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Denial
Managing a miscarriage when there is so little guidance or support is traumatic and grisly. With hormones raging and my heart breaking I try to explain how badly I handled this one.
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How it ends
A scan once more with all the fears it presents for someone so used to them being the portent for bad news.
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The purpose
As some worrying symptoms of miscarriage start to appear, I begin to consider what this blog is really all about.
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The holiday
Spending a lot of time trying not to think about being pregnant is one thing. But what about practicalities that need to be planned and organised?
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The outcome
After the anxious wait, the scan is done and the outcome is determined.
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The Precipice
An early private scan presents a confronting of reality: a heart-beat or no heart-beat. In the tense lead up to the scan I try to prepare myself to look over the precipice.
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Registration
In the UK you are urged to register your pregnancy as soon as you have a positive test. In the experience of someone who has suffered multiple miscarriages, I wonder what’s the point in registering early when no care plan exists for women who have early miscarriages.
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The smallest acts of kindness
With hope in my heart, I begin the journey of the progesterone-aspirin-folic acid holy trinity; a treatment believed to reduce the risk of miscarriage.
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The void
There is a void between being pregnant and being not pregnant. For those of us who have experienced multiple miscarriages, the lurching and leaping from one to the other is all too familiar.
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The double rainbow
A positive pregnancy test. It should be a cause for celebration. So what if history has taught you that the appearance of those pink lines doesn’t always mean you’ll soon be bringing a baby home?
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Between the pink lines 