Finding Hope After Loss | Hope in Infertility and Pregnancy Loss

What does life look like after losing a baby to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)? In this heartfelt episode, Angela Croop shares the story of losing her daughter unexpectedly at just over two months old. She opens up about the devastating reality of infant loss, baby loss, and child loss, and what it has looked like to navigate life as a bereaved parent while honoring her daughter's memory....

Britney Holloway spent time caring for premature babies as a NICU nurse. She never imagined she would one day become the mother of a baby fighting for her own life. In this conversation, Britney shares Lily's story, her experience with severe preeclampsia, and the unexpected complications that changed everything. We talk about navigating the NICU, living with unanswered questions after infant...

After nearly three years of infertility, two failed IUIs, and a successful IVF transfer, Stephanie finally became pregnant. What she didn't expect was that one embryo would split, leading to a twin pregnancy and a journey that would forever change her life. In this episode of Finding Hope After Loss, Stephanie shares her experience with infertility, IVF, twin loss, NICU life, and parenting aft...

Can Breathwork help with infertility, grief healing, and finding hope after loss? In this episode, Sarah sits down with Jon Paul Crimi, Breathwork teacher and coach, to discuss how circular breathing can help people process emotions, reduce stress, and reconnect with themselves during difficult seasons of life. Jon Paul shares his own journey of transformation and explains how Breathwork can suppo...

Madison is a mom of two living children who has also experienced three pregnancy losses along her journey to grow her family. In this episode, Madison shares how a genetic diagnosis led her to face difficult decisions about future pregnancies, her experience navigating fertility treatment, and the heartbreak of additional losses along the way. She also opens up about the importance of trusting you...

Jennifer Crouse expected to bring home her first baby. Instead, at 39 weeks pregnant, she learned her daughter, Charlotte Grace, had no heartbeat. In this episode, Jennifer shares the story of losing Charlotte to stillbirth just days before she was supposed to be born. She opens up about the shock of becoming a mother and grieving her child at the same time, the self-blame that followed, and the r...

Sara Sharpe shares the story of her daughter, Everly Mae Jones, and the unimaginable grief of losing her at just 9 months old while waiting nearly a year for answers surrounding her death. In this episode, Sara opens up about the trauma of navigating an active investigation while mourning her child, the heartbreak of not knowing what happened for so long, and how loss changed every part of her lif...

Stillbirth at 38 Weeks, pregnancy loss, and grief after losing a baby — how do you move forward when everything seemed fine? In this episode, Lonna shares her journey through PCOS, infertility fears, stillbirth, miscarriage, and eventually welcoming her rainbow baby after unimaginable heartbreak. At 38 weeks pregnant with her daughter, Eleanor, she went into the hospital expecting an induction, on...

There are certain things about pregnancy loss and grief that people often don’t fully understand until they experience it themselves. In this solo episode, Sarah Cox shares an honest conversation about the emotional realities that can follow miscarriage, infertility, stillbirth, TFMR, and pregnancy after loss — and the quiet ways these experiences can change you. From navigating difficult emotions...

Miscarriage, pregnancy loss, high-risk pregnancy, and finding hope... what do you do when motherhood does not go as planned? In this episode, Michelle shares her journey of becoming a mom later in life, including losing a baby, giving birth to her rainbow baby, navigating a high-risk pregnancy that led to a NICU stay, and advocating for her son after he was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition....

Gender disappointment is something many people quietly experience. After infertility, miscarriage, or pregnancy after loss, it can feel even more complicated. In this episode, we are talking about the emotions no one really prepares you for, when gratitude and grief exist at the same time. If you have found yourself feeling confused, guilty, or caught off guard during pregnancy after infertility o...

Acupuncture for fertility, IVF, PCOS, and male infertility — can a root-cause approach improve your chances of getting pregnant? In this episode, Emily Marson, founder of Aphrodite Fertility Acupuncture, shares how Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncture can support fertility by addressing the underlying drivers of infertility — not just symptoms. We talk about how acupuncture works, the role...

Stillbirth, pregnancy loss, infertility, and grief after loss— how do you survive something that changes everything? In this episode, Ashley shares her journey through unexplained infertility, fertility treatment, and multiple pregnancy losses, including the devastating loss of her baby at 35 weeks. As a mother of four living children and two babies in heaven, her story reflects both the joy and h...

