Episode 69: Moving Forward After Stillbirth with Dorie

CONTENT WARNING: Today’s episode is about one family’s experience with stillbirth.  Please be compassionate and gentle with yourself as you listen and take breaks if you need them. 
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Time Stamps:

1:34 – Content Warning: Today we are talking about stillbirth

1:46 – Introduction to our guest, Dorie Jones, and what we will be talking with her about today.

4:22 – Dorie shares about her healthy pregnancy with Atlas.

8:16 – Dorie shares her birth story.

25:17 – What happened following Atlas’ birth.

37:35 – Dorie’s follow up with her doctor.

40:48 – The importance of sharing these stories to feel less alone.

45:10 – What was helpful in those early days, weeks, months to live with this outcome?

59:20 – How did you get up every day to parent your other child in this grief?

1:04:19 – What is life like now, almost 1 year later?

1:09:32 – Dorie shares with us how far along she is in her current pregnancy and what it’s felt like for her.

1:18:06 – What is big sis saying about this baby?

1:25:15 – Last piece of advice from Dorie

1:30:18 – On the next episode of TBAB…