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Pregnancy After Loss - trying to conceive, loss, and the long road to Motherhood

Pregnancy after loss doesn’t end when the baby arrives. For many women, that’s when the emotional weight finally surfaces. In this episode of The Motherhood Clinic Podcast, writer and advocate Seetal Savla shares her full journey through miscarriage, IVF, donor conception, pregnancy after loss, and early motherhood - including the parts that are rarely spoken about. This is an honest, grounded conversation about grief, hope, identity, and what real support looks like when the 'happy ending' still feels heavy. We explore: 💔 Pregnancy after loss - anxiety, fear, and living with constant uncertainty 🧪 IVF and fertility treatment - why it often feels overwhelming and isolating 🤝 Community and support - what actually helps, and what unintentionally hurts 🍼 Parenting after loss - gratitude pressure, postnatal struggles, and matrescence 🧑‍💼 Fertility and miscarriage at work - culture, disclosure, and psychological safety This episode is for anyone navigating fertility struggles, pregnancy after loss, early motherhood - or supporting someone who is. Resources mentioned Big Fat Negative: https://www.bigfatnegative.com Happy Mum Happy Baby: https://happymumhappybaby.com Fertility Matters at Work: https://fertilitymattersatwork.com/ Seetal Savla (Instagram):   / seetalsavla   Seetal (LinkTree): https://linktr.ee/seetalsavla Chapters: 00:00 – Trailer: “I was expected to be strongest when I felt weakest” 01:05 – Intro: Seetal Savla and why this conversation matters 01:57 – Seetal’s story begins: first pregnancy and early loss 03:28 – IVF, NHS funding, private treatment and repeated failures 04:52 – Donor conception decisions and COVID uncertainty 05:46 – Miscarriage after donor IVF and navigating care abroad 06:43 – Pregnancy after loss: fear, secrecy and anxiety 07:50 – Parenting after loss and reproductive trauma resurfacing 09:03 – Navigating fertility treatment without guidance or support 11:49 – Finding community: Instagram and TTC spaces 13:52 – Family, culture and the limits of well-meaning support 16:19 – Gratitude pressure after birth and postnatal reality 18:24 – Sleeplessness, breastfeeding struggles and identity shift 19:33 – What actually helped during the darkest moments 20:28 – Why birth isn’t the finish line - it’s the start 22:09 – Matrescence, grief and mourning your old self 23:54 – Postnatal support, doulas and cultural care models 25:51 – How to support someone well (and what not to say) 34:26 – Fertility, miscarriage and the workplace 39:57 – Why workplace culture matters more than policies 41:35 – Are employers improving support for fertility and loss? 45:47 – Turning pain into purpose through sharing 49:04 – “Rainbow baby” and the complexity of hope narratives 51:25 – What a better start to motherhood really means 54:34 – Practical postnatal support and realistic preparation 54:58 – Where to find Seetal and her work 58:05 – Closing reflections