Sisters in Loss Podcast: Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, & Infertility Stories
367 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 90 ratingsSisters in Loss podcast spotlights faith filled black women who share their grief and loss stories and testimonies. Black women experience miscarriage and stillbirth four times more than white women according to the NIH and CDC. Whether you have experienced a miscarriage, infant loss, stillbirth, are trying to conceive or have an infertility diagnosis, you will learn about resources and strategies to heal, gain clarity, peace, hope, and find an empowering path forward after loss.
Join Erica M. Freeman weekly as she interviews Sisters in Loss who have healed from such a painful and traumatic experience by sharing their testimonies to inspire and help others to turn their pain into their purpose.
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Ep165 - Why Doulas are Essential to Pregnancy Loss with Sonia Killebrew
September 02, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBHave you heard of the term blighted ovum or chemical pregnancy? A blighted ovum occurs when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus but doesn't develop into an embryo. It is also referred to as an an embryonic (no embryo) pregnancy and is a leading cause of early pregnancy failure or miscarriage. Often it occurs so early that you don't even know you are pregnant. Today’s guest experienced a chemical pregnancy and an early miscarriage around 11 weeks. Sonia Killebrew @soniajkillebrew leaned...
Ep164 - HELLP Syndrome and Preeclampsia with Trashaun Powell
August 26, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 20.5 MBHave you heard of HELLP Syndrome? HELLP Syndrome is a life-threatening pregnancy complication usually considered to be a variant of preeclampsia. Both conditions usually occur during the later stages of pregnancy, or sometimes after childbirth. Today’s guest was diagnosed HELLP syndrome at just 23 weeks pregnant. Trashaun Powell was immediately taken to the intensive care unit and was shocked to find out that their baby girl, Mia Jane, would have to be delivered to save her life. Mia ...
Ep163 - Male factor Infertility with TJ Peyten
August 19, 2020 08:09 - 37 minutes - 29.8 MBHave you heard of male factor infertility? Male factor infertility is due to low sperm production, abnormal sperm function or blockages that prevent the delivery of sperm. Illnesses, injuries, chronic health problems, lifestyle choices and other factors can play a role in causing male infertility. Of all infertility cases, approximately 40–50% is due to “male factor” infertility and as many as 2% of all men will exhibit suboptimal sperm parameters. Today’s guest shares her journey as a wif...
Ep162 - Birth and Loss on the Same Day with Shana Anderson
August 12, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBImagine birthing your rainbow baby and losing your first born on the same day!? Today’s episode is one that hits close to home as her story is very similar to my own. I would be lying to you if I didn't say I cried throughout this entire interview and hours afterward. This episode is a trigger, so please grab some tissue, and brace yourself as you embark on this woman's journey to motherhood. Shana Anderson experienced a placenta abruption with her first born son Bryce, and he was later ...
Ep161 - 3 Years of Podcasting and Staying Consistent!
August 05, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 22.5 MBIt's my Anniversary! Yes, August 2020 makes 3 Years of the @SistersinLoss podcast! 3 Years, 161 Episodes, Over 150 Guests, and 5000+ hours of black sisters and brothers in loss sharing stories of loss, infertility challenges, rainbow babies, IVF successes, Surrogacy, Abortion, Adoption, Grief, Healing, and so much more! Today's episode is a solo episode where I get candid about some changes in my personal life like moving from Virginia to Maryland (Hey DMV, Hey Baltimore). I also share 3...
Ep160 - A PCOS diagnosis, Stillbirth and Rainbow Baby after the Storm with Whitney Vaughn
July 29, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutes - 19.5 MBToday’s guest was diagnosed in her early 20s with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome where her doctor told her she had zero eggs and almost no lining in her uterus making it not viable to carry a baby to term. Whitney Vaughn then made the proper diet changes and in September 2018 found out she was pregnant. At 28 weeks along she did not detect a heartbeat on her home doppler and went to the hospital to be faced with the same news her baby passed away in utero. In this episode Whitney takes us back ...
