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Recurring Miscarriages: Three Things to Consider
Miscarriage is devastating, whether it’s one or many. Each loss requires a unique grieving and healing process. Ideally, we would find the root cause of each miscarriage to prevent further loss. As a practitioner, here are 3 things I consider when working with women who have miscarried and still desire to conceive in the future. 1. Rebuilding the Blood Supply Miscarriage depletes the body of many nutrients, but most significantly, iron. Blood quality is extremely important for hormonal regulation, energy levels, and sustaining pregnancy. Taking a high quality multivitamin with iron is a good starting place (make sure it’s chelated/reacted
Taking Care of Yourself After a Miscarriage
After I miscarried, the recurring thought in my head was “I messed up. I’m broken. I did something wrong.” Physically, I felt like I was in the wrong body, or at least in a body that wasn’t mine. At that moment, I saw no silver lining. There was no highlight or higher purpose of something dying inside of me. In retrospect, I find value in that experience because my heart hurts in a different way for women around me when we talk about their losses. Everyone’s miscarriage experience is different, but my empathy grew exponentially after losing a pregnancy. Taking
