The subject of miscarriage is a tricky one. I should know, I’ve had three of them. I know women do feel the need to talk about it, but somehow the majority rarely do.
So some time ago I had this idea of a site where women could sign up (anonymously if they wanted to) and talk about their own experiences of miscarriage. This, I thought, would have two positive effects. Firstly it would enable the person talking about their experience to unload a little. Secondly it would be a place for other women who’ve had miscarriages to read about people who have been through the same thing. It might not sound a lot, but I know it would have meant a great deal to me when I had my miscarriages.
So I went ahead and set the site up. One of Those Things was established in December of last year. Initially there was a reasonable amount of activity, but it soon trailed off.
I must admit I’m guilty of neglecting the site myself. But after a while it felt a little like flogging a dead horse and I’m now thinking about closing it. Actually I was pretty positive until today that I would close it.
I’m still not sure which way it will go yet, but if anybody reading this would like to get involved please drop me a line via the contact link (or leave a comment, whichever). If I manage to generate some fresh interest (even a teeny bit) I might just keep it going.
Flog away. I asked to be allowed to post and never did. I suddenly got tremendously self conscious which is silly because I post naked on my Babyfuit blog.
I think if we could turn it into a network instead of just a collaborative blog, that could reinvigorate it. By that I mean we could post links on the collaborative blog referencing our recent posts or the posts of other miscarriage bloggers, then go to those blogs and post about the collaborative blog. Instigate a zeitgeist of some kind.
If you need me, I will try to be there. Even just excerpting from all of our blogs could create an interesting tapestry of voices and experience.
Sorry for not replying before Aliza, slipped my mind.
I’m not meaning to make anyone feel guilty, especially as I let the posting lapse myself. :)
I have decided to keep the site open, there will be a revamp as soon as I have the time. Bec has said she will help me out with it too, so that will lighten the load for me some. :)
Thanks for your suggestion, I’ll certainly keep it in mind.