Ep159 - IVF cycle Cancelled due to COVID-19 with Crystal Simpson
July 22, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutes - 18.7 MBImagine having your next round of IVF cancelled due to COVID-19. Today’s guest was diagnosed with unexplained infertility after many years trying. She experienced 3 unsuccessful IUIs and 1 cancelled IUI, and 1 IVF cycle that resulted in a miscarriage. Crystal Simpson, a military wife went off birth control about 6 months after getting married. She knew something was wrong and went to her OB/GYN for testing, but the testing showed no issues and she was recommended to a Reproductive Endoc...
Ep158 - Endometriosis, Recurrent Miscarriage, and Faith to Overcome Secondary Infertility with Maria Pyanov
July 15, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 26.6 MBAfter not having difficulty conceiving her first two children, today’s guest began experiencing heavy bleeding, severe pelvic pain and physical therapy and was diagnosed with endometriosis. When Maria Pyanov was ready to try again she miscarried. She miscarried another 5 times and experienced the loss of a foster son. In today’s episode Maria takes us back on her journey through being diagnosed with endometriosis, her recurrent miscarriage and IVF journey, her loss of boy she fostered, and h...
Ep157 - A Delay is not a Denial Ectopic Pregnancy to Rainbow Baby with Abi Ade
July 08, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 30.7 MBA Delay is not a Denial! Today’s guest believes that her faith is what helped her through her ectopic pregnancies, fallopian tube loss, miscarriage, and rainbow baby pregnancy. Abi Ade is our @SistersinLoss from across the pond residing in London. In this episode she shares her journey to motherhood which began in 2015 after her wedding she found out she was pregnant. That pregnancy resulted in a ruptured fallopian tube due to an ectopic pregnancy and she had to have it removed to save...
Ep156 - Never Giving up Hope after Miscarriages with Joanna Pendergrass
July 01, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 24.9 MBImagine healing from miscarriages only to be faced with your IVF treatment being postponed due to COVID-19. Today's guest shares her painful journey of experiencing two miscarriages and deciding to undergo fertility treatment. Joanna Pendergrass shares in this episode how she grieved her unborn children. Her failed IVF treatment, her second round of treatment and not being able to undergo embryo transfer due to COVID-19, and how she is not giving up hope on this journey to parenthood. T...
Ep155 - Twin Loss to Triumph and Don't Struggle in Silence with Ashley Pittman
June 24, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MBImagine experiencing loss of twins at 7 months and then 5 other miscarriages to have your rainbow baby? Today's guest is the connector of a new book collaboration with Angel Moms called "Don't Struggle in Silence - I am a Victor" out now. In this episode Ashley Pittman shares her story and journey of twin loss and miscarriage and how it empowered her to be an advocate for angel moms, families, and relationships. She connected 5 other ladies as collaborators for her new book where they ea...
Ep154 - From Miscarriage to Maternal Health Advocate with Kia Livingston
June 17, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 17.9 MBFrom miscarriage to maternal health advocate and becoming a doula. Today's guest shares how she suffered from depression and anxiety after having a miscarriage at 14 weeks. Kia Livingston had to lean on God and her support system to get out of a very dark place after suffering a miscarriage at 14 weeks. She turned her pain into purpose and became a doula and maternal health advocate. In this episode she takes us back on her journey to motherhood, how she overcame depression after her loss,...
Ep153 - Life After Infant Loss and Trading Beauty for Ashes with Dadriaunna Hayes
June 10, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 23.4 MBWhat does life after infant loss and birth trauma look like? Today's guest shares in this episode what life after miscarriage and trading beauty for ashes means and more. Dadriaunna Hayes lost her son at 24 weeks gestation due to cervical incompetence and experienced birth trauma. She went into pre-term labor and the hospital she was at did not have a NICU or Labor and Delivery center so she had to be transferred. Once transferred she endured a cerclage, 2 epidurals in 48 hours, allergic r...
