10/28/2026
20 in 1000.
That’s the rate of ectopic pregnancy in the US.
The miscarriage rate is 150-200 per 1000.
They’re just numbers. Cold. Uncaring. Unemotional. Sterile.
It doesn’t relay the depth of grief that pregnancy loss entails…
In February, I experienced an ectopic pregnancy. I finally wrote about it, initially for myself as a therapeutic exercise to get it out of my head. But as I continued to write, I realized there was healing that could be had in sharing it.
I work with women every day who have experienced infertility or pregnancy loss. It’s lonely. It’s filled with grief like you’d never expect. We can logically understand it but until we’ve experienced it, we truly can’t know.
I say this as someone who has been on both sides.
It’s ironic October is pregnancy loss awareness month and this is the month we would have been welcoming home a new family member.
I’m mostly okay and want other women to know they’re not alone.
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