I am 1 in 4. A group that no one wants to willingly be a part of.
My pregnancy journal starts from September 2020, when i got the two pink lines for the first time ever!
We built hopes and dreams but soon after we suffered a loss and were robbed of the innocence of being pregnant first time ever.
I am thankful to my parents, my close friends and R who allowed me to grieve the loss for months and give me the support that I wish everyone who goes through it should receive.
1 in 4 women suffer a miscarriage in their pregnancy journey, a fact so common yet not talked about openly in our culture.
October month is the pregnancy and infant loss awareness month and I felt my pregnancy journal would be incomplete if I did not talk about my loss. The grief has made me so much more grateful this time around and allowed me to be present and enjoy every moment.
I handmade a tiny sketchbook using scrap leather and watercolor paper. Each month, I documented my pregnancy journey and at the end created a little keepsake that my little one could enjoy years later.

I created a reel on Instagram in honor of #miscarriageawarenessmonth using few of my illustrations.