Miscarriage Support

Women who’ve experienced a miscarriage need as much support, love, and care as they can to be able to cope with the pain and grief over the loss of a child. There are many ways on how to cope and deal with miscarriage, but if you are unable to deal with the pain and stress on your own, you might need more miscarriage support to help you get back up on your feet. There are many sources of support that you can tune in, some of which will involve meeting and getting to know other women who have also experienced the exact same thing as what you’ve gone through. Who knows, you might also meet women who’ve lost more children and experienced much more traumatizing experiences and are in need of just as much support as anybody.  

Here are possible sources of miscarriage support that you can turn to: 

Phone Support Hotlines 

·      Caring and Beyond: (403) 294-1131– this is a miscarriage support group in which couples can come and share their experiences, grief, and feelings over miscarriage.

·      Daily Strength: (1-314-947-6164)– a depression support group for people suffering from all kinds of problems and issues.  This is the hotline for those in depression due to miscarriage.

·      HopeXchange: (757-826-2162)– couples who’ve experienced miscarriage and who are in need of support can call this hotline. 

·       National SIDS, Stillbirth & Miscarriage Hotline: (1-800-221-7437) – offers couples who’ve suffered from miscarriage information, literature, crisis counseling, and the like.

Miscarriage Support Websites 

·      Angel Baby Baskets – this website offers miscarriage support through unique angel baby baskets given as remembrances to couples who’ve suffered miscarriage  

·      Miscarriage Help – this is an online miscarriage support blog encouraging both men and women to share their feelings about miscarriage and their losses 

·      Silent Grief – a website that offers miscarriage support to bereaved and grieving parents. 

Medical Websites on Miscarriage  

·      Infertility: Chem-tox.com  – a list of journal articles on miscarriage and infertility 

·      FacSheets 27: Miscarriage  – a website with answers to basic questions that couples may ask when wanting to try again 

·      Repro-med.net – a website built by Dr. Alan Beer, a reproductive immunologist who authored articles on multiply losses and infertility problems.  He also answers questions posted in the site’s forums. 

But among all of these sources for miscarriage support, it is through the support of the husband, family, and friends that women can cope and survive miscarriage effectively and positively the most.  Husbands can show their love, support, and care for their grieving wives by listening to them, allowing them to cry on their shoulders, and taking care of them whenever they feel down and depressed.  Family members can also help by visiting once in a while and making sure that she is in good health.  Friends can also show their support by dropping by, talking and listening to her, and even offer to take her shopping when she feels like it.

What’s important though is that you are willing and open to embrace and accept the support and care given to you by people who love and care for you the most.  Though it can be painful and emotional, your family and friends only want you to be happy and to let you know that they are always there whenever you need support in coping with your miscarriage.