MISCARRIAGE – THE UNSPOKEN SORROW

They say that 15-20% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage.  And more than 80% of these miscarriages will occur within the first trimester (3 months).  This is the silent sorrow which effects so many individuals and couples, and yet, it is something that we rarely talk about.

For whatever reason, couples mourn the loss of their child quietly and alone.  They are often advised “You’re young, you can try again and have another baby.”  And that doesn’t help anyone, no matter how true it is.  At that point of loss, all you want to do is grieve for the child that would have been, should have been yours.

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