Bumps Along the Way PODCAST, Episode 10 — Miscarriage

When Anna Christie opened up about her own miscarriage on Bumps Along the Way, she brought two people into the conversation who could hold both sides of it: our founder, Dr Sarah Farrell, for the medical picture, and perinatal psychotherapist Robine Padberg-Hill for the emotional one. Because miscarriage is never only one of those things.

Together they talk through what actually happens in a miscarriage, the different ways it can unfold, and the options for managing it, from waiting for your body to complete the process naturally, to medical management, to surgical care. They are honest about the part that is hardest to hear and most important to say, which is that there is very often no reason, and nothing you did or did not do that caused it.

They also name the things that quietly deepen the loss. The mismatch between how enormous it feels and how briskly it can sometimes be handled. The unspoken "12 week rule" that asks women to stay silent through the very weeks they might most need support. And the assumption that an early loss is a smaller one, when pregnant is pregnant, and your grief is yours to claim regardless of the dates.

If you have been through it, or you are walking beside someone who has, this is a gentle, clear and useful listen. It will not rush you. It simply makes sure you are not left without the information, or without permission to feel it. And if you need more than a podcast, that is exactly what we are here for.

Listen: https://shows.acast.com/bumps-podcast/episodes/10-miscarriage-episode