Most people don't realize how common pregnancy loss is, but even the people who do often hear the phrase "1 in 4". "I am 1 in 4." you might read on social media. It can get easy to confuse 1 in 4 pregnancies with women. It's important that we make that distinction, because the numbers are very different. When you say 1 in 4 women, that means that a group of 4 women may have 3 who have nothing but happy, healthy pregnancies and one doesn't. It implies that pregnancy loss is so

“My heart was racing before I posted what I posted,” says Maria Sansone in her Facebook vlog. She’s talking about her Mother’s Day post, in which she announced that she was in the midst of her second miscarriage. The word miscarriage can make your heart race. It’s one of the most difficult things that some women go through, and too many of them suffer in silence. Many women conceive, rejoice at a positive test, and mourn a loss all in solitude, sometimes only seeking comfort

After a while, you think you’re over it. First it doesn’t hurt to breathe anymore. Then, maybe, you stop blaming yourself for what happened. The due date passes. Your friends and family don’t give you those “I’m so sorry” looks anymore. Life marches on. In many ways you have moved on. Maybe you’re trying again. Or maybe you’ve accepted that your family is perfect just the way it is. Maybe you feel a renewed sense of gratitude for the husband or child you do have. You hug them