{"id":4258,"date":"2015-05-19T01:45:32","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T01:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/rachelwmiller\/how-can-you-support-someone-who-has-had-a-miscarriage"},"modified":"2015-05-19T01:45:32","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T01:45:32","slug":"how-can-you-support-someone-who-has-had-a-miscarriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/4258","title":{"rendered":"How Can You Support Someone Who Has Had A Miscarriage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Miscarriages are more common than most people realize.<\/b> What should someone do to help a friend who has just experienced one?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzz_sub_buzz\" class=\"c suplist_none suplist_list_hide \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3581662_4712233\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">1.<\/span> We’ve all seen the joyful status updates featuring cute pregnancy announcements.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/10\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-13378-1421767767-22.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"415\" alt=\"We've all seen the joyful status updates featuring cute pregnancy announcements.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/10\/enhanced\/webdr10\/enhanced-13378-1421767767-22.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto FotoAnn<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3581662_4712237\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">2.<\/span> But far less common are announcements that a pregnancy ended too soon.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/10\/enhanced\/webdr10\/anigif_enhanced-13382-1421767932-5_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"332\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 332px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"How Can You Support Someone Who Has Had A Miscarriage?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/10\/enhanced\/webdr10\/anigif_enhanced-13382-1421767932-5.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Showtime \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/lewky.tumblr.com\/post\/22894586384\">lewky.tumblr.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3581662_4712239\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">3.<\/span> And when people <i>do<\/i> tell others that they’ve had a miscarriage, those around them often don’t know what to say or do.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/10\/enhanced\/webdr04\/anigif_enhanced-27817-1421768995-3_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 351px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"How Can You Support Someone Who Has Had A Miscarriage?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/10\/enhanced\/webdr04\/anigif_enhanced-27817-1421768995-3.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">ABC \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/sad-fangirling-5fuQchArXS0so\">giphy.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3581662_4712242\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">4.<\/span> So they say things that make things worse, or just avoid the person because they aren’t sure what to say.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/10\/enhanced\/webdr06\/anigif_enhanced-12228-1421769385-2_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"350\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 350px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"How Can You Support Someone Who Has Had A Miscarriage?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/10\/enhanced\/webdr06\/anigif_enhanced-12228-1421769385-2.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">NBC \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/snl-saturday-night-live-jon-hamm-5ilsskakMwGT6\">giphy.com<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3581662_4712825\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">5.<\/span> And that can make people feel isolated when grieving a miscarriage.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/11\/enhanced\/webdr12\/anigif_enhanced-6557-1421770277-21_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"316\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 316px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"How Can You Support Someone Who Has Had A Miscarriage?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/11\/enhanced\/webdr12\/anigif_enhanced-6557-1421770277-21.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\">giphy.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3581662_4712251\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">6.<\/span> Do you have any advice for what people can do or say (or NOT do and NOT say) when a person shares that they have had a miscarriage?<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/10\/enhanced\/webdr08\/enhanced-4031-1421769496-1.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" alt=\"Do you have any advice for what people can do or say (or NOT do and NOT say) when a person shares that they have had a miscarriage?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-01\/20\/10\/enhanced\/webdr08\/enhanced-4031-1421769496-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/Thinkstock.com\">Thinkstock.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_text  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3581662_4712952\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">7.<\/span> Tell us what gestures and comments you 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What should someone do to help a friend who has just experienced one? 1. We’ve all seen the joyful status updates featuring cute pregnancy announcements. View this image &rsaquo; Getty Images\/iStockphoto FotoAnn 2. But far less common are announcements that a pregnancy ended too soon. 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