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Pregnancy After Loss: A day-by-day plan to reassure and comfort you
Pregnancy after baby loss can be a scary and isolating experience, a path I know all too well. Zoe has managed to yet again create the ultimate guide and blueprint for anyone navigating this, to not only help them survive the next 9-months, but also to flourish and enjoy this magical time. The pages are packed with crucial advice, tips to overcome anxiety, stories from people who have encountered baby loss and journeyed subsequent pregnancies, wisdom from experts in healthcare, guidance to help process layers of grief, coupled with a day-by-day support journal to walk you through your entire pregnancy. Oh, how I wish I had had 'Pregnancy After Loss' myself.
-- Jools Oliver
Pregnancy should be a time of joyous anticipation, but those forty weeks can feel very different if you are one of the many women who has previously lost a baby. In Pregnancy After Loss, Zoe Clark-Coates has created a compassionate and essential guide to lead you, day by day, through your pregnancy.
Addressing such issues as facing fear, coping with scans and pregnancy milestones, building relationships with your medical team and processing your ongoing grief whilst pregnant, this is the comforting companion every pregnant woman needs by her side.
As someone who has experienced pregnancy following baby loss, Zoe fully understands all of the concerns you may be experiencing - she has been there, and now she's here for you.
-- Jools Oliver
Pregnancy should be a time of joyous anticipation, but those forty weeks can feel very different if you are one of the many women who has previously lost a baby. In Pregnancy After Loss, Zoe Clark-Coates has created a compassionate and essential guide to lead you, day by day, through your pregnancy.
Addressing such issues as facing fear, coping with scans and pregnancy milestones, building relationships with your medical team and processing your ongoing grief whilst pregnant, this is the comforting companion every pregnant woman needs by her side.
As someone who has experienced pregnancy following baby loss, Zoe fully understands all of the concerns you may be experiencing - she has been there, and now she's here for you.
463 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2020
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April 28, 2024
When I got pregnant with our rainbow baby I was terrified. We’d been through a miscarriage months before, I was dealing with some unexplained issues with my cycle, and I really didn’t think pregnancy was going to happen again. Then it did. I was so shocked. So scared. I immediately went to my book world and found this book and it got me through each day, each week, till the end. I really recommend this read if you are going through this scary, heat stopping time. It helped me feel not so alone, especially in those early weeks when only my husband and I knew.
As always if you’re going through miscarriage, infertility, or your rainbow baby and need someone to listen, my messages are always open 🫶🏻
As always if you’re going through miscarriage, infertility, or your rainbow baby and need someone to listen, my messages are always open 🫶🏻
December 16, 2020
This is the book I wish I'd had when 15 years ago I was going through a pregnancy after a loss. It is so beautifully written, and I love the way it is a mixture of comfort, advice, support and journal whilst making space for and normalising a variety of experiences. As a therapist working with clients who have experienced pregnancy loss I have recommended and will continue to recommend this to those who are pregnant after a loss.
November 17, 2021
First, don't buy the ebook. This book is full of journaling which is better done on a physical book (because you can't do it in an ebook).
Second, this is a UK author. Absolutely nothing wrong with that, but it meant information wasn't always 100% relevant to me (especially in regards to medical or insurance information).
Overall this book will help you if you're in this situation, but it is basically a daily commitment like a journal.
Second, this is a UK author. Absolutely nothing wrong with that, but it meant information wasn't always 100% relevant to me (especially in regards to medical or insurance information).
Overall this book will help you if you're in this situation, but it is basically a daily commitment like a journal.
January 2, 2022
I got this book from a dear friend who was pregnant after a late loss just before me.
Overall I liked the practical ideas how to manage anxiety and fear in such a vulnerable time and the book really encouraged me to try and find joy in this special time of my life. One of the key insights for me was that I was so afraid to feel excitement because it feels so much like the trauma response that I have been feeling over the last years.
What I missed from it is a deeper look into difficult but very real feelings of jealousy/envy of other families who do not have to face the lifelong sentence of grieving for a child and who seem to get pregnant so easily. The author says she never had an issue with this, which is great for her, but I know from talking to others it is an issue for many.
I have had to go though fertility treatment for secondary infertility after a late loss of our first born. The fear of not having any living children was much bigger than the fear I feel during this much wanted pregnancy. The reality of this is often not reflected in the loss community although it is sadly so common, so I was disappointed not to find any more reference to this from the author, other than short advice to try and feel not envious of others which does not really help with the shame of this feeling.
