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Why Miscarriage Platitudes Make Grief Worse

I miscarried at twenty weeks and people keep saying 'at least you know you can get pregnant' like that makes losing this baby hurt less.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-meaning comfort often minimizes the reality of what was lost.

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