UNDER
the
HEART
Under your heart is where dreams begin.
Where hope takes form, where love settles before breath ever begins.
Under your heart is where pregnancy begins.
In the smallest of cells, physically and literally.
Under your heart is where grief takes root the deepest.
In the hollow place beneath the ribs, where breath catches and refuses to release.
It leaves a wound no one can see, and a silence few know how to hold.
UNDERtheHEART is a space for all who have loved a child who never came to be, or was lost too soon. Whether through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, failed IVF, termination for medical reasons, stillbirth, life-limiting fetal diagnoses, or the countless other ways pregnancy can end in tragedy— your story belongs here.
Written in your words. In your time. Allowing your story to live outside of you, beyond your body, beyond your heart.
UNDERtheHEART is a collection of voices—raw, tender, sacred. A place to read the stories of others and find echoes of your own. To remember that even in solitude, you are not alone. Others have walked a similar road.
There is no timeline for grief. No ranking of pain.
Only this truth:
You carried love.
You still carry love.
UNDERtheHEART
About
>30%
10,000,000+
1 in 175
25%
of all pregnancies end in miscarriage
babies born through IVF globally
babies are stillborn in the United States
of women utilize abortion/termination care in their life
At UNDERtheHEART, the conversation is devoted to reproduction — a fundamental thread that unites humanity. It carries the weight of beginnings: the bonds of birth and life. And sometimes, the silence of death.
We hold space for every part of the reproductive journey, including:
The paths leading to pregnancy — IVF, fertility challenges, or the decision not to have children.
The devastating losses that can happen along the way — miscarriage, genetic anomalies, abortion, cervical insufficiency, molar and ectopic pregnancies.
And the complications that may arise during or after birth — stillbirth, maternal hemorrhage, eclampsia, and more.
At UNDERtheHEART, no part of the story is too early, too small, or too painful to be seen.
This is a place to speak, to listen, and to honor the complex truth of what it means to hope, carry, lose, and live on.
Quick stats
Behind each number is a story.
Her story.
Your story.
My story.
Our stories.
These experiences are heartbreakingly common — yet they’re often not spoken about.
The numbers above can feel “too high” because so many of these moments are carried in silence, processed alone, or buried beneath shame. Often, they feel too personal to share, even with those closest to us.
At UNDERtheHEART, we hope to break that silence. To remove the stigma surrounding reproductive loss and to honor the people living through these deeply human experiences.
If your story still feels too raw to bring into the light — know this: you are not alone. Read these stories, see if you find echoes of your own lived experience.
If and when you are ready to share, we are ready to listen. We are ready to hold space for you and to remind you that your story matters.
you are welcome here
Whether you are trying to process your own emotions or you want to understand the experience of your partner, sister, daughter, or someone else you love…
I hope Under the Heart can provide support and help throughout your healing journey.
UNDERtheHEARThq@gmail.com
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