With in 1 in 4 women dealing with miscarriage we have talked in depth on The Fertility Podcast about why it happens and how to cope. You can hear expert interviews as well as people sharing their stories of how they coped and how they dealt with the loss and learnt how to grieve.
Pregnancy Loss
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With in 1 in 4 women dealing with miscarriage we have talked in depth on The Fertility Podcast about why it happens and how to cope. You can hear expert interviews as well as people sharing their stories of how they coped and how they dealt with the loss and learnt how to grieve.
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March 7, 2022
Who can I talk to about babyloss?
<p>Thank you to our episode sponsor Peanut, you can meet likeminded women, trying to conceive and find support. Be sure to visit peanut.app.link/fertilitypoddy or via your app store.</p><p> You’ll hear from Dr. Ingrid Gran, Senior Research Fellow in Reproductive Medicine and a Consultant at The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford talking about the reasons why miscarriages happen, explaining in more detail about chromosomal abnormalities and it’s linked to female age. Listen in full here</p><p><br></p><p>Zara Dawson shared her heartbreaking experience of having to have a medical termination which you can hear in full.</p><p><br></p><p>We also heard from Jen Coates, the Director of Bereavement Care at Sands, the Stillbirth and neonatal death charity explaining just how challenging dealing with Baby loss is for everyone involved and the peer to peer support they have created with bereaved parents who become ‘Befrienders’ and that they also have an app you can get instant access to get the much-needed support you need. Listen in full here.</p><p><br></p><p>We also talked Dr. Adrian Lower talking about Asherman’s Syndrome which is caused by the surgical procedures women have to go through when they have a miscarriage, it was part of a conversation was part of an earlier one with Guest host Katy Lindermann Emilie Jones-Ransley listen in full here</p><p><br></p><p>And we also asked Kelly Da Silva, who has founded the Dovecote Childless Support Organisation about the immune tests she had ahead of further fertility treatment and how she then went ahead with treatment with immune therapy as well as intralipid infusions yet still miscarried and decided to stop treatment. Listen in full here</p><p><br></p><p>SOCIAL MEDIA:</p><p><br></p><p>@fertilitypoddy</p><p><br></p><p>@yourfertilityjourney</p>
March 6, 2022
Life after Stillbirth
<p>Meet our guest, Frankie Brunker, author of These Precious Little People</p><p>Please be warned that this weeks’ episode is a hard-hitting and emotional one. It is a raw and emotional account of stillbirth and the grief that follows. I chatted with Frankie Brunker, after meeting her met at a fabulous Yoga day put on by Lucy from <a href="https://www.rainbowrunningclub.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rainbow Running club.</a></p><p><strong>Route to Parenthood</strong></p><p>Frankie’s route to parenthood started really quickly after conceiving in the first month of trying however, devastatingly their daughter was born stillborn at 38 weeks. This came as a complete shock.</p><p>Frankie’s husband had to call their family from the hospital to break the news. Frankie felt so concerned about telling family and how they would feel, particularly her nieces and nephews who were excited about a new baby coming into the family. They decided that they needed to be insular and in their own little bubble to get through this difficult time, one day at a time.</p><p><strong>The Funeral </strong></p><p>Frankie made the decision for her nieces and nephews not to attend the funeral of their daughter. At the time, this felt like the right decision but now Frankie has some regrets and is now mindful that not being included may make it more difficult for children, in general, to deal with grief.</p><p><strong>Experiencing a Stillbirth</strong></p><p>Frankie talks about her experience of giving birth at the hospital and how she felt that some of the midwives had limited experience of caring for a mother delivering a stillborn baby, and that she felt there were gaps in the bereavement care she and her husband received.</p><p>Frankie’s honest account of the, sometimes insensitive and ignorant, remarks she has received along the way is powerful and arresting</p><p><strong>Precious Little People </strong></p><p>As a result of her experience, Frankie is now the author of a beautiful children’s book to help explain baby loss to children but also Frankie says the book helps adults to come to terms with grief too. Her aim for the book is that you can talk about loss of your baby but that you can still think of them and smile. Her book aims to appeals to bereaved parents from diverse communities and cultures.