Duchess Meghan revisits need to 'detach' during 2020 miscarriage on new podcast

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27-04-2025

Duchess Meghan revisits need to 'detach' during 2020 miscarriage on new podcast
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Duchess Meghan is revisiting the miscarriage she suffered in the summer of 2020.
The Duchess of Sussex addressed her heartbreaking experience on the Tuesday episode of her "Confessions of a Female Founder" podcast with Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani.
The pair, who met under "different circumstances" in 2018 when Meghan was pregnant with Prince Archie while living as a working royal in the United Kingdom, discussed their individual experiences with miscarriages during the episode.
"I'll bring this up if you're comfortable talking about it, because I know you've spoken publicly about, as you're doing Girls Who Code, all the interpersonal things that are happening for you at that time and the miscarriages that you've experienced," Meghan said.
Duchess Meghan shares she had a miscarriage in July, writes about loss, need for healing
Meghan shares 5-year-old son Archie and daughter Princess Lilibet, 3, with her husband Prince Harry.
"I've spoken about the miscarriage that we experienced," she added. "I think in some parallel way, when you have to learn to detach from the thing that you have so much promise and hope for and to be able to be okay at a certain point to let something go that you plan to love for a long time."
Saujani said, "I don't think anyone's seen it that way, like, said it that way for me," telling Meghan that she had a "scary habit" of showing up to "perform" socially after being told by doctors that she had miscarried.
During her conversation with Meghan, the CEO of Moms First also divulged that after the string of miscarriages, which she contributed to "autoimmune issues," she handed Girls Who Code duties over to her team.
"You have this beautiful line that I quote all the time, 'The most important title I have is mom.' And I so desperately wanted that title," Saujani told Meghan.
Duchess Meghan revealed her own miscarriage in November 2020
In a November 2020 essay in The New York Times opinion section, Meghan intimately revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage in July of that year.
"It was a July morning that began as ordinarily as any other day: Make breakfast. Feed the dogs. Take vitamins. Find that missing sock. Pick up the rogue crayon that rolled under the table. Throw my hair in a ponytail before getting my son from his crib," Meghan wrote.
"After changing his diaper, I felt a sharp cramp. I dropped to the floor with him in my arms, humming a lullaby to keep us both calm, the cheerful tune a stark contrast to my sense that something was not right."
She continued, "In being invited to share our pain, together we take the first steps toward healing."