Ep152 - Beyond Celiac and Living Gluten Free with Royale Walters
June 03, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBSix Miscarriages later today's guest was determined to find out what was the cause. Royale Walters tenacity and resilience led her to discover that she had celiac's auto immune disease a condition which gives you a gluten intolerance and it led to her miscarriages. In today's episode, she shares how the gluten was attacking her body while she was pregnant, how she changed her diet and saw immediate results, and how food has changed her way she approaches fertility. This episode is for you ...
Ep151 - How to become a certified doula? So you want to be a doula?
May 27, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MBSo you want to be a doula? What does a doula do? How can I become one? How much does it cost? If you want answers to these questions and more this episode is for you. I’m excited to launch our 2nd Cohort of the Sisters in Loss Birth and Bereavement Doula training and certification program. This doula certification program will run for 6 weeks beginning on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at 8pm EST. For more information on how to register go to sistersinloss.com/doulatraining. In today’s episo...
Ep150 - May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month with Eleni Tsigas
May 20, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 43.3 MBDid you know that Preeclampsia is a leading cause of Maternal Mortality and prematurity? Did you know that black birthing persons are 3x more likely to die from Preeclampsia? Today’s episode is a special one because its our 150th episode! Can you believe it? We made it to 150! In honor of our 150th episode I had the pleasure of interviewing the CEO of the Preeclampsia Foundation Eleni Tsigas. A little background on Eleni, is the CEO of the Preeclampsia Foundation and member of the Bo...
Ep149 - Grieving Loss of Twin A from PPROM when Twin B is Fighting for her life with Trae Francois
May 13, 2020 09:28 - 47 minutes - 37.9 MBImagine losing your sister to cancer and grieving her death you find out your are pregnant with twins. Today's guest experienced just that in October 2019 when she found out she was carrying twin girls. During Trae Francois 20 week ultrasound she found out her cervix had shorten and doctors did not recommend a cerclage due to her high risk twin pregnancy. She began taking progesterone to strengthen her cervix and to stop it from continue to shorten. It was on January 20, 2020 when her water ...
Ep148 - Mother's Day Wish for my Sisters in Loss!
May 06, 2020 07:00 - 9 minutes - 7.21 MBThis past Sunday we celebrated International Bereaved Mother's Day and shown our love for our babies gone to heaven far too soon. This upcoming Sunday in the US we celebrate Mother's Day. Mother's Day can be very challenging, difficult emotionally, and with social distancing and quarantine can and will be very lonely for many Sisters in Loss. Today's podcast episode is my love letter to you letting you know that You are a Mother! All of the needle pokes, disappointing news, positive and nega...
Ep147 - Ish Happens and How to Bounce Back from Ectopic Pregnancy with Brytani Bradley
April 29, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutes - 32.3 MBImagine being 23 and infertile. That is what today's guest was faced with when she realized she was having a ectopic pregnancy. Brytani Bradley woke up on her 8th week of pregnancy excited to see her baby only to find out the baby was not in her uterus and she had to be rushed into surgery due to her internal bleeding. She woke up shocked and confused because her baby was gone and so was her fallopian tube. In this episode Brytani takes us back on her journey to getting pregnant and the day...
Ep146 - Strength after Loss due to Placenta Abruption and Incompetent Cervix with Leone Madzinga
April 22, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBHave you heard of the term placenta abruption? Placental abruption occurs when the placenta detaches from the inner wall of the womb before delivery. The condition can deprive the baby of oxygen and nutrients. Today's guest has experienced a early miscarriage, a incompetent cervix baby boy loss at 16 weeks and a baby boy loss due placenta abruption at 26 weeks. Leone Madzinga hails from the continent from Zimbabwe and she shares in this episode her strength after several losses. She exper...
