Miscarriage - real life stories

One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage but, whilst everyone is happy to talk about pregnancy and babies, the topic of miscarriage is still shrouded in secrecy. We talk to ten women and one man about their experiences and how they have learnt to cope with miscarriage...

• Jane's story: 'My body had gone from tender incubator to an efficient disposal unit'
• Nicole's story: 'I've had three miscarriages'
• Veronica's story: 'You never stop wanting your baby back'
• Katherine's story: 'I was devastated when I miscarried'
• Geraldine's story: 'I wept for our lost baby'
• Caroline's story: 'I had a missed miscarriage'
• Claudia's story: 'I couldn't stand anyone being nice to me'
• Rachel's story: 'It was nature's way of sorting a problem'
• Charlotte's story: 'I wish baby books said more about miscarriage'
• Shona's story: 'I felt very alone with my feelings'
• Rob's story: 'It wasn't meant to be like this!'

We would like to thank the babyworld members who agreed to talk about these difficult times in their lives, in the hope that it might help others. Names have been changed.

• If you've lost a baby, you can share your grief with others who have had similar experiences on our Losing a baby discussion forum
• For more information read our miscarriage and stillbirth sections
• Read babyworld's articles on baby loss and cot death
• Read more babyworld features
• Forever Our Angels by Hannah Stone- a collection of personal essays written by men and women who have sufferd pregnancy loss