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Meant To Be MamaMeg's Birth StoryFind Your Hosts:@megocch@sjsilk@meanttobemama_podcastFacebook Group: Meant To Be Mama Podcast CommunityFollow The Podcast, Meant To Be Mama:Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share on Apple Podcasts 2023-05-0145 minMeant To Be MamaHusbands and Loss: How to Help Guide Them to be the Best Support They Can BeFind Your Hosts:@megocch@sjsilk@meanttobemama_podcastFacebook Group: Meant To Be Mama Podcast CommunityFollow The Podcast, Meant To Be Mama:Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share on Apple Podcasts 2023-03-2728 minMeant To Be MamaSURPRISE! “The greater your storm, the brighter your rainbow”Find Your Hosts:@megocch@sjsilk@meanttobemama_podcastFacebook Group: Meant To Be Mama Podcast CommunityFollow The Podcast, Meant To Be Mama:Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share on Apple Podcasts 2023-03-2032 minMeant To Be MamaHow to Tell Your Friends Who Have Suffered a Loss That You Are PregnantFind Your Hosts:@megocch@sjsilk@meanttobemama_podcastFacebook Group: Meant To Be Mama Podcast CommunityFollow The Podcast, Meant To Be Mama:Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share on Apple Podcasts 2023-03-1325 minMeant To Be MamaExamples of Things NOT to SayFind Your Hosts:@megocch@sjsilk@meanttobemama_podcastFacebook Group: Meant To Be Mama Podcast CommunityFollow The Podcast, Meant To Be Mama:Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share on Apple Podcasts 2023-03-0622 minMeant To Be MamaBirth Plans Expectations --Find Your Hosts:@megocch@sjsilk@meanttobemama_podcastFacebook Group: Meant To Be Mama Podcast CommunityFollow The Podcast, Meant To Be Mama:Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share on Apple Podcasts 2023-02-2724 minMeant To Be MamaEctopic Pregnancy Loss and Finding the Light Without the Miracle...Todays episode is with guest Amanda Soed. She so openly shares her journey of ectopic pregnancy loss, the struggles that came alongside it and how she has truly found the light even though she has yet to gain her miracle baby, yet. Amanda is full of hope and encouragement for those still on the road to motherhood and our hope is that her positive and optimistic light brings some joy into your journey as well. A must listen!!!Timestamps:1:46 - Amanda's loss10:17 - Amanda's healing process16:31 - "There wasn't a lesson to be learned"2023-02-2037 minMeant To Be MamaWays We Healed After LossTimestamps:2:11 - Finding a therapist thats right for you10:00 - Knowing when its the right time to try again19:41 - Acupuncture to help clear the mind28:28 - Meg deciding its time to try again--Find Your Hosts:@megocch@sjsilk@meanttobemama_podcastFacebook Group: Meant To Be Mama Podcast CommunityFollow The Podcast, Meant To Be Mama:Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share on Apple Podcasts 2023-02-1339 minMeant To Be MamaPostpartum After Loss, with SaraTimestamps:1:43 - Sara HATED being pregnant7:30 - Struggles with breast feeding13:43 - Being a mother is hard, give yourself a break16:50 - Keeping a strong relationship post-partum--Find Your Hosts:@megocch@sjsilk@meanttobemama_podcastFacebook Group: Meant To Be Mama Podcast CommunityFollow The Podcast, Meant To Be Mama:Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share on Apple Podcasts 2023-02-0621 minMeant To Be MamaPregnancy After LossTimestamps:3:10 - The fears of getting pregnant again after loss6:21 - Losing the joy of bering pregnant11:20 - Recognizing anxiety that comes from loss23:13 - Healing your relationship with your body--Find Your Hosts:@megocch@sjsilk@meanttobemama_podcastFacebook Group: Meant To Be Mama Podcast CommunityFollow The Podcast, Meant To Be Mama:Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share on Apple Podcasts 2023-01-3032 minMeant To Be Mama12 Week Rule: Breaking the StigmaIn this episode, Sara and Meg discuss the “12 week rule” and why it’s so taboo to announce your pregnancy prior to 12 weeks. They dive into why this “rule” exists, how it can make loss feel so isolating & what they plan to do with their next pregnancy announcements. Sara & Meg encourage this to be an ongoing discussion in their DMs & on the Meant to be Mama community Facebook group. They would love to hear your thoughts, when you announced and how you may or may not do it differently next time around.Timestamps:4:17 - The struggles of waiting...2023-01-2327 minMeant To Be MamaHeather's Story: A Deep Dive into IVFTimestamps:2:16 - What's Heather's story?13:17 - Dealing with bad news from fertility appointments18:14 - Heather starts therapy26:00 - Don't get hung up on dates45:12 - Coming to terms with a chemical pregnancy1:01:01 - How did your husband react to his fertility issues?--Find Your Hosts:@megocch@sjsilk@meanttobemama_podcastFacebook Group: Meant To Be Mama Podcast CommunityFollow The Podcast, Meant To Be Mama:Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share on Apple Podcasts 2023-01-171h 16Meant To Be MamaNavigating Life After LossTimestamps:3:00 - Taking the time you need9:46 - You need to do what's right for you15:17 - Setting your boundaries 25:15 - Reach out to your loved ones experiencing loss--Find Your Hosts:@megocch@sjsilk@meanttobemama_podcastFacebook Group: Meant To Be Mama Podcast CommunityFollow The Podcast, Meant To Be Mama:Rate, Review, Subscribe & Share on Apple Podcasts2023-01-0935 minMeant To Be MamaMeet Your Host: Meg OcchipintiMegs Story: Reoccurring Loss Meet Meg, one of your hosts on Meant to be Mama Podcast.Meg has been on the fearless journey to motherhood for over a decade. She had her first unexpected loss 10 years ago and felt very alone and lost at the young age of 23. She met her now husband a few years later and they bravely restarted that journey to become parents 2 years ago without a thought in the world that her first experience would happen again. After having two more back to back losses, her soul was crushed and that feeling...2023-01-0230 minMeant To Be MamaMeet Your Host: Sara Silk ShakespeareMeet Sara, one of your hosts on Meant to be Mama. Sara found out she was unexpectedly pregnant in May 2021, which was the greatest surprise of her life for the following two months. She then ended up losing her first baby girl at 13 weeks. She was devastated, felt completely alone and held so much guilt around what she had gone through. She had no idea who to turn to as she didn’t know of anyone who had been through this type of loss and was blind sighted at both how painful the grief was and at how...2022-12-2629 minMeant To Be MamaWelcome to Meant To Be MamaMeg and Sara welcome you to Meant to be Mama! Enjoy a brief overview of who they are, what drove them to create this space for you all and where they’re at today. We are so excited to share more of our journeys with you, relate with other women who understand and hopefully help you feel less alone on the road to motherhood. Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe! Love Meg + SaraTimestamps:1:26 - How Meg and Sara met5:27 - Meg's reoccurring loss and no answers7:16 - Sara...2022-12-1917 minMeant To Be MamaMeant To Be Mama TrailerWe are your hosts; Meg and Sara. Two relatable women on a mission to unpack the real and raw truths of infertility, pregnancy after loss, motherhood and everything in between. We will be sharing our own truths and struggles as we have both experienced our own losses. On our journeys to motherhood, we both felt unsupported and craved a space where we felt less alone. We are not here to wrap anything in a bow or throw silver linings at you but we do realize the importance of hope and faith while also knowing first hand how difficult that i...2022-12-1402 min