The Miscarrying Mother

Kelsey H. Guy

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Pages:: 101–111

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004547469_008

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As a millennial woman, I am right in the age sweet spot where announcements for pregnancies are rampant throughout my social media feeds. Gender reveals and lavish baby showers dominate my scrolling, and while the soft color palettes will often temper everyday stresses, there was a time in my life not so long ago where seeing these posts brought nothing but pain. Miscarriages, unlike viable pregnancies, are not accompanied by parties and themed decorations. Miscarriages are rarely announced at all. The miscarrying mother often suffers in silence, isolation, and uncertainty, and during the Covid-19 pandemic, all three were compounded. In 2020, I suffered a miscarriage with my first pregnancy. This piece explores miscarriage through my own experience that occurred not only while I was a full-time doctoral student and instructor in higher education, but also in the midst of a global pandemic. Using Rosi Braidotti’s (2020) notion of too-much-ness and a cathartic self-interview, I confront my miscarriage experience head-on, provoking emotional turmoil as well as developing closure. My goal for this chapter is to, above all, bring the topic of miscarriage into the light and provide a sense of community, a metaphorical “I see you,” for other women who have suffered pregnancy loss. The grief is suffocating, isolating, and unbearable at times, but we can work through the too-much-ness together.

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Academic Mothering

Fabulating Futures for Higher Education

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Print Publication Date:: 26 Sep 2023

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