I just heard on TV that Beyonce had a miscarriage prior to her new baby girl??? Wow! good on Jay Z putting that out there in a song nonetheless!!!




way to little attention in the media on things like that... the only other song I know about mc is by Tori Amos "spark". I felt that it made it even harder for me... when doctors kept telling me how common it is and I thought then why the f!@# do you never hear about it... I know they dont want to scare pg girls but just as the possibility to stillbirth should be discussed I feel that miscarriage should be discussed more... For god's sake MC and stillbirth are more common that for example breast cancer or SIDS and think about how much media coverage and research they get... rant over...

ETA please don't hate on me.... of course research on and media coverage of breast cancer and SIDS is just as important and every life saved through research and new therapies is precious!!!

Wow. I guess it's a little humbling (?) that noone is immune to this heartbreak. I agree there should be more awareness as to how "common" a miscarriage is so we don't feel so alone.

I agree it shouldn't be a taboo subject. I hate talking about my MC because I usually am told that it wasn't a real baby and at least you didn't see the heartbeat.

Some believe that beautiful song "last Day on Earth" is about miscarriage.

Having just been through a mc (last week) I am actually finding it comforting hearing other ppl's stories, celebrities or not.
Its amazing that it is not more spoken about, and I certainly do not feel ashamed about what I am going through.
I also find it amazing that when you speak to ppl, how common it really is, so many people have come out and said "oh I had three mc's before I had my kids etc etc", and this is just from close friends and family who knew I was pg before 12 wks.

Sorry, but I didn't realise people didn't know how common miscarriages are. I knew before I had mine that one in four pregnancies end in M/C. Knowing didn't make it any less painful.
And people don't tell you because it's too damn hard to talk about. NONE of my family know about mine, and only 2 friends do. It's too painful to talk about IRL. EB has been told though, because none of them are emotionally invested in my life.
A m/c is more than just a family death(and not many famous people talk about family deaths, do they?) its the death of hopes and dreams and wishing for most people. I'm not surprised famous people don't feel like telling all and sundry about it.

I didn't realise how common m/c's and stillbirth was until I was faced with it. I wish it was spoken about more IRL and the media, and when I hear of celebrities going through it, I find it comforting that they didn't just waltz into their fertility clinic in their giant sunglasses and pumps, and waltz out with perfect, healthy twins with no complications. The rich and famous face the same heartaches as so many others living through m/c's.

This is so horrible. And I'm so sorry that people treat your loss like that.


Good on Jay Z for putting it out there. How nice is it to know that the rich and famous have to deal with the everyday aswell?
And by saying this, I DO NOT mean that it's nice that Beyonce had a miscarriage. Just it's nice to know we're all not alone.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

It seems there is no end to the insensitive statements people can make.

I also think there needs to be more education about miscarriage. I am a nurse and after you have a mc (where I work) they give you a little booklet mainly about pregnancy and who to call if you are not coping well after a miscarriage. I try to talk to some of the ladies that come in but I guess most of the girlsI work with haven't been through it so don't know what to say.

At least Beyonce's story gives the rest of us hope that one day we may get to take home a baby.

I also wonder if he is using the song to pay respect to the child (Glory as a bub nickname) they didnt get to meet...

I do find myself wondering if he had the song just waiting until Blue was born so he could add the crying sounds at the end, or if he zipped off to the studio after she was born.

It's very honest and open of Jay to share so much about their journey to have Blue in a song. They've been so private about everything thus far. I'm glad they're both happy and that Blue is happy, healthy bubba.

Personally, I'm a little wigged out in regards to the song, as Glory is my first name. lol. I'll get over it soon enough of course.