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

Описание: 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