After years of writing about motherhood, the author and her partner began their trying-to-conceive (TTC) journey, resulting in a pregnancy that ended in a missed miscarriage. They shared their early joys, including seeing a heartbeat at six weeks, but the joy turned to sorrow during the 12-week scan when the heartbeat was no longer present. Following the diagnosis, they faced the emotional turmoil of loss and choices regarding the physical process of miscarriage, reflecting on how these experiences transformed their perception of motherhood.
When we got home, my partner packed away everything that reminded us of our Magpie - ultrasound photos, my journal, even the pumpkins we'd planned to use for an announcement.
I wanted to avoid surgery, so I opted for the medication and booked an appointment to collect it the next day. But my body had other plans.
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