Stories about recurrent miscarriage
Nicola’s story – recurrent miscarriage
Nicola shares her story of recurrent miscarriage. She talks about the grief she feels and other people’s reactions.
Katy’s story
Katy shares her experience of recurrent miscarriage. She talks about finding support and her feelings about a future with her wife, without children.
Hayley’s story
Hayley shares her story of going through pregnancy loss 9 times and the impact recurrent miscarriage has had on her.
Leanne’s story
Leanne talks about her experience of having 4 miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy. She also shares her concerns about her age and how long she can keep trying for a second child.
Anjali’s story
Anjali shares her story of recurrent miscarriage and fertility treatment. She talks about her experience as a British born Indian woman and the difficulties she and her husband faced in talking to their family amidst a cultural fear of how others might judge them.
Jennifer’s story
Jennifer shares her story of experiencing three miscarriages and how difficult it was for her to talk to anyone about them.
Rachel’s story
Rachel describes the pain of multiple miscarriages, both early and late in pregnancy, but reflects that whatever the future holds, she won’t be facing it alone.
Laura-Rose and Stacey’s story
Laura-Rose talks of the isolation she and her wife Stacey have felt, both as being mothers together and when they experienced a miscarriage – and how they have used their experience to make a positive difference for other LGBT+ people.
Nicola’s story
Nicola found that being open with work colleagues and friends about her losses meant that people started to open up in return. She reminds us too that not everyone wants to do so.