</p><p><strong>Blogging as a bereaved parent </strong></p><p>Frankie has recently written <a href="https://preciouslittlepeople.wixsite.com/preciouslittlepeople/post/stayathome-support-during-these-uncertain-times" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> a blog</a> giving support to bereaved parents who may be finding it especially difficult going through this experience during lockdown, and urges people to reach out for support.</p><p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesepreciouslittlepeople/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frankie Brunker</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesepreciouslittlepeople/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>: @thesepreciouslittlepeople</p><p><a href="https://www.thefertilitypodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fertility Podcast </a></p><p><a href="https://instagram.com/fertilitypoddy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </p><p><a href="http://www.yourfertilityjourney.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Kate Davies</a></p><p><a href="https://instagram.com/your_fertility_journey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p>
March 6, 2022
Talking about your Miscarriage
<p>Meet Katy Leeson, Managing Director of Social Chain who also hosts a podcast called '<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/katy-leesons-i-shouldnt-say-this-but/id1442547174" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I Shouldn't Say This But'</a> and at the time of us chatting had just been nominated for an award for 'Leading the Charge and Pushing the Boundaries' with Campaign Magazine ( a big industry title ) I spoke with Katy in real life at Social Chain's very cool office in central Manchester, in the days where you could do that, which is why Kate isn't in this episode.</p><p><strong>Self Protection</strong></p><p>Katy spoke about her struggle with the responsibility of being a young female Managing Director. She had imposter syndrome and took herself into therapy sessions to get support on how best to deal with it. In the context of this chat, Katy explained how she made sure she was mentally prepared to talk about her miscarriage in the public sphere because she had no idea what the reaction would be and she was nervous that people would tell her it wasn't the right place or platform - something so many people fear when talking about infertility.</p><p><strong>Baby Loss Awareness Week</strong></p><p>Katy shared her story in October 2019, a year on from her miscarriage which happened in December 2018. She spoke about the challenges of that time of year with everybody being together and how it forced her into telling people that I was pregnant, as she wasn't drinking in the Chrimbo celebrations - this was before the '12 week' point. Her family and friends knew and so she also had to share her that she had miscarried on Christmas Eve because she didn't want to get messages wishing her the best Christmas and New Year because I was going to have a baby in the next year. Katy talked about feeling that she was also ruining other people's Christmas because I'd tell them such sad news.</p><p><strong>Miscarrying Naturally</strong></p><p>Katy spoke about how she miscarried naturally the day before she was due to be put under for the operation. The first the scan she had, she said felt a good connection to someone who really cared and she said 'You look healthy, everything there on the scan looks healthy, you've just started an unfortunate experience, there was just a problem with that egg or that sperm, and you should be fine and I can't wait to see you again' which Katy said gave her such hope as every other interaction she had, felt like she was just being told to get on with things.</p><p><strong>Breakdown in Communication.</strong></p><p>Katy explained how she was still getting letters about having scans for her pregnancy after she had miscarried due to being registered with two different hospitals and how they were ringing her partner but wouldn't speak to him so he couldn't even act as her gatekeeper for. This meant in the end, she had to have numerous conversations reliving her experience over and over/</p><p><strong><u>Telling Work</u></strong></p><p>Katy talked about how she had spoken to others about how much of a lift it is, to be told it's not your fault, which is such a straightforward piece of information to give to somebody. We talked about how she had no follow up conversations after going through it and wasn't given any guidance on where to find support. She had stopped her therapy and hadn't told her work as she didn't want to tell them she was going through 'something so horrific' because she was worried they would think she would then be trying again and be off on Maternity. So she didn't tell anyone and struggled with it from Christmas until Easter - which is when she said the broke down. When she did tell them, they were amazing</p><p><strong> Talking it through in Therapy</strong></p><p>Katy discussed the grieving process with her therapist and how she had been putting so much pressure on herself with her work and doing the right thing by others. She talked about giving...
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