Ep145 - Hypothyroidism, Infertility Diagnosis, and 24 week Preemie with Monique Farook
April 15, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 26 MBImagine being told you are unable to have children. Imagine finding out your tubes were blocked. Today's guest, Monique Farook, podcast host of Infertility and Me @infertilityandme, shares her infertility journey through IUI, IVF, being diagnosed with hypothyroidism and uterine polyps. Monique shares in this episode how she endured failed IUI and IVF cycles, and her journey to her premature delivery of her baby boy a 24 weeks. She shares her NICU experience and her inspiration for starting t...
Ep144 - Finding Joy and Strength through Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Therapy with Dr. Loree Johnson
April 08, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBHave you heard of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss? Recurrent pregnancy loss is historically defined as 3 or more consecutive pregnancy losses prior to 20 weeks. Today's guest has experienced 4 pregnancy losses including losing a son at 15 weeks due to chromosomal abnormalities. Dr. Loree Johnson, a licensed marriage and family therapist, shares her loss story and journey to motherhood. In this episode you will hear Dr. Loree's story of strength and perseverance and how she found joy and peace in...
Ep143 - Ovarian Cysts and Coping After Stillbirth with Lakisha Watson
April 01, 2020 07:00 - 20 minutes - 27.6 MBThere is always a rainbow after the storm of losses. Today's guest knows what it feels to be granted her rainbow baby girl on the day of love Valentine's Day 2019. Before that Lakisha Watson was told she would never conceive due to ovarian cysts and her fallopian tubes being partially closed. One month after getting married, she was able to defeat the odds and become pregnant with a baby boy. Lakisha's son's heart stopped beating at 31 weeks and he was born still. In today's episode Lakisha ...
Ep142 - Overcoming Endometriosis and PCOS by Keeping the Faith with Chanelle McElroy
March 25, 2020 07:53 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBWith COVID-19 Cornavirus taking up our news feed, we are all searching for a hope, faith, and joy. Today's episode gives us just that faith beyond the cycle. Chanelle McElroy's faith is shown after being diagnosed with endometriosis and PCOs in early 2017. She experienced 3 miscarriages, and was told that it would be difficult to conceive. Chanelle remained faithful and begin sharing her experiences through writing a journal. She became pregnant in October 2018 and gave birth to a preemie ...
Ep141 - Recurrent Miscarriages and Never Giving Up with Tanya Taylor
March 18, 2020 10:49 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBAfter hitting obstacle after obstacle today's guest faced many challenges getting and staying pregnant. From switching fertility medications to pushing through the grief from recurrent miscarriages today's guest is an example of never giving up hope. Tanya Taylor has experienced 4 miscarriages since 2018 most shortly after finding out she was pregnant. In this episode she takes us back on her grief journey and why she is holding onto her faith and never giving up hope to become a mother. J...
Ep140 - Battling Infertility with PCOS and IVF Struggles with Dr. Shantell Chambliss
March 11, 2020 11:33 - 54 minutes - 75 MBSometimes this journey to motherhood is two steps forward and three steps back. One thing I love about this Sisters in Loss Community is how RESILIENT you are on your journey. Today's guest is no different as she embodies resilience. Dr. Shantell Chambliss battled with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and was unable to get pregnant. In 2016, she conceived via Invitro Fertilization (IVF), and was devastated when she lost her baby boy due to cervical incompetence at 19 weeks. Shantell tak...
Ep139 - My Body Failed me with PCOS with Shakeena Brantley
March 04, 2020 10:08 - 55 minutes - 44.1 MBHave you ever felt like your body failed you? Imagine being told that it was normal to have an abnormal cycle in your teenage years. You get married, and those symptoms continue. Imagine trying to get pregnant and you keep having negative pregnancy tests month after month. Today's guest Shakeena Brantley shares her journey with Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome also known as PCOS and how she felt like her body failed her throughout her journey to motherhood. Shakeena experienced two failed IUIs a...
