Breaking News:My Pregnancy Test Was Positive As Gut Feeling Revealed Something Terrible

Ifelt like I was on top of the world. I was married to my loving husband and together, we had an amazing 17-month-old son whom we both adored. My dream of having kids close in age was about to become a reality, and I was so excited to learn that I was pregnant with my second child.

After my first healthy, stress-free pregnancy, I couldn’t wait for my son to have a little sister or brother. My husband, Eli, jumped up and down with joy when we saw the pregnancy test was positive.

In the back of my head, I knew that miscarriage was a possibility, but I didn’t believe it could happen to me.

And then it did.

When I was eight weeks pregnant, I had my first ultrasound. I was told that my baby had a strong heartbeat. I brought up that I had some light spotting, but the doctor told me not to worry.

“Don’t worry,” she said. “That’s normal. It happens.”

I breathed a sigh of relief, but I wasn’t entirely convinced. My gut feeling turned out to be right.

I lightly bled for two weeks straight. When the blood suddenly became darker and redder, I reached out to my doctor’s office to make an appointment.

I hope that by telling my story through my comics, I can help others feel less alone in their struggle and help women understand that sometimes miscarriages, though terrible, can be a natural part of life, and that nothing is wrong with women who miscarry.

It’s 2024. Nobody should be suffering alone. I want to make sure of that.

Chari Pere, creator of the Unspoken Cartoons YouTube Channel, worked as a creative director and illustrator/storyboard artist on projects for Red Bull, Jockey, Disney, Comedy Central, and Bud Light. She has created content for The Washington Post’s The Lily and Mad Magazine and has collaborated with NYT bestselling author Gretchen Rubin and actress Mayim Bialik.

All views expressed are the author’s own.