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Healing After a Miscarriage

Name: Healing After a Miscarriage
Rating: 4.7 (31 reviews)

Quality Support to Help You Through the Trauma of a Pregnancy Loss

Created byBailey Gaddis

Last updated 8/2021

English

What you'll learn

Navigating the seven stages of grief after a miscarriage.
Discovering factors that might contribute to miscarriage.
Learning what to expect from medications and procedures some women need after miscarriage.
Accessing a community of support following a miscarriage.
Dealing with blame, shame, and jealousy after a miscarriage.
Navigating relationships after a miscarriage.
Commemorating your baby.
Deciding when to start trying to become pregnant again.
What to do if you've had two or more consecutive miscarriages.
Minimizing fear and anxiety when you get pregnant again.

Course content

8 sections • 20 lectures • 1h 49m total length

Introduction2:12
Heal after miscarriage through guided meditations, understand seven stages of grief, navigate social interactions, and build a supportive community while exploring medical options like d and c or misoprostol.
My Miscarriage Story7:58
navigate a miscarriage journey from early pregnancy uncertainty to grief and healing. learn medical steps such as misoprostol and the path toward trying again after miscarriage.

Navigating The Seven Stages of Grief – Part 16:20
Explore the seven stages of grief after miscarriage, from shock and denial to pain and guilt, anger and bargaining, and depression, with guidance on processing in a private space.
Navigating The Seven Stages of Grief – Part 24:33
Explore the last three stages of grief after miscarriage: upward turn, reconstruction, and acceptance and hope, showing how small steps, planning, and renewed hope help reclaim health and move forward.

Potential Miscarriage Risk Factors7:37
Explore major miscarriage risk factors, including chromosomal abnormalities (50–70%), infections, thyroid issues, uterine abnormalities, and lifestyle factors like smoking and drinking.
What to Expect When Taking Misoprostol6:34
Learn about options after a missed miscarriage, including waiting, misoprostol use, and dilation and curettage. Discover how misoprostol works, administration methods, expected contractions, bleeding, and self-care tips.
What to Expect From a D&C6:20
Learn what to expect from a dilation and curettage after miscarriage, including misoprostol option, sedation, cervical dilation, suctioning, and possible tissue testing.
What To Do If You’ve Had Two or More Consecutive Miscarriages3:13
Consult an obgyn or fertility specialist after two or more consecutive miscarriages to pursue tests like a karyotype, hormone blood work, and ultrasound or a heg exam.

Why You Shouldn’t Blame Yourself For Your Miscarriage7:26
learn why blaming yourself for miscarriage is unlikely to help, understand chromosomal abnormalities and other risk factors, and explore a short meditation to release guilt and support healing.
Why It’s Normal to Feel Jealous of Pregnant Women and New Moms6:48
It's normal to feel jealous after miscarriage; share with a supportive community, avoid comparisons, set boundaries with pregnant loved ones, mute triggering social media, and allow time to feel.

Teaching Loved Ones How to Support You6:16
Learn to support someone after pregnancy loss by listening, avoiding platitudes, and asking for specific help with daily tasks, while guiding partners to share grief together.
Connecting With a Community Who Understands Your Grief4:16
Connect with a community of women who understand miscarriage grief to reduce isolation, share experiences, and discover safe spaces and support groups.
Finding Someone to Help Your Partner Grieve4:15
Find outside emotional support to honor your partner's grief after a miscarriage, so you both receive needed care from trusted relatives and later reconnect with each other.

When and How To Say No to Socializing3:52
Learn to honor grief after miscarriage by creating time and space to feel, and confidently say no to social invites that overwhelm you, protecting your heart and promoting healing.
What To Do When People Say The Wrong Thing4:30
Tailor your healing after a miscarriage by handling well-meaning but hurtful remarks with compassionate responses, setting boundaries, and avoiding engagement that heightens grief.
Why It Doesn’t Matter How Far Along You Were When You Miscarried6:01
Grief after miscarriage is profound at any gestational age; your right to grieve remains, whether weeks or more, and others should show compassion rather than asking how far along.
Deciding If You Want To Talk About Your Miscarriage6:28
Decide whether to share your miscarriage by weighing comfort, shame, and processing needs, and consider sharing with emotionally intelligent allies to gain comfort and help shift cultural openness.

When You Can Try To Get Pregnant Again3:09
Learn when you can try to conceive again after miscarriage, including expelling all pregnancy contents. Know that lingering hormones and emotional readiness guide the decision, often after the first period.
Reducing Anxiety When You Get Pregnant With Your Rainbow Baby6:24
Reduce anxiety during a rainbow baby pregnancy by using fear release meditation, the healthy baby meditation, the 90-second emotional release, affirmations, journaling, and support from other mothers who had losses.

Requirements

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Description

This course is for women who have recently had a miscarriage, and those supporting someone through a miscarriage. During the lessons you will receive guidance on navigating the grief, unexpected emotions, medical aspects, social dynamics, support networks, and other factors related to life after a miscarriage.

Bailey Gaddis, the creator of this course, has had a miscarriage, and supported hundreds of women through pregnancy loss through her work as a doula, birth educator, certified hypnotherapist, and author. The course is a culmination of all she’s learned about this incredibly difficult experience over the past five years.

Throughout the course you will watch numerous videos that provide in-depth answers to your most pressing questions about miscarriage, and offer compassionate support that helps you feel less alone on this painful journey. You will also gain access to numerous guided meditation recordings that offer an additional layer of support for some of the most difficult elements of miscarriage.

During this course, you will learn how to…

· Navigate the seven stages of grief after a miscarriage.

· Discover factors that might contribute to miscarriage.

· Learn what to expect from the medications and procedures some women need after miscarriage.

· Access a community of support.

· Deal with blame, shame, and jealousy.

· Navigate relationships.

· Commemorate your baby.

· Decide when to start trying to become pregnant again.

· Seek quality care if you've had two or more consecutive miscarriages.

· Minimize fear and anxiety when you get pregnant again.

By the end of this course you’ll have enhanced clarity about your miscarriage, and renewed hope as you take the next steps towards healing and motherhood.

Who this course is for:

This course is for women who have experienced a miscarriage, those trying to become pregnant who are curious about miscarriage, and birth workers who support women through pregnancy loss.

Healing After a Miscarriage

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Introduction2 lectures • 10min

Navigating the Seven Stages of Grief After a Miscarriage2 lectures • 11min

What to Expect From the Medical Aspects of Miscarriage4 lectures • 24min

Dealing with Blame and Jealousy2 lectures • 14min

Finding Quality Support3 lectures • 15min

Navigating Social Dynamics4 lectures • 21min

Commemorating Your Baby1 lecture • 5min

Getting Pregnant Again2 lectures • 10min

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