Ep138 - Congenital Heart Defect and Postpartum Depression after Loss with Chavalia Dunlap-Mwamba
February 26, 2020 12:06 - 47 minutes - 65 MBImagine giving birth to twin boys, overcoming postpartum depression, and finding out you are pregnant again. Today's guest experienced that plus more. Chavalia Dunlap-Mwaba found out when her twin boys were 3 years old that she was expecting. Her 3rd son had a congenital heart defect that would require surgery immediately upon birth. After meeting with specialists and doctors out of town assuring her baby would be in great hands at birth, she was unable to deliver there and had to go to loca...
Ep137 - PPROM and Incompetent Cervix with Stacy Patterson
February 19, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBHave you heard of PPROM? Preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) is a pregnancy complication. In this condition, the sac (amniotic membrane) surrounding your baby breaks (ruptures) before week 37 of pregnancy. Once the sac breaks, you have an increased risk for infection. You also have a higher chance of having your baby born early. Today's guest experienced preterm premature rupture of the membranes and was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix and loss her son. Stacy Patterson ...
Ep136 - I went to the State of the Union representing Black Infant and Maternal Health!
February 12, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBI was honored with the opportunity to attend the State of the Union as a guest of my Congressman Donald McEachin. Yes, you read right last Tuesday, February 4, 2020 I traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the most controversial SOTU we have seen. Imagine being in the room where you can cut the tension with a knife of a sitting president who has been impeached and is attempting to convince the American people to reelect him for another 4 years. I loved every minute of the politics and pomp ...
Ep135 - Marriage, Motherhood, and Overcoming Loss with Quenesha West
February 06, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutes - 34.3 MBCan you imagine getting engaged, finding out you are pregnant, and losing your baby all within a years time? Today's guest knows exactly how that feels so much she has decided to share her journey to motherhood. Quenesha West was managing graduate school getting her Masters in Social Work when she was surprised with an engagement and six days later she found out she was pregnant. With marriage and motherhood on the horizon while managing graduate school work and a full time job, Quenesha ...
Ep134 -Incompetent Cervix and Transabdominal Cerclage (TAC) with Vu-An Foster
January 29, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 22.7 MBHave you heard of the term Incompetent Cervix? or Trans Abdominal Cerclage? An incompetent cervix, also called a cervical insufficiency, occurs when weak cervical tissue causes or contributes to premature birth or the loss of an otherwise healthy pregnancy. In a transabdominal cerclage procedure, a gynecologic surgeon makes an incision in the lower abdomen near the bikini line. Through this transabdominal incision, the surgeon places a small, woven synthetic band high on the cervix. The ...
Ep133 - Overcoming Post-Abortive Reproductive Trauma with Massage with Amber Davis
January 22, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutes - 21.7 MBWhat does life look like post abortion? Today's guest knows exactly what post abortive life and redemption looks like. Amber Davis is a Massage Therapist who emphasis on post-abortive care awareness and maternal wellness. In this episode she takes us back to her story of overcoming reproductive trauma and how it has led her to her work. This episode is for you to listen to if you want to know what healing post-abortion looks like and how to overcome reproductive trauma. Join the Sisters...
Ep132 - Stillbirth is Still a Birth with LaQuinda Johnson
January 15, 2020 08:00 - 48 minutes - 38.7 MBA stillbirth is still a birth! "And once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in." Today's guest LaQuinda Johnson felt exactly that way as she shares her journey to motherhood including losing her stillbirth son at 6 months pregnant. She takes us back on the journey to having ...
Ep131 - Increase in Fertility Treatments amongst Blacks with Torria Driver with Fertility Centers of Illinois
January 08, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MBSince November 2018 when Michelle Obama released her memoir "Becoming" many fertility centers have seen an increase in treatments amongst blacks including today's sponsor Fertility Centers of Illinois. I had the pleasure of talking with Torria Driver, the Lead Medical Assistant and Resource Team at Fertility Centers of Illinois. In today's episode Torria shares her personal IVF journey conceiving her twins. She also shares her 20+ year experience caring for patients especially Africa...
Ep130 - New Year! Resilience to Endure!
