Rachel Schneider Smith miscarriage at 4 months

Horrible news.

So sorry to hear about the this. 😔

Sad. And only two months after her skin cancer scare.

She explains well why she shared it in the IG post. If everyone keeps this sort of heartbreaking news to themselves they can feel alone, isolated and despondent.

Two sides to every story. My sister never shared she miscarried with us. Only came out after there was another scare in the family. These issues are personal and sharing is an individual decision. I do agree that social media does change behavior. Would she have called the local papers and told them to print? Would she have shared so broadly pre-sm? The other personal decision point is exercising while pregnant. My wife was an Olympic Trials chaser and shut it all down while pregnant, yet some girls keep cranking out 60-80 mile weeks while 8 months pregnant. Blows my mind what they are capable of doing but always wonder if there is a "best" practice. These things have no firm answers. My heart breaks for her as I know how much this impacted my sister. She has never really gotten over it although she has three healthy kids now. All the best.

Social media followers are a far more targeted audience than the local paper. If you follow someone you presumably care a bit about their life and regardless of how some men (it’s always men) can’t handle talk of something like a misscarriage, it can have a huge impact on a woman’s life. So as another poster pointed out, empathy is the correct feeling to have here or follow those sage words about not saying anything at all.

Says a man, who this did not happen to.

Things like infertility and miscarriage are more common than many think. If people are comfortable sharing something intensely personal, it can help others not feel alone in their grief, avoid feelings that it is their fault, etc. Kudos to Smith for her openness.