Finding Hope After Loss | Hope in Infertility and Pregnancy Loss

Danielle lost her daughter, Lydia, at 21 months due to an undiagnosed congenital defect. Danielle founded Love for Lydia in her honor and is working to connect loss families and continue to share her daughter’s story.

The podcast is taking a break this week for Thanksgiving. Listen to this episode to hear a few other ways you can be involved in infertility and loss related things.

Janis is a Trauma Sensitive Movement Specialist. In this episode, she talks about the ways trauma shows up in our bodies, along with how movement can help us process the trauma after going through pregnancy or infant loss.

Tianna is a registered nurse and PCOS coach who lost her first pregnancy at six months. This, along with her struggles with PCOS-related infertility, weight, and mental health, led her to create Love Served Warm. She now helps other women facing similar challenges—helping them lose weight and get pregnant naturally—so they can achieve what she once thought was impossible.

In this episode, I talk with Ashley and Corinne who both received a tough diagnosis during pregnancy. They share about the diagnosis itself, the treatment they received, and about their losses. They also talk about the grief of receiving the diagnosis and how the treatment of their babies changed after receiving this diagnosis.

Jackie talks about going through infertility, including failed fertility treatments, IVF, and using donor eggs. She also discusses her miscarriage and the loss of her mono mono twins, along with where she is now in her journey of motherhood.

Katie is a licensed therapist and coach with an expertise in hidden grief, burnout, communication skills, and emotional intelligence. In this episode, she discusses her experience going through two miscarriages, along with ways pregnancy loss can affect your relationship and communication with your partner.

Jenn lost her twin girls at 32 weeks when they were stillborn. She is a certified life coach who now helps stillbirth moms let go of guilt, process their grief, and figure out what’s next for their future. In this episode, she talks about the lack of knowledge so many of us have about loss before we experience it ourselves.

David lost his son, Charlie, when he was stillborn due to a true knot in his umbilical cord. In this episode, David talks about starting the Charles Martin Corvi foundation to help other loss organizations. He also talks about the letters he started writing to his son that he later turned into a book.

This episode is focused on the subject of trying to conceive after going through pregnancy or infant loss. I am talking with Lindsay and Karina who share about the challenges and fears of going through this difficult period. Lindsay went through infertility, including going through IVF, and had several miscarriages. She now has a rainbow daughter. Karina lost her daughter when her water broke at 1...

Maegan was told she had a miscarriage during the first trimester, only to later learn it had been a mistake and her son was still alive at 20 weeks. Unfortunately, her water had broken and she had to say goodbye again. Maegan talks about going through the loss of her son not once, but twice, along with the anger and frustration she feels about the lack of care she received.

Bryce shares about the neonatal loss of his daughter, Hope, due to anencephaly. Bryce also talks about him and his wife having to make the decision between terminating or continuing the pregnancy.

Alexis discusses the neonatal loss of her son, Lincoln. He was born premature due to severe pre-eclampsia. Lincoln lived for 29 days before passing away due to complications with his intestines. She also discusses how the risk of preeclampsia can affect her future pregnancies.

Emma discusses her experience going through an early loss with her first pregnancy. She also talks about trying to get pregnant again after loss, along with the traumatic birth surrounding her rainbow daughter.

Brittani discusses going through the loss of her twin daughters at 16 weeks through a termination for medical reasons (TFMR) due to them being conjoined. Brittani also talks about the extensive testing done before having to make the heartbreaking decision and how her health was also at risk.

Randi had trouble getting pregnant and went through fertility treatment, including IVF. She then went through the loss of her twins at 21 weeks due to an incompetent cervix. Randi lost her next baby at 14 weeks. She is still hopeful she will get to bring a baby home soon.

Meghan discusses going through a partial molar pregnancy that turned into a rare cancer. She also talks about what it is like going through such a rare pregnancy complication.

Rob is one of the co-founders of the Sad Dads Club. In this episode, he discusses the stillbirth of his daughter, Lyla, along with how it led him to come together with other loss fathers. He also discusses the reasons he feels fathers do not get as much support after loss.

Duval is the mom of one living daughter and one baby in Heaven. In this episode, she talks about the experience of going through a blighted ovum loss. She also discusses her complicated feelings surrounding her friend who was due at the same time her baby would have been born.

Bernice founded the National Nonprofit Chasing the Rainbows after she lost her daughter to NEC at 5.5 weeks old. In this episode, she shares about her experience going through secondary infertility, the miscarriage of one of her twins, and the neonatal loss of her daughter. She also talks about how her organization helps other loss families.

Cat had 6 back to back miscarriages, including one after a round of IVF. She successfully gave birth to her daughter and then had two more miscarriages. She talks about her losses, along with how she never got a diagnosis or reason for her losses.

Jenny Flora Wells is a holistic therapist and Associate Clinical Social Worker based in Los Angeles, California. She specializes in trauma, artists, creatives, actors, musicians, and adoptees. In this episode, she discusses the grief and trauma surrounding adoption.

Rachael shares her story of going through a missed miscarriage and the 33 week loss of her son, Henry. Rachael also shares about the support she received after loss, along with her views on the term rainbow baby.

Sydney talks about going through the neonatal loss of her daughter, Eden, a few hours after she born due to a rare condition called LUTO. Sydney also talks about all the treatments, including spending over 99 days in the hospital during her pregnancy, and the care she went through trying to give her daughter the best chance at survival.

Karla is a certified maternal wellness coach, fertility coach, and breath work facilitator. In this episode, she discusses the grief of losing her daughter Paloma, along with having multiple early losses. She also talks about going through the IVF process before she started taking control of her own health.