Understandably, Dreyer experienced feelings of grief at the time.
“Because something’s not right with the embryo.
Your body is doing the right thing.
It’s doing what it needs to do.”
“It’s hard in the moment, because you’re so devastated,” she said.
“Having a miscarriage is awful.”
But Dreyer reassured her friend that it didn’t come between them.
“Listen if I feel like talking about it.
If I don’t, know that it’s fine.”
She then told Schwarzenegger, “Sometimes you’re so exhausted talking about it.”
Open and honest conversations about fertility and miscarriage go a long way toward helping those experiencing these struggles.
Miscarriage, in particular, is much more common than many realize.
