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When couples grieve pregnancy loss in different ways

My wife and I lost our baby at 20 weeks three months ago and we're grieving completely differently - she wants to talk about it and I keep shutting down. We both feel alone even though we're going through this together.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Grief shared is not always grief halved, especially when the sharing itself becomes another source of pain between people who most need each other.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Integration — not getting over but getting with?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.