Infertility, Miscarriage & Infant Loss: Encouragement on the Journey

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Every motherhood journey is different.

Miami Mom Collective exists to equip, encourage, and empower moms in Miami. It’s the soul of everything we do–every blog post, resource guide, reel, social media post, newsletter, event–because we know that motherhood is hard. But we also believe that it doesn’t have to be lonely.

Even in hard seasons like infertility, miscarriage, and infant loss. 

Over the years, many of our contributors have courageously shared their experiences as a way to simply say you’re seen, and you are not alone. And we hope their stories, shared below, are a source of comfort and support–wherever you are in your motherhood journey.

We see you, and you are loved.

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The Long Wait to Become a Mom

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Can you imagine waiting 25 years to become a mom? There was a couple in the Bible that waited a very long time to see a promise fulfilled - to become mom and dad. This...
Infertility and Pregnancy Loss: The Personal Road to Recovery Ashley Rodrigues Contributor Miami Moms Blog

Infertility and Pregnancy Loss: The Personal Road to Recovery

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I am convinced one of Dante's levels of hell is the waiting room of an IVF office. The anxiety and fear coming from everyone in the room is intoxicating. Yet we all just sit,...

In Honor of PCOS Awareness Month: One Mom Shares Her Story

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WHAT IS PCOS? PCOS stands for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. It is a disorder that I was diagnosed with at the tender age of 13. A disorder that still has little information and (some) doctors think...
Endometriosis: An Invisible Condition Among Many Women Andrea Wood Contributor Miami Moms Blog

Endometriosis: An Invisible Condition Among Many Women

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March is Endometriosis Awareness Month! Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory estrogen-dependent process that occurs when endometrial glands grow outside of the uterus but new emerging research suggests this definition may be too narrow. These lesions...
eric-ward-455457-unsplash-concentrate The Redemptive Work of Unmerited Suffering: What I'm Learning Jackie Aviles Contributor Miami Moms Blog

The Redemptive Work of Unmerited Suffering: What I’m Learning

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Unmerited Suffering Suffering is unavoidable. For me, it was infertility, constant anxiety and depression, the chronic illnesses that wouldn’t let me live in peace. It was because Jesus, who undeservedly endured the pain and suffering...
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Infertility: When What We Most Value is Taken Away From Us

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My Backstory of Infertility My story of infertility is unusual. It's not the story of a barren woman who tried for years to get pregnant. It's not the story heard often or considered seriously once...
Finding God in the Midst of Grief Miami Moms Blog

Finding God in the Midst of Grief

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Finding God in the Midst of Grief I was having a great day, I walked into Target and moseyed into the Dollar Section and 20 minutes later headed towards the rear of the store...
annrick131 Miscarriages, Loss and Hope: 5 Brave Women Tell Their Stories Ann Ueno Contributor Miami Moms Blog

Miscarriages, Loss and Hope: 5 Brave Women Tell Their Stories

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Over 8 years ago, God brought five women, one of them being me, into a Bible study that would become a sacred space, the start of a journey that none of us ever could...
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss: A Personal Story

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Trigger warning: This post will speak about miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss.  Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day October 15th is known as an annual day of remembrance for pregnancy loss and infant death. This day...
Talking To Kids about Miscarriage: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Month Miami Mom Collective

Talking To Kids About Miscarriage: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Month

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The difficult task of explaining pregnancy loss and miscarriage to your kids.   October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. For many women, pregnancy or infant loss are just a statistic. But for those of us...
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month | One Mother's Story Miami Mom Collective

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month | One Mother’s Story

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Did you know that October is Pregnancy & Infant Awareness Month? Every year, approximately 1 million pregnancies end in an early pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or the death of a newborn child. And that's only here...
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5 Things Not to Say to Someone Who’s Had a Miscarriage

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Miscarriage is not an easy topic. In the weeks that followed the loss of our first baby, I found that my miscarriage was either ignored or in an attempt to say something -- anything --...
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month: Remembering the Baby I Never Got to Meet Miami Moms Blog Becky Salgado

Pregnancy and Infant Loss: Remembering the Baby I Never Got to Meet

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In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, one Miami mom shares her story of love, loss and the baby she never got to meet. The office was empty and unbearably cold when we...
Infertility Awareness Week and Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month come and go, but men, women, and their families walk through these seasons year-round. If you’ve lost a little one and would like to pay tribute to them on our Forever Loved Wall, please send us an email. Every effort is made to get submissions listed on the wall within 24 hours. These names will stay on our site indefinitely.