70: Grief from miscarriages and then navigating a pregnancy after, with Rachel Helden

Female Voices: Life and Loss · Dec 22, 2021 · 1h 4m

Rachel Helden didn't picture herself as a mom because as a teenager she was told she had PCOS and endometriosis, so she kind of ruled out having children since she thought it wouldn't be possible. She didn't want to get her hopes up until she became pregnant, and the excitement ended with a misarrange. After a divorce she met, who she said was the right man and partner to have children with and they started trying or not not trying and they became pregnant. The excitement ended with a very difficult seconded miscarriage for Rachel at 10 weeks. They tried again and a miscarriage at 8 weeks…