Tag: miscarriage
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International Bereaved Mother’s Day 2022
In honor of International Bereaved Mother’s Day, I want to talk about finding peace in the midst of trauma. As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April), I participated in an event called We Step Into the Light. I was randomly paired with an artist that was tasked with creating a work of art that…
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Fool Me Once, Shame On You… (Our Second Miscarriage)
Our second miscarriage left me feeling naïve and angry. This wasn’t supposed to happen again. It was exciting to get pregnant the first month that we tried to conceive following our first miscarriage. I couldn’t believe our luck! In my mind, getting pregnant so quickly meant that the first miscarriage was just a “fluke”. How…
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Isn’t it Ironic? (Mini Post)
I’m working on a more “typical” post for y’all, I promise! I’m just having a rough time getting through my thoughts. I have a lot to say about our first, third, and fourth miscarriages, but not a lot to say about the second. The first shook me the hardest, the third made us “officially” part…
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Tales of a Habitual Aborter
My name is Katarina, and I am a habitual aborter. Doesn’t that just punch you in the gut, “habitual aborter”? “Abortion”, in today’s vernacular, infers that I had a choice, that I chose to end my pregnancies. But, believe it or not, “abortion” is a medical term for the termination of a pregnancy, whether…
Living with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss 