Your pain is real. Your loss is real.

You matter. You are not alone.

A miscarriage is the loss of a baby before 24 weeks. Early miscarriages happen in the first trimester of pregnancy. Late miscarriages happen between 13 and 24 weeks. Most of the time there's no clear reason why it happens. It’s not your fault. 

Here are some resources to help you or someone you love who is experiencing or has experienced pregnancy loss.

Podcasts

• The Joyful Mourning with Ashlee Proffitt | www.themorning.com/listen

  • Categories

    • Miscarriage | https://www.themorning.com/blog/category/Miscarriage

    • Grief | https://www.themorning.com/blog/category/Grief 

    • Hope | https://www.themorning.com/blog/category/Hope 

• Men on Miscarriage with Tobias Haglund | https://anchor.fm/tobias-haglund 

• Sisters in Loss with Erica M. McAfee | https://sistersinloss.com/blog/ 

Websites

• American Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) | Pregnancy Loss Resources | https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/early-pregnancy-loss 

• American Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) | Sharing Your Story | acog.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ctF72QIzFAhckrb

• American Pregnancy Association | https://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancy-loss/ 

• Mayo Clinic | www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pregnancy-loss-miscarriage/in-depth/pregnancy-loss/art-20047983

• The Joyful Mourning | Community and resources of hope for women finding joy after pregnancy or infant loss | www.themorning.com/start-here

• Laurelbox | Thoughtfully curated gift boxes designed to nourish the heart after loss | www.laurelbox.com 

• Miscarriage Hope Desk | Resources specific to recurrent miscarriage | miscarriagehopedesk.com/about/

• Sisters in Loss | A community of black women replacing silence with storytelling around pregnancy, infant loss and infertility | www.sistersinloss.com

• Why Do Miscarriages Happen? www.cnyfertility.com/why-do-miscarriages-happen/ 

• Women’s Health | www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy/youre-pregnant-now-what/pregnancy-loss 

• Zero to Three | Helping siblings through loss | zerotothree.org/resources/1098-coping-with-loss-during-pregnancy-or-soon-after-birth

Support Groups

• Compassionate Friends RVA | Local, monthly support group for bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings | http://www.compassionatefriendsrva.org

• Full Circle Grief Center | Local, 8-week Perinatal Loss Support Group in Richmond, VA | https://fullcirclegc.org/perinatal-loss-group/ 

Blogs

• The Joyful Mourning | Community and resources of hope for women finding joy after pregnancy or infant loss | www.themorning.com/blog

  • Categories

    • Miscarriage | https://www.themorning.com/blog/category/Miscarriage

    • Grief | https://www.themorning.com/blog/category/Grief 

    • Hope | https://www.themorning.com/blog/category/Hope 

• Sisters in Loss | A community of black women replacing silence with storytelling around pregnancy, infant loss and infertility | https://sistersinloss.com/tag/blog/

Online Communities

• The Joyful Mourning | Community and resources of hope for women finding joy after pregnancy or infant loss | https://the-morning.mn.co/ 

• Miscarriage Hope Desk | Navigating next steps and finding hope in recurrent miscarriages | www.facebook.com/groups/1617075958466247/?ref=share

• Sisters in Loss | https://www.facebook.com/groups/sistersinloss/ 

Videos

• Dr. Zita | What To Do AFTER A Miscarriage | www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLuVahBYsGg

• Cassandra Blomberg | Silently Suffering After Pregnancy Loss | www.youtube.com/watch?v=l22udhFhsOE

• Tanika Dillard | Breaking the Silence of Pregnancy Loss | www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2BJsFkzSYU 

• Lisa Hanasono | The M-Word: Shattering the Silence on Miscarriage |www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwNXxErzoQ8 

Music

• Ashlee Proffitt | Playlists for finding hope each month on Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/user/1247776518?si=5DrJgrOjReabrjMFMTp9Aw 

• Glamour | 15 Songs You Never Knew Are About Miscarriage | https://www.glamour.com/story/9-songs-you-might-not-know-are-about-miscarriage 

Books

• Grace Like Scarlett | Adriel Booker | https://adrielbooker.com/books/ 

• Buried Dreams: From Devastating Loss to Unimaginable Hope | Lindsey R. Dennis | www.amazon.com/Buried-Dreams-Devastating-Loss-Unimaginable/dp/1501869116/

• Hold onto Hope | Nancy Guthrie | www.nancyguthrie.com/holding-on-to-hope

• Book of Hope | Nancy Guthrie | www.nancyguthrie.com/the-1-yr-book-of-hope

• Held | Abbey Wedgeworth | https://www.abbeywedgeworth.com/books

• Grieving the Child I Never Knew | Kathe Wunnenberg | https://www.amazon.com/Grieving-Child-Never-Knew-Devotional/dp/0310350654 

• I Had A Miscarriage | Jessica Zucker | https://drjessicazucker.com/book 

• Centering Grief Resources | Books for pregnancy loss | centering.org/search.php?search_query=Pregnancy+loss&section=product

• Centering Grief Resources | Books for siblings | https://centering.org/shop-all/children-teens/ 

Family & Friends

• The Morning | How to love someone grieving | https://www.themorning.com/love-grieving-mother

• Nancy Guthrie | What Grieving People Wish You Knew |  www.nancyguthrie.com/what-grieving-people-wish

Quotes

• “You never arrived in my arms, but you will never leave my heart.” | Zoe Clark-Coates

• “I held you every second of your life.” | Stephanie Paige Cole

• “A mother is never defined by the number of children you can see, but by the love that she holds in her heart.” | Franchesca Cox

• “I carry your heart with me, I am never without it.” | E.E. Cummings

• “This kind of joy can only be discovered when we walk through the deep pain of burying our most precious dreams.” | Buried Dreams: From Devastating Loss to Unimaginable Hope | Lindsey R. Dennis

• “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” | A. A. Milne

• “Life need not be long-lived for it to be meaningful.” | Unknown

• “Before I carried the pain, I carried you. And in my heart, I carry you still.” | Unknown

• “It is perfectly okay to admit you’re not okay.” | Unknown

• “Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith . . . it is the price of love.” | Unknown

• List of quotes with images | www.cnyfertility.com/miscarriage-quotes