January 01, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 57 MBHappy New Year 2020! We have entered into a new year, and a new decade. Another opportunity to live out our purpose for our lives, for our angel babies, and future babies. It is a time to continue on the journey to healing, restoration, with hope and peace. In today’s episode I share my word of the year and a recap of all that was accomplished with Sisters in Loss in 2019 and my goals for 2020 for the podcast and business. My main goal of 2020 is to continue to be Resilient! My word...
Ep129 - REWIND - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss with Tanika Dillard
December 25, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes - 27.8 MBMerry Christmas to you and your family! Remembering the Angels today as we celebrate with our family and friends. To all my moms in waiting God has not forgotten you continue to hold onto hope in 2020! Today's episode is a REWIND episode back to Episode 19 with Tanika Dillard, Grief Specialist, TEDx Speaker, and Author of "Building a Family Breaks my Heart." Tanika Dillard shares her recurrent pregnancy loss story including 2nd trimester miscarriages and a stillbirth. Tanika Dillard is...
Ep128 - Blighted Ovum and Secondary Infertility with Angelica Gunn
December 18, 2019 08:00 - 28 minutes - 23.2 MBHave you heard of the term blighted ovum? A blighted ovum happens when a fertilized egg attaches itself to the uterine wall, but the embryo does not develop. Cells develop to form the pregnancy sac, but not the embryo itself. A blighted ovum occurs within the first trimester, often before a woman knows she is pregnant. Today's guest experienced a blighted ovum on her secondary infertility journey. Angelica Gunn had her miracle daughter after experiencing preeclampsia and a NICU stay, she w...
Ep127 - Losing a Baby during the Holidays with Janelle Jones
December 11, 2019 08:00 - 45 minutes - 36.8 MBFrom middle school to high school to adult hood who knew losing babies would bring friends together. Today's guest is my friend from middle school and high school and her strength sharing her story on Facebook inspired me to share mine. Janelle Jones is a women's ministry leader at her church, singer, and has a testimony to share of overcoming loss, depression, and grief. She gave birth to her son in 2008 and a daughter in 2009 that she thought she was going to have to give up for adoption...
Ep126 - Twin Loss and Life After Loss Non Profit with Tiara Nicole
December 04, 2019 08:00 - 28 minutes - 23.1 MBGrief during the Holidays is difficult. Imagine losing one twin in utero followed by the loss of the other is what today's guest was faced to overcome. Tiara Nicole found out one of her boy twins Christian passed away on her 25th birthday (after passing 6 weeks prior). She then was faced with the news 3 weeks later that her other twin Christopher had suffered from brain damage. Tiara delivered both twins in October 2016 and has made it her mission everyday to live a life they would be prou...
EP125 - Battling Infertility and Blocked Fallopian Tubes due to Hydrosalpinx with Lauren Shirk
November 27, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes - 29.8 MBHave you heard of Hydrosalpinx? Hydrosalpinx refers to a fallopian tube that's blocked with a watery fluid. To break down the term, “hydro” means water and “salpinx” means Fallopian tube. Today’s guest suffered from heavy and painful periods and knew something wasn’t right. She and her husband had been trying for over a year and she could not get pregnant. Lauren Shirk sought the help of an OB/GYN to understand exactly what was happening to her body. She went in for a HSG and was diagnosed...
EP124 - Incompetent Cervix and Baby Loss with Shalika Bethel
November 20, 2019 08:00 - 47 minutes - 37.9 MBHow do you learn how to build life after loss? Today’s guest is doing exactly that learning how to rebuild her life after loss by God’s grace. Shalika Bethel is an angel mom to two baby boys due to a incompetent cervix. In this episode she takes us on her journey to motherhood, how she has learned to accept her babies are not here physically, and how she is rebuilding by God’s grace. Join BetterHelp by using our link BetterHelp.com/sisters Join the Sisters in Loss Online Community Here...
