If you are a woman of lost pregnancy, please consider completing my survey Women of Lost Pregnancy Survey. You can complete it completely anonymously if you like. Click the image to open this brief survey.
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Pregnancy loss is such a quiet moment. It is quiet in the emptiness, it is quiet in the loud cry of a grieving mother, it is quiet in the silent tears of family - shed or unshed, it is quiet in the judgement of what was done wrong or should have been done right, it is quiet in the relief of a woman who wasn't ready, it is quiet in the remaining moments of unexplained memories of what never was or what could have been. It is quiet because it is a pause - a redirection in the life of a woman where momentum shifts for her physically and mentally and emotionally, though not in a prescribed direction that can be predicted. It is the crest of a wave. It is a moment when the wave is no longer building nor yet crashing - whether the build or crash be perceived with joy, dismay, hope, fear, or any other emotion. No matter the attitude or needs of the woman who experiences pregnancy loss, she experiences some form of this quiet moment.
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Consultations for Women of Lost Pregnancy
If you need guidance on physical, emotional, or spiritual processing of a lost pregnancy (recent or past), initial consultations are available for no cost. Email me at [email protected] to set up your appointment.
If you need guidance on physical, emotional, or spiritual processing of a lost pregnancy (recent or past), initial consultations are available for no cost. Email me at [email protected] to set up your appointment.
History of crystal dawn herb's Women of Lost Pregnancy
In late 2015, I began a yearlong project to better understanding how to best serve women who have experienced a loss of pregnancy, including myself. I understand that it affects each woman differently, and that each woman has different needs in the moments, days, months, or years following. It was important for me to heal and to learn how others needed to heal. I gathered a list of knowledge, resources, and tools that could be available to women who would like them. Examples included understanding standard practices of hospitals, doctors, and midwives and how they serve or dis-serve the woman; herbs for physical, mental, and emotional support; community resources including support groups or therapists; useful tools for coping and communication as needed. I hosted day long workshops in March and October 2016 for women and doulas which educated, allowed understanding and a shift in the participants.
I do not hold judgement for or against any woman on how she feels about her loss of pregnancy, whether it be a miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion. This is a complex situation that cannot be defined and regulated with 'shoulds' and 'should nots'. There is not a wrong or right answer. Some women need no support and some women need support even 40 years after the loss. Both women are right if they are truly being themselves.
