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Scenario

How to handle pregnancy announcements in a friend group after losses

Three of us in our friend group have had miscarriages in the past year and we've become this unspoken support system, but now one friend is pregnant again and we're all pretending to be purely happy for her when the truth is more complicated and we don't know how to navigate that honestly.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Joy and grief can coexist in ways that feel socially unacceptable to express, especially within close friendships.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Reproductive health — general?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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