October is pregnancy and baby loss awareness month. It’s estimated that one in four pregnancies ends this way and yet the silence that continues to surround pregnancy and baby loss is oftentimes deafening. Because somehow along the way, the message has subconsciously been received that pregnancy and baby loss is taboo. But still the expectation remains that we wait until 12 weeks have passed – just in case. When the magic 12 weeks arrived we announced it to all and sundry.

Source: The Irish Times October 12, 2020 05:01 UTC