Miscarriage Stories with Arden Cartrette

Kirsten joins Arden to share her story with pregnancy loss, PCOS, struggling to conceive after loss, and a struggle with her mental health as she grieved. SHOP KIRSTEN'S BOOKS: Rearranged I Love You From Heaven Visit Kirsten's website: https://kirstenhopfensperger.com/ ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SHARING YOUR STORY?  ⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠ WORK WITH ARDEN + HER TEAM: Book a 1:1 call  ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ View virtu...

Sunita Osborn, author of The Miscarriage Map, joins Arden to share her personal journey with recurrent pregnancy loss, grief, and pregnancy after loss. She shares how she wrote two books over the course of the last few years and the inspiration for them being her miscarriages. Her new book, “Self-ish: When Bubble Baths, Wine and Positive Affirmations Aren’t Cutting It” is a deep dive into the conc...

Natalie shares her journey of the loss of her baby at 12 weeks pregnant, giving birth at home, and coping with the grief and fear of what her future would hold. She does share that she went on to get pregnant again and welcomed her living daughter! WORK WITH ARDEN + HER TEAM: Book a 1:1 call  ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ View virtual support groups ⁠⁠ HERE⁠⁠ For email support with Arden, click  ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ Support Arden...

Jessi opens up about her fertility journey and shares about an abortion that she had as a teenager, recurrent pregnancy loss years later, to needing IVF to get pregnant with her son. After her son was born and she felt ready to try for a sibling, she and her partner adopted five embryos and are currently on the journey of waiting to transfer an embryo this summer! Connect with Jessi on Instagram (...

Kelly Jean-Philippe, the host and founder of Welcome To Fatherhood, a podcast and resource for men in the fatherhood space. He walks us through his experience with recurrent pregnancy loss and pregnancy after loss alongside his partner and the differences they faced as they grieved multiple pregnancies. For resources from Kelly, visit Welcome To Fatherhood and be sure to share him as a resource wi...

Nicky and her husband started trying to conceive shortly after getting married but she never got a period after coming off birth control. After seeing a fertility specialized five months after coming off birth control, her doctor did genetic tested she learned they carried a genetic disorder that would make IVF their next step. Nicky then shares about her twin pregnancy that ended in loss and the...

Xenia joins us from England to share her story of recurrent secondary loss. Following the pregnancy and birth of her first child, she and her partner started struggling with recurrent pregnancy loss and are still in the thick of their journey. TAGS: SECONDARY LOSS, SECONDARY MISCARRIAGE, RECURRENT MISCARRIAGES, RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS, MISCARRIAGE, EARLY PREGNANCY UNIT, UK MISCARRIAGE REGISTER FO...

REGISTER FOR OUR FREE MOTHER'S DAY EVENT: themiscarriagedoula.co/mothers-day-event Caroline is on the Miscarriage Stories Podcast today to share her journey through trying to grow her family, infertility, and recurrent pregnancy loss. She is open about how she copes with grief, naming her babies, and what IVF has been like for her. The Miscarriage Doula is an online service and resource that s...

REGISTER FOR OUR FREE MOTHER'S DAY EVENT:  themiscarriagedoula.co/mothers-day-event Shelly shares her pregnancy and loss journey starting with a complicated pregnancy with twins who spent more than two weeks in the NICU plus she had a D&C before ever experiencing a miscarriage. Then she shares her experience through recurrent pregnancy loss, testing, learning a diagnoses that could contrib...

REGISTER FOR OUR FREE MOTHER'S DAY EVENT:  themiscarriagedoula.co/mothers-day-event Samantha shares her journey through recurrent pregnancy loss and secondary losses. She has two living children and three miscarriages between her children and has been open about her struggle with postpartum anxiety and depression following her living children’s births and miscarriages. Learn more about The Mis...

REGISTER FOR OUR FREE MOTHER'S DAY EVENT:  themiscarriagedoula.co/mothers-day-event Amber shares her experience with recurrent pregnancy loss including an honest conversation about her missed miscarriage at 8 weeks. She bravely details her birth at home and what it was really like to have a miscarriage and bury her baby. The medications mentioned: Mifenspirone followed by Misoprostol ----- Lea...

