Pregnancy Loss Group: Creating Emotional Safety
27 Mar 2025
Pregnancy Loss Group
27th March at 6.30pm.
This UK group is for anyone who is struggling to conceive and have also experienced pregnancy loss after trying for a baby for a long time or/and following fertility treatment.
For the link to join this meeting and for further information on this group, please contact pregnancyloss@fertilitynetworkuk.org
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Pregnancy Loss group meetings are taking on a new format to best support attendees.
This month’s session format is:
Opening Check-in (15 minutes)
• Brief introduction from each participant (first name only)
• One word to describe how they’re feeling today
• Share one hope for what they’d like to gain from the group
Explore grief responses to pregnancy loss before/after/during fertility treatment
• The complex grief response unique to fertility-related losses
• The compounded grief of loss after treatment
• How medical trauma can complicate the grieving process
• Trauma responses (hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, etc.)
• Brief introduction from each participant (first name only)
• One word to describe how they’re feeling today
• Share one hope for what they’d like to gain from the group
Explore grief responses to pregnancy loss before/after/during fertility treatment
• The complex grief response unique to fertility-related losses
• The compounded grief of loss after treatment
• How medical trauma can complicate the grieving process
• Trauma responses (hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, etc.)
Creating Personal Grounding Kit
• Each participant identifies their personal trauma response patterns
• Introduce 5-4-3-2-1 sensory grounding technique
• Practice deep breathing with hand on heart technique
• Create personalised list of grounding objects/activities
• Discuss “emotional first aid kit” and have participants start creating one
Supportive Discussion to identify triggers and safety strategies
• Structured sharing of common triggers
• Brainstorm strategies for preparing for known triggers
• Discussion of early warning signs of emotional overwhelm
• Creating a personal safety plan for difficult moments Closing Ritual (10 minutes)
• Grounding visualization exercise
• Each participant shares one thing they’re taking away from today
• Introduction of a group mantra/affirmation that will be repeated each session
• Each participant identifies their personal trauma response patterns
• Introduce 5-4-3-2-1 sensory grounding technique
• Practice deep breathing with hand on heart technique
• Create personalised list of grounding objects/activities
• Discuss “emotional first aid kit” and have participants start creating one
Supportive Discussion to identify triggers and safety strategies
• Structured sharing of common triggers
• Brainstorm strategies for preparing for known triggers
• Discussion of early warning signs of emotional overwhelm
• Creating a personal safety plan for difficult moments Closing Ritual (10 minutes)
• Grounding visualization exercise
• Each participant shares one thing they’re taking away from today
• Introduction of a group mantra/affirmation that will be repeated each session