Ep 277: Repurposing the Pain of Infant Loss with Founder & CEO of Chasing the Rainbows, Bernice Quesenberry

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month this October, in this episode we have secondary infertility and baby loss survivor Bernice Quesenberry (and quick note I inadvertently mispronounced her last name in the episode, my apologies!). She has repurposed her pain into something positive by starting a national nonprofit called Chasing the Rainbows, which offers FREE, trauma-informed support for those facing infertility, miscarriage, and infant loss.

If you’ve experienced pregnancy or infant loss, it can feel very isolating because it’s not talked about often in media & mainstream culture. But you are not alone - unfortunately it’s a very common part of people's journey to being parents. I hope you never need this episode but if you do or know someone who might need it, then it's here with all of these amazing resources to help you.

In this Episode, You’ll Learn About:

Why trauma-informed care is crucial in supporting those experiencing baby loss
How reproductive trauma occurs and how frequently it happens
What makes it difficult to find mental health support after baby loss
How peer mentorship and support groups provide a sense of connection and support during healing
What the grief journey may look like
What you should (and shouldn’t) do to support someone after pregnancy or infant loss
How grief from infant loss impacts mental health
How to honor the memory of a lost baby while continuing with life

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0:00.0	October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and in this episode, you're going to learn about some
0:07.8	excellent resources for pregnancy and infant loss from Bernice Queensberry, the founder of Chasing the Rainbows.
0:20.7	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast.
0:24.1	If you're having a baby in the hospital, you are giving birth in a system that too often
0:28.9	takes away power from women over what happens in their own bodies.
0:33.3	I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankins, a practicing board certified OBGYN, who's had the privilege of helping well over a thousand babies into this world.
0:41.3	I've been a doctor for over 20 years, and I'm here to help you take back your power, advocate for yourself, and have the beautiful pregnancy and birth that you deserve.
0:50.5	This podcast is for educational purposes only, and it's not a substitute for medical advice.
0:55.2	Check out the full disclaimer at Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.
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1:31.6	Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode number 277, whether it is
1:39.5	your first time listening or you have listened before. I am so grateful that you're spending some time with me
1:45.8	today. In honor of October being Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, in this episode,
1:53.6	we have secondary infertility and baby loss survivor Bernice Queensberry. Bernice has repurposed
2:00.7	her pain by starting a national nonprofit
2:04.4	called Chasing the Rainbows that offers trauma-informed, free, yes, completely free, support
2:10.7	services, uniting all infertility, pregnancy loss, and infant loss survivors. Losing her infant daughter in her arms and leaving the
2:22.0	hospital empty armed along with her pregnancy after loss with her rainbow baby is what drove
2:29.2	Bernice to leave her thriving insurance brokerage career to start chasing the rainbows in September of 2022.
2:37.0	Their free support services include virtual support groups, peer mentors, therapy, care packages,
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