Further, I think the diet section should have been left entirely to an expert section in the book. It was missing for example hydration as an important point to combat pregnancy constipation.
In addition, there are a lot of UK specific references (e.g. supports and medical treatment in the NHS). I think for an international book, this should be more differentiated.
I also missed a section on intimacy/sex during pregnancy after loss, which can be so difficult to navigate during such an anxious time.
A section specifically addressing potential feelings and struggles of Dads during this time would have been great, too.
Lastly, I really liked the topics covered, but they did not always come up for me during the weeks that they were listed in the book. I would have liked an index of topics at the end of the book to be able to navigate more easily.
Zoe Clarke-Coates has been such a central figure in lifting the sadly still prevalent taboo of speaking about child loss in pregnancy and the feelings this can bring with it throughout life. I think if she takes into consideration some of the points made above, even more people will find their experience acknowledged in this book.
Overall I liked the practical ideas how to manage anxiety and fear in such a vulnerable time and the book really encouraged me to try and find joy in this special time of my life. One of the key insights for me was that I was so afraid to feel excitement because it feels so much like the trauma response that I have been feeling over the last years.
What I missed from it is a deeper look into difficult but very real feelings of jealousy/envy of other families who do not have to face the lifelong sentence of grieving for a child and who seem to get pregnant so easily. The author says she never had an issue with this, which is great for her, but I know from talking to others it is an issue for many.
I have had to go though fertility treatment for secondary infertility after a late loss of our first born. The fear of not having any living children was much bigger than the fear I feel during this much wanted pregnancy. The reality of this is often not reflected in the loss community although it is sadly so common, so I was disappointed not to find any more reference to this from the author, other than short advice to try and feel not envious of others which does not really help with the shame of this feeling.
Further, I think the diet section should have been left entirely to an expert section in the book. It was missing for example hydration as an important point to combat pregnancy constipation.
In addition, there are a lot of UK specific references (e.g. supports and medical treatment in the NHS). I think for an international book, this should be more differentiated.
I also missed a section on intimacy/sex during pregnancy after loss, which can be so difficult to navigate during such an anxious time.
A section specifically addressing potential feelings and struggles of Dads during this time would have been great, too.
Lastly, I really liked the topics covered, but they did not always come up for me during the weeks that they were listed in the book. I would have liked an index of topics at the end of the book to be able to navigate more easily.
Zoe Clarke-Coates has been such a central figure in lifting the sadly still prevalent taboo of speaking about child loss in pregnancy and the feelings this can bring with it throughout life. I think if she takes into consideration some of the points made above, even more people will find their experience acknowledged in this book.
September 5, 2024
Great practical tools for managing anxiety while pregnant after loss. Most of the book is daily journal prompts starting from week 5 which includes various stories of other’s experiences of pregnant after loss that instills hope and provides validation for a variety of experiences. Along with stories with the journal prompts there is basic information on pregnancy and coping with grief and anxiety while pregnant after loss. Highly recommend.
March 7, 2025
I adored this book. It combines two of my favourite things: reading and journalling which I found both enjoyable and therapeutic. The personal experiences of the brave ladies willing to share their stories of baby loss were really inspiring. I would recommend this to anyone who has lost a baby as a really useful coping tool.
April 19, 2021
A better book on the topic & encouragement through pregnancy after loss does not exist. This is not just a book with encouragement but also a daily journal to calm your mind through pregnancy after loss. This book has been a huge blessing to me each morning to work through
February 1, 2022
This book is the perfect companion for someone who is pregnant after a loss. My favorite part was the pregnancy advent caledaer. Coloring in each week was too long to wait so I divided every week into days and marked day by day...
September 20, 2022
What a sweet little book. This will come in handy someday, hopefully soon. This is precisely the kind of book I would want a friend to gift to me after hearing I became pregnant again after a loss, knowing how anxious things might feel.
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August 18, 2022
Short workbook but I know it was good because even 7 months after I read it I still think about it and what it taught me.
October 5, 2024
Mooiste cadeau ooit gekregen ❤️
July 14, 2021
As someone going through a pregnancy after two very traumatic losses, I found this book very comforting. I have been dealing with a lot of fear and I was grateful to learn that I'm far from alone.
August 23, 2022
The perfect book for anyone who is pregnant again after a loss at any gestation. The pregnancy advent activity was perfect for our current pregnancy as well to create more hope and love as the weeks progressed and we colored in each square accordingly.
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