Opening up about a very personal story today. I had a missed miscarriage at 6 weeks 2 days. Here is my story.

About 6 weeks ago, just two days before we moved out of NYC, I found out I was pregnant. I was only 3.5 weeks when I found out, but I was so happy! This was a moment I had dreamed about for a while and after 6 months of trying, it was happening for us. We were having a baby!

We moved out of the city, settled into our place in VT and all was feeling great. I wasn’t experiencing many symptoms, but as the weeks progressed, I was getting more and more excited and optimistic.

It was at my first ultrasound — at 7 weeks and 4 days — that I found out. Our embryo was a week behind where they expected it to be and there was no heartbeat 💔

At the time, I was a little in shock, but the doctor (who is also a close family friend), said it was very likely this pregnancy would result in a miscarriage but they weren’t 100% sure yet. So they wanted me to come back in a week and confirm.

That appointment confirmed what I already knew in my heart: I was going to have a miscarriage.

I’m sharing this story because so many women go through this and I’ve personally found it helpful hearing others’ stories during this sad time. 1 in 4 pregnancies aren’t successful. And I find comfort in knowing that this is fairly common AND there was nothing that I personally did to cause this.

So if you’ve gone through this or are going through this…YOU ARE NOT ALONE 💕

I’m not sure where this journey will lead over the next few weeks and months, but I plan to be as open and transparent as I feel comfortable with. I appreciate all your love and support, and I’m happy to chat with you in the DMs if you have a story or advice you want to share.

xx
Alyssa

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