“It Took Everything to Get Here” — Miranda Stout on Infertility, Loss, and Motherhood After Trauma
Miranda Stout shares her story of navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, a complicated pregnancy, birth trauma, and a NICU stay — and what it means to now be parenting her two living sons after everything it took to get here. In this episode, we talk about the long road to motherhood after loss, the lingering impact of trauma, and the slow shift from survival mode into something softer. This conversation holds space for both the grief that stays and the life that continues to unfold.
We talk about:
Miranda’s experience with infertility and the early challenges of trying to conceive
Navigating pregnancy loss and the emotional toll it carries
A complicated pregnancy and birth trauma
The experience of having a baby in the NICU
What survival mode looks like in motherhood after loss
The lingering presence of trauma, even in “normal” life
Parenting living children while carrying past grief
The transition from surviving to slowly feeling safe again
Holding both gratitude and grief at the same time
This episode is a powerful reminder that grief and beauty can coexist — and that birth, even in loss, can absolutely be sacred.
Get to Know Miranda:
Miranda Stout is a wife, boy mom of two, and interior designer based in Ottawa, Ontario. Her path to motherhood has been anything but straightforward — shaped by infertility, pregnancy loss, a complicated pregnancy, birth trauma, and a NICU stay. Through it all, she has found her way into a life that feels both hard-earned and deeply meaningful, holding space for the messiness and beauty that can exist side by side.
