Recurrent Ectopic Pregnancies and the Value of Believing in Yourself with Rachael Joyce

In this episode of The Worst Girl Gang Ever, hosts Bex Gunn & Laura Buckingham talk to community member Rachael about her experiences with pregnancy loss and miscarriage. Rachael shares her story of multiple miscarriages, including instances of delayed diagnosis and mismanagement of ectopic pregnancies that put her life at risk. They discuss Rachael's journey to become pregnant after her tubes were damaged, requiring close monitoring by doctors during early pregnancy. Despite taking medications as recommended, she continued to experience complications and heartbreak through recurrent miscarriages. In this episode you will hear: Her frustration with a nurse who dismissed her symptoms, delaying diagnosis of a life-threatening condition. The emotional toll of lengthy medical experiences with an uncertain outcome. The importance of advocating for yourself when you feel something is wrong. How sharing her story can help raise awareness of pregnancy complications. Her plans to focus on self-care as she considers trying for another baby in the future. The Warriorship is a membership to help you navigate life after baby loss. It covers every stage of the recovery pathway, and provides support, advice, and a range of emotional tools to help you through this difficult time. This is more than a support group. For more information and to join The Warriorship go to: https://theworstgirlgangever.co.uk/warriorship/ The Worst Girl Gang Ever is a real, honest emotive podcast that covers the heartbreaking subject of miscarriage, infertility and baby loss, expect honest conversations about unspoken experiences. Hosted by TWGGE founders Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham, this show is a chance to break the silence and really open up the dialogue around the topic of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. No more shame, no more taboo - let's ditch that for our children; the ones that will come, the ones that are and the ones that never came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices