This episode discusses pregnancy, there is some bad language and for some there maybe triggers. There’s links to help available on www.tryingagainpodcast.com.

• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

Instagram posts are read by actors: Andrea Richardson, Margaret Ashley and Rachel Crosby.

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With expert advice and a free downloadable PDF called: Eat Well - Nutrition guide to support recovery from pregnancy and baby loss.

• Featured music by Zapsplat.com
• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

For some, there may be triggers. Click here for help and support

Follow on social using @TryingAgainPod.

I’ll be sharing stories and experiences in the hope that together we can break the silence of miscarriage a little.

• The music is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

There’s links to help available on  www.tryingagainpodcast.com.

Follow on social using @TryingAgainPod.

The study, published in The Lancet, urges the UK Government to “overhaul a system that currently denies many families the help they need”.

Featuring clips from Professor Arri Coomarasamy and Professor Siobhan Quenby from the Tommy’s Miscarriage Research centre.

The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

There’s links to help available on  www.tryingagainpodcast.com.

Follow on social using @TryingAgainPod.

Featuring clips from some of my guests in the series so far:

• Ruth Bender-Atik, Director of The Miscarriage Association;
• Jennie Agg from The Uterus Monologues;
• Christine McDonough from Infertility Illustrated;
• Mike;
• Nicola from @Miscarriage_Afterlife;
• Erica M. McAfee from Sisters in Loss podcast;
• Ross;
• ‘Anjali Patel’;
• Simon from @The_Faulty_Father;
• Ashley;
• Professor Arri Coomarasamy, Director of the  Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research;
• Julia Bueno, Therapist and author of the book The Brink Of Being;
• Professor Siobhan Quenby, Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research;
• Kate Marsh; Midwifery manager at Tommy's;

and a clip from the audio drama EP02 The story so far… (a story of miscarriage) featuring Emily Jane Brooks.

For some, there may be triggers. There’s links to help available and to a listener survey on www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• Music is by Joe Chris
• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

With relaxing music; guided visualisations and affirmations of positivity for women following miscarriage.

For some there may be triggers. There’s links to help available and to more guided meditation on www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• Theme music is by Joe Chris.
• Featured music: purple-planet.com

Presented by Vicki Renz. Produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

Featured in Podcast Wellness Week by Podbean.

I am joined by therapists Julia Bueno and Laura (@LivingWithBabyloss); Lauren (@RecurrentMiscarriage_Writer) and Vicki Renz (Oh My Mama Body / Healing After Miscarriage).

Instagram posts are read by actors: Eleanor Lawson; Margaret Ashley; Blyhe Renay; Claire Wescott and Rachel Crosby.

We cover some topics that may cause triggers. There’s links to help available on www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran
• Featured music: www.purple-planet.com

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

Featured in Podcast Wellness Week by Podbean.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

Featuring Professor Arri Coomarasamy, Director of the Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research (01:14) and sharing stories from: Justin and Ashley (07:33), Mike and Ellie (23:25), ‘Anjali Patel’ (31:32) and Katie and Ross (34:57).

The episode features a clip from the Channel 5 documentary Miscarriage: Our Story with thoughts from Mother Pukka’s Anna Whitehouse and Matt Farquharson (05:13).

Thanks to the Miscarriage Association and Tommy’s for their support with this episode.

For some, there may be triggers including a pregnancy announcement. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran
• Miscarriage: Our Story aired on Channel 5 on the 15 October 2020 and was an ITV Studios production for Channel 5. At the time of release for this episode, the documentary is available on Channel 5’s streaming service, My5.tv

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

Featuring Professor Arri Coomarasamy, Director of the Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research (01:31) and sharing stories from Mike, who has experienced multiple miscarriages and went to Tommy’s for clinical trials (03:40) and Simon from @The_Faulty_Father, who discusses what it was like to go through a miscarriage during lockdown (19:50).

There may be triggers. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

Thanks to Tommy’s for their support with this episode.

• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted by Lee and Rachael.

Produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

I am joined by Professor Arri Coomarasamy, Director of the Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research (03:31) Rev. Joy Van Staalduinen from the Love and Loss podcast (10:12) and Nicola from @Miscarriage_Afterlife (22:12).

Featuring clips from the Channel 5 documentary Miscarriage: Our Story with thoughts from Izzy Judd (33:55); Anna Whitehouse (34:41); Lacey Turner (36:02) and Jane Danson (36:39).

There may be triggers with the topics discussed including PTSD; depression; anxiety and self-harm.  There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• Featured music: purple-planet.com
• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran
• Miscarriage: Our Story aired on Channel 5 on the 15 October 2020 and was an ITV Studios production for Channel 5. At the time of release for this episode, the documentary is available on Channel 5’s streaming service, My5.TV.

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

What’s discussed:

• When should I worry? (02:44)
• How to cope with the changes? (04:18)
• How can I get help if I am not sure what’s wrong? (07:03)
• How do you support a family member or friend through miscarriage? (12:48)
• How much blood is too much blood? (18:16)
• What colour blood is a miscarriage? (19:58)
• What happens to breast milk after miscarriage? (22:00)
• How do you get your figure back to pre-pregnancy? (25:10)
• When can you have sex after miscarriage? (27:42)
• When would you know a miscarriage is complete? (31:24)

For some there may be triggers. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

For some there may be triggers. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

Thanks to The Miscarriage Association for their support with this episode.

• The music is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

For some there may be triggers. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

Click here to hear more from the Sisters in Loss podcast.

Click here to listen to and download “I Can Love You From Here” by Liberty’s Mother.

• Featured music: I Can Love You From Here by Liberty’s Mother
• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

With thoughts from: Professor Quenby from Tommy’s Miscarriage Research centre (00:15), Jennie Agg from The Uterus Monologues (1:43), Ruth Bender-Atik, Director of The Miscarriage Association (3:36), Alison Ingleby from the Footprints On Our Hearts podcast (06:42), Nicola from @Miscarriage_Afterlife (20:18) and Jessica Brotherton (22:08).

Instagram posts are read by actors: Blythe Renay; Claire Wescott and Margaret Ashley.

There is some bad language and for some, there may be triggers including a pregnancy announcement. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• Featured music: purple-planet.com
• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

Featuring: Jennie Agg from The Uterus Monologues (3:42), Nicola from @Miscarriage_Afterlife (13:43), Ruth Bender-Atik from the The Miscarriage Association (19:40) and Christine McDonough from Infertility Illustrated (22:05).

There is some bad language and for some, there may be triggers including a pregnancy announcement. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

For some, there may be triggers. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

Featuring UK/Midlands actors and recorded during coronavirus lockdown. This is an honest and raw account of pregnancy and loss in the first 12 weeks.

There is some bad language and for some, there may be triggers. There’s links to help available via www.tryingagainpodcast.com

Credits:

• Rachael: Emily Jane Brooks
• Lee: Philip Kingsley Elton
• Vanessa: Loretta Hope
• Luke: Oraine Johnson
• The walk-in centre nurse: Alexander Doddy
• The clinic nurse: Olivia Finch
• The EPU nurse: Lynne Payne
• Tommy’s Midwife: Dawn Butler

Production:

• Music composed and performed by Joe Chris: joechrismusic.com
• Featured music: purple-planet.com
• The theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Funding for this episode was kindly granted by the Coventry City of Culture Trust.

With thanks to: Lee, Vici Edwards, Kim Greengrass and Kirtan Bhachu.

Written, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

Click here for full cast bios

On social @TryingAgainPod.

• There’s links to help available on tryingagainpodcast.com
• Featured music: purple-planet.com
• Theme song is Small Bump by Ed Sheeran

Hosted, produced and edited by Rachael Smith.

On social @TryingAgainPod.

I’ll be talking with women, men, experts and the community surrounding miscarriage. Sharing stories and experiences, whatever that may be, so that together, we can break the silence of miscarriage a little.

Follow on social using @TryingAgainPod or get in touch via www.tryingagainpodcast.com.