Tell Your Own Story
Brene Brown says that "owning your story is the bravest thing you'll ever do."
Talking about miscarriage can be painful, but it can also be healing. If you feel ready to share your story, RPLA would be honored to hear it. We will build out this page like a blog; adding new stories as we receive them. We chose the image above to look like a quilt. Together we hope to weave a shared narrative that will honor our pain, celebrate our strength, and remind us that we are not alone.
To have your story posted above please email it to info@rplassociation.org. You can share as much or as little as you like - a moment, a memory, a full account, or advice for other women. If you'd like to share, but prefer to keep your name anonymous, please let us know in your email; we would prefer to list your first name.
We know the process of writing can be a challenge, so below are some prompts to help get you started.
Writing prompts
- If you have a partner, tell us about him/her. When did you meet, how and when did you decide to build your family?
- Tell us about your pregnancies? How did they feel emotionally? Physically? Were your feelings different for your first pregnancy compared to subsequent pregnancies?
- Tell us about your losses. Did you do anything to recognize or memorialize your losses? If so, what did you do?
- What was the most caring thing you did for yourself during your process of grieving?
- Tell us about something a friend or family member did that really helped support your grief? What was it? Why was it helpful?
- Do you have children now? If so, tell us about them. How has your life changed since having a child? How did the experience of repeat miscarriage change your outlook on parenthood?
- Are you still trying for a child? If so, what you are doing to motivate yourself to keep trying?
- If you could go back in time and visit yourself before or during your miscarriage(s), what advice would you tell yourself? What messages would you have for other women?
Disclaimer: RPLA reserves the right to decline posting material we find inappropriate or offensive.
NIAW 2021
It's National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) and we're raising awareness for the 1-2% of couples for who experience recurrent pregnancy loss.
Our goal is to raise $5,000 during NIAW to support our research grant program and we'd love your help.