LOSS OF SIBLING PREGNANCY

SUPPORT GROUP

If you’re seeking support that truly acknowledges the difficulty of experiencing loss of a sibling for your living child and the child that would be added to your family… then we encourage you to consider joining the next cohort of the Recurrent Pregnancy Loss support group which begins on Sunday, May 4th and will meet for six weeks.

Our groups bridge the gap in what traditional bereavement care is often missing. Aiming to make support groups less intimating, more private, and intimate -- our groups are always led by a Certified Bereavement Doula that also has personal experience with pregnancy loss. 

The Moderator for this group is our founder, Arden Cartrette

DATES OF INCLUDED SUPPORT SESSIONS:

  1. Sunday, May 4, 2025 @ 7:30pm EST/EDT

  2. Sunday, May 18, 2025 @ 7:30pm EST/EDT

  3. Sunday, June 1, 2025 @ 7:30pm EST/EDT

  4. Sunday, June 8, 2025 @ 7:30pm EST/EDT

  5. Sunday, June 15, 2025 @ 7:30pm EST/EDT

  6. Sunday, June 22, 2025 @ 7:30pm EST/EDT

At The Miscarriage Doula, we ensure that our groups and support are inclusive and supportive spaces making them safe for queer families and people of color. Arden is certified as a Birth and Bereavement Doula through Sisters in Loss and aims to always learn about reproductive risks and affects based on culture and race.

INCLUDED IN THIS SUPPORT GROUP

  • 6 group support sessions held via zoom meeting for 75-90 minutes each week 

  • private group chat to keep in touch between weekly calls and after the cohort ends

  • 10+ handouts created by The Miscarriage Doula 

  • professional support and advice intimate and private community of women who get it 

THIS GROUP IS FOR YOU IF:

  • You've had one or more miscarriages or any type of pregnancy loss (we include ectopic pregnancy, TFMR, and chemical pregnancy in this group)

  • You have living child PRIOR to loss or who was born between losses

  • You're feeling alone or like people in your everyday life don't understand the grief that you're experiencing

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS SUPPORT GROUP

  • Grieving with Your Living Child + Grieving Family Size

  • Recurrent Loss Testing & Advocating For Yourself (optional based on attendees)

  • Coping with Triggers from Loss 

  • Understanding Coping in General 

  • Navigating Friendships and Relationships with Coworkers

  • Intimacy After Pregnancy Loss 

  • Family Dynamics Through Grief 

  • Baby Showers + Events After Loss 

  • Navigating What's Next in Your Fertility Story 

  • Space for Your Specific Needs

Register for the group below! We accept people with any type of loss during the first trimester whether it's a "chemical" pregnancy, early miscarriage, TFMR, missed miscarriage, molar pregnancy, or ectopic pregnancy. We recognize all types of pregnancy loss and hold space for you all. 

GROUP RULES, POLICIES + BOUNDARIES

We aim to keep groups as safe as possible and in order to do this, we set boundaries and guidelines.

  • Please try to join the group sessions from a private place. If you're unable to be in a private place, please use headphones as the topics discussed are often very personal and vulnerable. 

  • Keep everything discussed during our sessions private and don't share private information about group members outside of the support group. 

  • Please do NOT share pregnancy announcements in the group chat or in a group call without discussing with your moderator. If you receive a positive pregnancy test and want to share with the group, please reach out to your moderator that way they can provide a trigger warning for the group!

  • Keep your mic muted while others are speaking