You’ve just peed on the stick, and those two lines pop up faster than you can say “I’m going to be a mom!”

You’re beyond excited, and for a moment, you want to shout it from the rooftops.

Then reality hits. You keep the news to yourself. Why? Because of the dreaded 12-week rule.

What if it didn’t have to be that way? 5

“It isolates our community”

One Sydney mom is calling for the “outdated” rule to be scrapped completely, saying it’s time to rethink how we handle early pregnancy and pregnancy loss .

“This rule does more harm than good. It isolates our community in grief when they need support. It disenfranchises their grief,” Sam Payne told Kidspot .

The owner of The Pink Elephants , a support network for miscarriage and early pregnancy loss, says it’s long past time fo

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