Himmat Collective

  Missed Miscarriage: We are the 1-5% of people who experience this journey  Welcome to Himmat Collective, a place for the Punjabi Community to share their story around fertility and loss. We believe that everyone's journey is different, but we can all connect somehow. Todays post is from myself, Sarina and this is my story of our Baby Dinosaur. My Angel above, my brightest star in the sky. The one that changed my world, the one who made me a Mum. I met my husband in 2015, and we have been married since 2017. We always planned to travel before starting a family, and at 24 years old, we thought we had time. Time to spend together before starting a family, because in our minds, when we decided we wanted children, it would just happen. I feel like that's how you are brought up because fertility struggles, miscarriage and baby loss is just not talked about in the Punjabi community. Its not one of those topics that you sit down to talk about over a cup of tea. Its hidden, locked aw...

Welcome to Himmat Collective, a place for the Punjabi Community to share their story around fertility and loss. We believe that everyone's journey is different, but we can all connect somehow. Today's blog is from Mena, a mother of 3, and a mother in law who has watched her son and daughter in law go through their fertility journey. -- " Every parent looks forward to becoming a grandparent, especially when it's the FIRST grandchild. It's the time in your life when you can spoil them, and give your time and affection.  So when we found out our son and daughter in law were expecting a baby, we were so incredibly excited. I remember the moment they told me, my entire being filled with excitement at the prospect of a new addition to our family. It was going to be amazing. We were so conscious of my daughter in law doing too much, constantly reminding her to sit down and relax. We were thrilled with the thought that in 9 months, our new grandchild would arrive! The Preg...