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When people say the wrong thing about pregnancy loss

My son was stillborn three months ago and people keep telling me I can have another baby, as if he was replaceable, and I do not know how to respond without screaming.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Others' discomfort with our pain often manifests as advice that minimizes rather than acknowledges our loss.

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