REGISTER FOR OUR FREE MOTHER'S DAY EVENT:  themiscarriagedoula.co/mothers-day-event Morgan openly shares her journey through recurrent pregnancy loss and the recent loss of her son Tatum at 20 weeks. Her due date with Tatum is February 28th so in honor of that day, we are sharing her story on the day he would have been due. The Miscarriage Doula is an online service and resource. We have virtu...

20 year old Ava shares her experience of an unexpected pregnancy where she learned that there were three gestational sacs which resulted in one vanishing pregnancy and conjoined twins. TAGS: SPOTTING IN PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED PREGNANCY, TWIN PREGNANCY LOSS, TRIPLET PREGNANCY LOSS, PREGNANCY LOSS, FIRST TRIMESTER MISCARRIAGE The Miscarriage Doula is an online service and resource. We have virtual sup...

Nicole's journey starts with an infertility journey that led her to multiple rounds of fertility treatment. She conceived her living child (a daughter) with the help of fertility treatment and then started trying to conceive for a second child when her daughter was 10 months old. During the round to have a second living child she has experienced recurrent pregnancy loss and is in the midst of fert...

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Coming from Spain in 2012, Raquel moved to the USA and met her now husband. After two years of marriage they started trying to conceive and were surprised when they quickly saw a positive pregnancy test but were devastated when they experienced multiple miscarriages and fertility issues. Listen to Raquels story with an update at the end! *This was recorded a year before being published! Follow us...

Today Arden reads Krista and Michelle's email where they sent in their experience with pregnancy loss. Krista experiences secondary loss and a second trimester loss while Michelle experiences two back-to-back miscarriages on her SMBC (single mom by choice) journey. BE A GUEST ON THE PODCAST SEND IN YOUR STORIES VIA EMAIL: themiscarriagedoula@gmail.com CHECK OUT ARDEN'S SCHEDULE FOR 1:1 CALLS: http...

GRIEVING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS WEBINAR: https://best-hill-471.myflodesk.com Before welcoming her living son, Avery, into the world -- Sarah experienced three consecutive miscarriages. Sarah and Arden met through Instagram, and for the last three years, they have virtually supported each other through multiple miscarriages, pregnancy, birth, and motherhood after loss. Hear Sarah's story with recurre...

Olivia shares her experience with pregnancy loss and describes the pain of experiencing the loss of a baby she didn't know she wanted. Then, in an open conversation about not knowing if she wanted kids, getting pregnant unexpectedly, and getting excited about the pregnancy only to experience a miscarriage -- it's an excellent episode for you! GRIEVING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS WEBINAR  You may wri...

Emma shares her experience with her first pregnancy that ended with her living son who was born at 34 weeks gestation after many complications and an emergency c-section. When she wanted to expand her family and have another living child, she experienced two miscarriages and details them for the community in this episode. *We apologize for background noise and dog barks! GRIEVING THROUGH THE HOLID...

We're changing our name but not the show! Miscarriage Stories is a place for YOU to share your story. Are you interested in having a conversation with Arden that's recorded for the show? CLICK HERE to view availability for recordings. You may write in and share your story via email. Arden will read your email on air, giving you a voice when you need it most. Send an email to themiscarriagedoula@gm...

Olivia shares her experience with getting pregnant unexpectedly and thinking that she didn't want children prior to being pregnant. Then she experiences a missed miscarriage and while she knew it was possible, she felt crushed by the experience. Listen to this vulnerable and raw take on pregnancy loss. Connect with TMD on Instagram:  @themiscarriagedoula To share your story on the podcast,&nb...

Lauren from the Mental Push Plan shares her personal experience with miscarriage and the meaning behind her company with her friend Carolyn which supports women in their pregnancy journey along with grief journey following pregnancy loss. Mental Push Plan is mental tools to empower you through pregnancy, birth & beyond through workbooks, courses, and freebies with one-on-one support coming soo...

Alexis shares her story of pregnancy loss with her daughter, Aubreigh, who was diagnosed with Turner's Syndrome, High Drops, and a heart defect. Following these diagnoses, she had to make the most compassionate and difficult decision that a mother has to make. Alexis' story includes mention of termination for medical reasons, details of her D&E, and more from her second trimester loss. Connect...

Heidi joins Arden to share her miscarriage experience on today's episode of The Miscarriage Doula Podcast. Following two living children ages 4 and 2 years old, Heidi and her husband decided to grow their family further and have a third child. When they went in to the first ultrasound and learned that the pregnancy may not be progressing, they were given their options and Heidi moved forward with...