The Unthinkable

The Unthinkable

A five-part podcast hosted by Susie Ferguson, covering an issue most of us find hard to think about, let alone discuss - the loss of a baby.

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July 12, 2020 3 mins

The Unthinkable is a new podcast series by Susie Ferguson, which opens the door on an issue that affects hundreds of families every year, and yet we struggle to speak about it.

Content warning: This podcast contains graphic descriptions that some people might find difficult.

Kate Gudsell and Sam Arcus were married in November 2015 and just a few weeks later discovered they were pregnant with their first child. After a textbook pregna...

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Kate Gudsell and Sam Arcus had a trouble-free pregnancy, but a thunderstorm was quite literally brewing as Kate went into labour. This is a very personal story of grief and loss, but most importantly, love.

Content warning: This podcast contains graphic descriptions that some people might find difficult.

Kate Gudsell and Sam Arcus were married in November 2015. Sam scrubbed up smart in a kilt as a nod to his heritage from the Shetlan...

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July 27, 2020 35 mins

Kate and Sam lost their beautiful baby girl, Wren just six days after she was born. Their grief is shared, but their experiences quite different. This episode covers the loss of a baby through a father's eyes.

Content warning: This podcast contains graphic descriptions that some people might find difficult.

When things began to go wrong during the birth of their baby girl, Kate Gudsell was rushed to hospital in an ambulance while Sam...

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July 28, 2020 37 mins

How do you go on after you've lost a child? Kate and Sam and three other mum's who also lost babies describe different grieving processes, the deep lows and the things that lightened the burden.

Content warning: This podcast contains graphic descriptions that some people might find difficult.

Kate Gudsell and Sam Arcus gave birth to their first child, a girl they named Wren, on September 8 2016. She lived for just six days.

As they st...

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July 29, 2020 38 mins

Kate and Sam are pregnant again. Another girl. But this pregnancy comes with all the baggage from the first. In this episode, Kate and Sam prepare for the arrival of Frida.

Content warning: This podcast contains graphic descriptions that some people might find difficult.

After losing their first child, Wren, just six days after she was born, Kate and Sam are now pregnant again.

The new baby is due nearly a year to the day of Wren'...

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July 30, 2020 39 mins

Almost exactly a year after the birth and death of their first daughter, Wren, Kate Gudsell and Sam Arcus welcome Ralph into their family.

Content warning: This podcast contains graphic descriptions that some people might find difficult.

Almost exactly a year after Kate Gudsell and Sam Arcus lost their baby Wren, they were preparing to welcome their second daughter, Frida.

Two weeks before the surgery date, they were told Frida was ac...

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