151. Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Ectopic Pregnancy, Embryo Loss & Hope for Pregnancy After Loss with Lindsay Blair

Feb 24, 2022

This week on the podcast I have the privilege of interviewing Lindsay Blair, mama of eleven- nine sweet babies in heaven and two living babies – twins who were born after 7 years of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss. Lindsay is certified as a Miscarriage and Bereavement Doula, Trauma Specialist, and Infertility Coach – in this episode she shares her complex and difficult journey of motherhood, what her young marriage looked like in this season of trying to grow their family, what healing looked like for her and her husband and how in the world she navigated pregnancy after loss after loss.

About pregnancy after loss Lindsay said this: “Hands down pregnancy after loss is one of the hardest things that, that I have gone through.”

Lindsay also shares honestly about what it was like to experience recurring miscarriage, two ectopic pregnancies that also took her chance at naturally conceiving again as well as an embryo loss.

I asked Lindsay how her grief was different for each of her losses and she said: “these are all very real losses, a very real babies that I had very real hopes and dreams and prayers for.”

While this interview is honest it is surprisingly not without hope, meaning you would think that after experiencing so much loss you would hear bitterness over a journey that lasted for years and years but instead you hear Lindsay say:

“we'll always grieve our babies that aren't with us. But when I think about them today, I'm not consumed with negative thoughts and this overwhelming, suffocating grief that is all consuming. Just this love and this joy that I will get to see them again one day. And just the gratitude that even though their lives were short, I'm so grateful. I wouldn't change a second about our story.”

If you are experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss, have experienced an ectopic pregnancy or infertility or are simply married and navigating life after loss, there is so much wisdom and hope shared in this episode, I promise you will not be disappointed. And no matter what your story of loss or where you are in your grief journey, this episode will remind you that you are not alone.

If you love a mom who has experienced recurrent pregnancy loss or is currently pregnant after loss -- Lindsay has wisdom for you as well in this episode.

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FREE RESOURCE BUNDLE
Over the past 5 years we have helped thousands of women navigate life after the loss of a baby and we pulled our best and most helpful resources all into one easy to access resource. There is a separate bundle for miscarriage, infant loss and life-limiting diagnosis so the resources are very specific, tailored to you and your grief journey. To get your free resource bundle head to themorning.com/resourcebundle

PREGNANCY AFTER LOSS RESOURCES

1. Free Pregnancy After Loss Community just for those complex pregnancy after loss conversations. We would love for you to join us and have a space that is private to receive support and care from other women who really understand the unique journey of pregnancy after loss.
2. We have a free download, 40 Verses for 40 Weeks – a verse to meditate, think on and study for every week of your pregnancy. We know that pregnancy after loss is incredibly hard and we wanted to give you something tangible that would remind you of hope and peace in moments of fear.

To access those free resources head to www.themorning.com/pregnancyafterloss

 

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