Today's guest battled infertility for 10 years before using a fertility specialist to conceive.  Dyneco Gibson, experienced a miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, and saw a fertility specialist to go through IVF and was successful at her first round. Tragically that ended in premature labor due to an incompetent cervix.   In this episode, Dyneco shares how postpartum depression showed up as she was trying to navigate trying to get pregnant again.  She ended up getting a cerclage that yielded success and her being able to carry her rainbow baby to term.  Dyneco shares  th ..read more

Today’s guest is a storyteller, writer, and photographer. She experienced a second trimester loss due to incompetent cervix of her baby girl. Sahmia Ase @sahmiaasephotography didn’t recognize the early signs of labor as it was her first pregnancy. She remembers having back pains but it never registered that she was in active labor. Sahmia was rushed into the emergency room due to her spontaneous labor and had her baby girl. In today’s episode Sahmia shares her birth and postpartum experience after losing her daughter, how therapy helped her reconcile her new journey as an angel mother, and how ..read more

Have you heard of a placenta abruption? Placental abruption occurs when the placenta detaches from the inner wall of the womb before delivery. The condition can deprive the baby of oxygen and nutrients. Symptoms include vaginal bleeding, belly pain, and back pain in the last 12 weeks of pregnancy. Today’s guest experienced an unknown placental abruption and birthed her baby girl born still. She is a mother of 3 boys with a boy on the way. Lashana Standard, has been using her story to support others including starting her non-profit Shaniya’s Gift after her daughter Shaniya. In today’s episode ..read more

Today’s guest is from Mozambique, but resides in Cape Town, South Africa. Yes, we have Sisters in Loss on the continent y’all. She was diagnosed with PCOS and calls it a beautiful string of pearls on her ovaries, and is the mother to 3 boys in heaven. Fernanda Matsinhe, has experienced 6 IUIs, 2 IVFs, and 3 second-trimester losses (20, 17, and 19 weeks respectively). After her first two losses she and her partner decided to receive a Transabdominal Cerclage (TAC). Fernanda was hopeful that her next pregnancy would be her rainbow baby, but it was a failure as she lost her son at 19 weeks. In th ..read more

Today's guest experienced a stillbirth at 27 and lost her son in labor.  She went on to experience postpartum depression, but was determined to have another baby and continue her motherhood journey.  Marjorie Vail became pregnant 2 years after her stillbirth with her rainbow baby and later found out he was on the autism spectrum.    In today's episode, Marjorie shares her journey to motherhood, her stillbirth experience and postpartum depression and grief journey, and how not only advocating for her rainbow babies autism diagnosis led her to advocate for maternal health. &n ..read more

Today's guest experienced infertility on her journey to motherhood along with repeated early miscarriages, a second trimester loss, and nearly lost her life. Seun Arise, has made it her mission to help other mothers who have dealt with loss, infertility, abuse, and other challenges with the grace of God. In this episode she shares her journey to motherhood battling infertility, experiencing miscarriages including a second trimester loss, grief from losing her husband, and raising her rainbow babies. This episode is for you to listen to give you hope on your journey to reign, recover, and arise ..read more

Today's guest has experienced the inevitable of having a child die from drowning in a neighbors pool.  Jasmine Lashea knows the feeling of getting a call during the Holidays that her son was missing. He was found unresponsive in a neighbors pool and this all happened during Christmas and New Years season.   In this episode, Jasmine takes us back to that day she found out her son had passed and the ongoing litigation around it.  She also shares her grief journey as she also experienced infant loss as she began to grow her family after losing her son.  Jasmine shares the pain ..read more

Happy New Year 2023! I am excited to get behind the mic and kick off the new year with a solo episode discussing all about 2022 accomplishments and failures. In this episode, I deep dive into my personal development and growth in 2022, and share my 2023 word of the year. We discuss what's next with Sisters in Loss and what to look forward to in 2023 and how to stay connected to the community. Become a Sisters in Loss Birth Bereavement, and Postpartum Doula Here Living Water Doula Services Book Recommendations and Links Below You can shop my Amazon Store for the Book Recommendati ..read more

Today's podcast episode is all about how to move forward after miscarriage.  Rana Campbell host of Dreams in Drive Podcast who shares her miscarriage story and the cost of miscarriage from her feature in Elle. After her miscarriage in 2016 Rana found the hospital bills quickly adding up to the thousands of dollars even with insurance. In this episode Rana takes us back to how she started Dreams in Drive while grieving the loss of her baby, and how her feature helped her shed light on the financial burden of losing a child. Rana has since given birth to her rainbow baby. Congratulations Ra ..read more

Have you ever whispered to God "Why Me?" Today's guest questioned God with tears in her eyes and lumps in her throat "Why Me?" God whispered back, "Why not YOU?" Sonya Dixon turned her tests into her testimonies now helping those who need support through loss. She was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and experienced a chemical preganancy, an infant loss, a failed transvaginal cerclage with cervical insufficency diagnosis. Sonya opted to have a transabdominal cerclage to grow her family and had her rainbow baby as a result. In this episode, Sonya shares her strength through her ..read more