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Me, After You is a podcast created by Ndoni Khanyile that aims to share the real stories of women who have experienced the major life transition of becoming parents. So many of the conversations we have before birth are about preparing for the arrival of the new baby and learning how to care for a newborn. Very little is said about the transition from life without little ones to your new reality as a parent, and even less is said about the grieving and deep sense of loss that many experience with this new identity. We seek to create a virtual community of mothers who can support and hold one ...

After the death of her three-day-old son, Teddy, in 2016, Elle Wright never expected what came next - that the path to bringing home a living child could be so winding. Elle's loss was followed by three and a half years of endless waiting. She and her husband waited for test results, hospital appointments and so many new procedures to help with their experience of secondary infertility. This wait included friends announcing their happy news whilst Elle was experiencing three rounds of IVF and the loss of three more babies.

What do you do when the unthinkable happens? Elle Wright had an admittedly easy pregnancy - her scans went well, she and her baby were healthy throughout, and in May 2016, she and her husband welcomed their son, Teddy, into the world. Just a few hours after giving birth, they woke to find a nurse holding a cold and unresponsive Teddy, who had stopped breathing during the night. The happiest day of Elle's life had turned into every parent's worst nightmare, and she had to let her beautiful baby boy go.

**BASED ON THE MUMSNET BEST BADGE 2016 WINNER, TRULY HAPPY BABY** Whether you’ve just had a baby or you’re about to welcome your new little bundle into the world, you probably have a LOT of questions … I know I did! And I also know from first-hand experience with my three babies that...