"My husband and I have suffered 2 miscarriages in the last 2 years." - KZN listener
We received the following heartbreaking story from a KZN listener:
A fellow KZN listener needs our assistance and this one was really close to home.
We received the following heartbreaking story from a KZN listener:
"My husband and I have suffered 2 miscarriages in the last 2 years, 1 of them went as far as 5 months. It has obviously been devastating both emotionally and physically - my husband has been incredibly supportive.
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I am currently seeing a therapist to deal with the trauma but I am a woman of a particular age and my doctor has advised me that I need to consider if I would like to try again sooner rather than later.
My husband is desperate to have children, but if I am being honest, I do not think I want to try again.
The anxiety of whether my next pregnancy - if I am fortunate enough to carry again - and make it to my full term is just too much.
Do these feelings go away? I do not know anyone close to me who can relate to my situation."
The loss of a child is unbearable, and the healing process has no time limit.
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In 2020, J Sbu and his then-partner suffered a miscarriage 4 years ago; his angel baby Smanga, as J Sbu calls him, passed away in his mothers womb at seven months.
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The team asked shared their advice and asked KZN for theirs, too in this very emotional edition of #TheFix on Stacey and J Sbu.
A fellow mom, 41-year-old Londiwe, who herself has suffered a loss of a child had these comforting words to share:
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