Even in the earliest stages of pregnancy, the parents-to-be can’t help but form a connection with their baby. They imagine what their lives will look like after welcoming a little being into the world and losing it seems like something unthinkable. However, on the rare occasions that it happens, it can be beyond devastating, and coping with it looks different for anyone (but is far from simple).
When this woman received the crushing news, instead of sharing it with her partner, she kept quiet about it. She successfully hid the pregnancy loss from him up until the supposed due date. After it passed, she had no other option but to tell the truth, which left everyone crushed.
Scroll down to find the full story and a conversation with perinatal mental health treatment specialist and founder of Shameless Mama Wellness, Marilyn Cross Coleman, LCSW, PMH-C, who kindly agreed to tell us more about faking a pregnancy after pregnancy loss.
