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Dear Vix: TV shows about baby loss are unbearable for me
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Dear Vix: TV shows about baby loss are unbearable for me

The Independent·Victoria Richards·about 1 month ago
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D ear Vix, When the new BBC TV series ‘Babies’ was announced , I felt something unexpected: relief. Finally, a show willing to look directly at pregnancy loss, something so often hidden or softened on screen. But I won’t be watching it. After the stillbirth of my daughter, I learnt that even the most ordinary TV – a family sitcom, a throwaway pregnancy storyline – could undo me. Fiction became unpredictable; comfort viewing became something I had to approach carefully, almost strategically. I really struggle as a bereaved parent to navigate the media: it can be unbearable. I’ve realised that the stories we say we need aren’t always the ones we can consume. And that grief reshapes even the most everyday acts, like choosing what to watch on a Tuesday evening. Do you have any tips to help me with this issue?…

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