EP123 - Recurrent Miscarriages and Infertility with Vernetta Stewart
November 13, 2019 08:00 - 27 minutes - 22 MBBlack women Heal when they are surrounded by other black women. Today’s guest truly believes and embodies that motto. Vernetta Stewart, also known as Chef Vernetta is the founder of Footprints of Angels a nonprofit organization aimed to support women impacted by infertility and recurrent miscarriages. This nonprofit organization provides women with support so they can no longer live in silence and shame. In this episode Vernetta takes us on her journey of recurrent miscarriages and becomin...
EP122 - IUD Infection and Stillbirth with Jordan Johnson
November 06, 2019 08:00 - 24 minutes - 33.1 MBCan you imagine getting pregnant while on birth control? Today’s guest was surprised when she found out she was expecting after having an IUD. Yes, she beat the odds and conceived while on birth control. Jordan Johnson is a United States Naval Officer and moved from DC to CA while pregnant. Two weeks after celebrating her baby shower she ended up in the hospital and the baby did not have a heartbeat. At 29 weeks she was told she would have to deliver her son naturally because he was so big...
EP121 - Infant Loss and NICU Negligence by Aubri Cabness
October 30, 2019 07:00This is the last week of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. We have been honoring and celebrating our babies who have gone to heaven far too soon all month long. Negligence. Unfair Treatment due to Systemic Racism. Killing of a Premature Baby. All of the words and sayings that come to mind when I think of today’s guest. Aubri Cabness delivered her son Sebastien prematurely and 3 days later in the NICU his health started to decline. He was left off oxygen for 24 hours after being bo...
EP120 - Pregnancy after Miscarriage with Sherita Thompson
October 23, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutes - 30 MBOctober is here and it is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Join us all month long as we honor and celebrate our babies who have gone to heaven far too soon. Pregnancy after a miscarriage can be filled with many fears, anxious thoughts, and nervousness that you may lose another baby. Today’s guest shares how her faith fueled her desire to continue to try again after her miscarriage. Sherita Thompson experienced a miscarriage while on a trip helping friends babysit and was devastat...
EP119 - Pregnancy after Stillbirth with Tierra Hucke
October 16, 2019 07:00 - 34 minutes - 27.2 MBOctober is here and it is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Join us all month long as we honor and celebrate our babies who have gone to heaven far too soon. Can you imagine having a doula and midwife, but still experience a stillbirth? Today’s guest had that experience. She was healthy, ate right, worked out consistently, and even worked with a midwife and doula at a birthing center throughout her pregnancy. At 36 weeks after a baby moon life changed for Tierra Hucke. She went to...
EP118 - Stillbirth and PTSD in Zimbabwe and Chiedza Makwara
October 09, 2019 07:00 - 30 minutes - 26.3 MBOctober is here and it is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Join us all month long as we honor and celebrate our babies who have gone to heaven far too soon. Pregnancy and Infant Loss is not only a United States concern, but its worldwide. Today’s guest is from the continent (yes that continent that many think is a country) Africa. She experienced a stillbirth at 32 weeks in her home country of Zimbabwe. In this episode Chiedza Makwara shares how pregnancy loss is still a taboo co...
EP117 - Recurrent Miscarriages and Male Factory Infertility with Tamika Henderson
October 02, 2019 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBOctober is here and it is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Join us all month long as we honor and celebrate our babies who have gone to heaven far too soon. Have you heard of male factor infertility? Male Factor infertility can be caused due to low sperm production, abnormal sperm function or blockages that prevent the delivery of sperm. Illnesses, injuries, chronic health problems, lifestyle choices, and other factors that lead to infertility. Today’s guest shares her recurren...
EP116 - I had my abortion and son on the same day!
September 25, 2019 07:00 - 10 minutes - 8.1 MBAbortion and Elective Termination has always been a topic in the US, with many opposing views. Roe v. Wade was a 1973 landmark decision by the US Supreme Court. The court ruled that a state law that banned abortions (except to save the life of the mother) was unconstitutional. The ruling made abortion legal in many circumstances. With the 2020 presidential election around the corner, states like Alabama, Georgia, and recently Missouri are attempting to pass laws to reduce gestation age for a...