria recounts her story of six pregnancies: four miscarriages and two healthy pregnancies in between.

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Losing

Despite saying “I’m always losing things”, Catherine never uses the phrase ‘I lost a baby’.

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