Um, Can You Use a Vibrator While Pregnant?

To put it simply: It just wasnt enough, wrote Teigen.

While millions of friends and fans sent messages of support, others werent so positive.

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And yet, we are continually objectified as being women, for our bodies and our sexuality.

Second and third-trimester losses are less common, but they are still much more common than people realize.

(Dr. Zucker puts the stillbirth rate at one in 100.)

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Jessica Zucker, PhD is a psychologist who specializes in women’s reproductive health and maternal mental health.

So why the stigma?

Teigens openness and vulnerability about her loss open major doors for others that have experienced something similar.

Even a simple text that checks in frequently, six months and a year later, is important.

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Dont assume what anybody else is feeling.

Dr. Zucker recommends asking questions to see to it the person is comfortable speaking about what theyre going through.

And still, its incredibly powerful for her to shed light on something so vulnerable.

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Every day cant be full of sunshine, she told her followers.

On this darkest of days, we will grieve, we will cry our eyes out.

But we will hug and love each other harder and get through it.

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