Miscarriage, missed miscarriage, pregnancy loss, and going home empty-handed — why are so many women left without support after losing a baby? In this episode, Sarah-Elizabeth shares her experience of an unexpected pregnancy at 41 that ended in a missed miscarriage at 8 weeks, and the moment she left her doctor’s office with no resources, no guidance, and no support. We talk about the shock of mis...

IVF, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, and baby loss — why can pregnancy loss still happen even when everything is carefully planned? In this episode, Jessica shares her journey through IVF with PGT-M testing and multiple pregnancy losses, including an ectopic pregnancy and a missed miscarriage after transferring genetically tested embryos. Her experience is shaped by navigating a rare genetic condi...

Miscarriage, recurrent miscarriage, pregnancy loss, and medical dismissal — why are so many women told everything is “normal” when something doesn’t feel right in pregnancy? In this episode, Goldie shares her experience of multiple pregnancy losses, including back-to-back miscarriages and a second-trimester loss at 14 weeks, while navigating pregnancy after loss and parenting her living children....

TFMR, pregnancy loss, baby loss, and life after loss — why is this type of loss so rarely talked about? In this episode, Dr. Karen Kelly shares her experience of losing her daughter through TFMR (termination for medical reasons) at just over 20 weeks after a devastating diagnosis. Her story includes multiple pregnancy losses and the complex reality of navigating loss and grief after making an impo...

Infertility, IVF, donor eggs, and pregnancy loss — how do you keep going after years of grief and loss on the journey to parenthood? In this episode, Constance Lewis shares her six-year infertility journey that included low AMH, stage 2 endometriosis, multiple failed IUIs, three rounds of IVF, and two miscarriages. After learning her husband carried a balanced translocation that made pregnancy ext...

Miscarriage grief, pregnancy loss, and life after loss — why is miscarriage so common, yet so rarely talked about? In this episode, grief educator Kym Hinchey shares her experience of six miscarriages and the emotional journey through pregnancy loss that followed. For years, she carried these losses quietly, believing she was supposed to endure the pain and move forward without talking about it. N...

How can a healthy pregnancy end in stillbirth? When doctors call a pregnancy “textbook,” how does it still become late pregnancy loss? In this episode, Val Kleppen shares her experience of stillbirth at 37 weeks after what was described as a normal pregnancy, despite a previous high-risk pregnancy complicated by HELLP syndrome. One moment everything seemed fine, and the next, there was no heartbea...

Pregnancy after loss, recurrent miscarriage, infertility, and IVF — what happens when pregnancy never feels safe again? Kayla shares her story of losing her son at 15 weeks, enduring multiple miscarriages and chemical pregnancies, navigating infertility and IVF, and parenting a rainbow baby while grieving the babies she still carries in her heart. In this episode, we talk about: • Why pregnancy af...

What is it like to experience multiple pregnancy losses at a young age? Teen pregnancy, miscarriage, infant loss, and recurrent pregnancy loss—this episode shares one young mother’s story of losing a baby and navigating life after loss. At just 17, she gave birth to her daughter, who was diagnosed with a rare condition and lived for three months and three days. After losing a baby so young, she ex...

Why does grief feel like survival mode long after miscarriage, infertility, and infant loss? In this episode, Miri shares her story of losing her first baby to miscarriage, walking through unexplained infertility, and grieving the death of her son Judah, who was born without kidneys and lived for six months. Together, we explore why grief doesn’t follow a timeline, how loss reshapes the brain, and...

Why is infertility, pregnancy loss, and grief so often met with silence? In this episode of Finding Hope After Loss , Sarah sits down with author Amy Meyerson, whose novel The Water Lies explores the hidden emotional landscape of fertility struggles, pregnancy fears, infertility, and loss through the power of fiction. Together, they unpack why so many women feel unable to speak openly about infert...

When is surrogacy the next step after recurrent pregnancy loss? In this episode, I talk with Jana Taylor, founder of Tandem Surrogacy, about infertility, second-trimester pregnancy loss, IVF, and the emotional crossroads many families face after repeated loss. After navigating PCOS, fertility treatments, multiple losses, and growing her family through a gestational carrier, Jana shares insight on...