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The Instagram account ending silence around miscarriage

An Instagram account dedicated to miscarriages had open up conversation around the topic.

Psychologist Jessica Zucker, who miscarried during her second pregnancy, set up the ‘ihadamiscarriage’ account and it now has over 13,000 followers.

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Jessica created the account in 2015 and now posts stories from women all over the world who have gone through the grief and pain of having a miscarriage.

An Instagram account is ending the silence around miscarriages. Photo: Getty Images
An Instagram account is ending the silence around miscarriages. Photo: Getty Images

Speaking to s, Jessica said she was 16-weeks pregnant with her second child when she miscarried.

She noticed spotting and went into labour when she was home alone.

"Two hours later I went back to my house and was no longer pregnant," Jessica said.

"That was pretty much the most profound thing that ever happened in my life.

“The most traumatic.”

She started the Instagram account to show people that there “is no shame” in being open about their experience and wants to eradicate the silence around miscarriages.

Here are two of posts from the Instagram site:

This is Jessica Costanzo's story. Photo: Instagram
This is Jessica Costanzo's story. Photo: Instagram

No Mother By Jessica Costanzo @hitch160. Stories from around the world. Posted with permission. _ No mother should learn at 16 weeks pregnant that the child she is carrying has a fatal condition. No mother should have to decide if she carry her terminally ill child to term or end her pregnancy. No mother should have to explain to their 2.5 year old son that his baby brother has died. No mother should have her milk come in when she has no child to feed. _ No mother should find out at the 8 week ultrasound for her next pregnancy that her baby has passed away. No mother should bleed for over a week as that child leaves her body. No mother should see in a 12 week ultrasound that yet another baby that has passed away - a baby that was moving a week before is now still and has no heartbeat. No mother should birth that baby stillborn at home and literally see the glimmer of what could have been. _ No “father should lose his child and then watch in fear as his wife bleeds excessively and is rushed to the ER for emergency surgery. _ No mother should experience any of these things, yet I have experienced them all. _ About 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage yet the experiences are rarely talked about. I write about my experiences so other mothers know they are not alone. No mother should face such pain in isolation. _ #IHadAMiscarriage #pregnancyloss #grief #loss #motherhood#stillbirth #1in4 #miscarriage // Image found via @taxcollection.”

This is another mother's account. Photo: Instagram
This is another mother's account. Photo: Instagram

“@dear_orla shares: "Today I have been feeling a lot of intense emotions as I start to really sort out Orla's things, deciding what is hers and what we will share with her sibling. I have felt overwhelmed with grief, that has exposed a vulnerability that I've been pretty good at denying for a while. I am learning that pregnancy after loss brings new waves of grief, new realisations of what could have been. _ Then I received my photos from my maternity shoot this week. Each one shows my locket, where I carry a curl of Orla's hair, and my belly in which I am carrying our rainbow. Photos so full of love and hope ❤

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