While Grieving Her Miscarriage, People Left Flowers at Her Door. Later, She Found the Moments Were Caught on Camera (Exclusive)

• Megan Blaga found out that she and her fiancé, Clayton, were expecting their second child, a baby boy, in October 2024
• The Oregon-based couple, who met three years ago, were already parents to an 11-month-old daughter and a 5-year-old daughter, whom Clayton has from a previous relationship
• But then, on New Year’s Eve 2024, Blaga went to an appointment with her obstetrician, where she learned she had miscarried

When Megan Blaga found out that she and her fiancé, Clayton, were expecting their second child, a baby boy, in October 2024, it was a dream come true.

The Oregon-based couple, who met three years ago, were already parents to an 11-month-old daughter and a 5-year-old daughter, whom Clayton has from a previous relationship. They felt that welcoming a boy was the missing puzzle piece that was "meant to be," she tells PEOPLE.

But then, on New Year’s Eve 2024, Blaga went to an appointment with her obstetrician-gynecologist, where she learned she had miscarried.

"I remember sitting in the ultrasound room in a horrible headspace — not feeling good about what was to come," Blaga, 23, recalls exclusively to PEOPLE. "My OB-GYN comes in, gets the ultrasound all ready, and the second she places the Doppler on my stomach, the look in her eyes — I knew. If you could imagine the loudest screams and cries, you’d picture me as I sobbed in my OB-GYN's arms. A piece of me is still left in that ultrasound room, a piece I’ll never get back."

"It was hard. It was hard for everyone," she adds. "The hardest person to tell was my bonus daughter. She’s 5 years old and was so excited to become a big sister to another sibling. Trying to explain it to a child that young was brutal — it broke her heart."

In the days that followed, Blaga spent most of her time on the couch or in bed grieving. "I had a hard time speaking to anyone for a while after it happened," she says.

While she took time to process, she noticed some of her best friends and family dropping off flowers and gifts. Thankfully, they understood that she needed space and time and left the thoughtful gifts at the door, supporting her from a distance.

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"They went out of their way to show us they were there for us during such a difficult time," she says. "I had friends make us home-cooked meals, offer to buy us groceries so we didn’t have to leave the house. My house was starting to flood with flowers, even from people I was just acquaintances with."

"I can’t begin to explain the love and support I felt without even having to see them face-to-face — they still made sure I knew I had their support and love," she adds.

Then, in the blink of an eye, a month passed. Blaga recalls how she was having a very emotional night and decided to scroll through photos and videos, which always make her feel better. Eventually, she came across the pictures she'd captured of the flowers she had received.

That's when it dawned on her. "I thought to look and see if I had saved the videos from my doorbell of everyone who stopped by," she says.

"Sure enough, I did. It was a heartfelt moment. It made me sad but yet happy watching the videos back, seeing the love through the lens," she adds.

Not long after, Blaga compiled the video and shared it on TikTok. Her hope in posting it was to create a space to help change the stigma around miscarriages, child loss and grief. Going through this herself, she realized how isolated and alone it can make one feel.

"Posting about my miscarriage was not only a way to let me be vulnerable but also to honor my son in a way that would help me begin my own healing process. This also allowed others to come forward about their own experiences," she says.

Then, the video went viral, amassing more than 9.6 million views and 8,500 comments.

"I always feel so sad bc I went through my miscarriage alone, I didn’t tell anyone, it was just me and my toddler, it was the lowest point of my life and I regret not reaching out for help," one TikTok user commented.

"This brought tears to my eyes," someone else said.

Another person wrote, "I just lost my baby last week and my dad. It takes a village to get through it."

"When posting this video, I expressed a lot of gratitude to my 'village,' as I called it," Blaga says. "The people who came in support of me as I lost my child. The comments I received were from strangers acknowledging my son with me and expressing their sincere apologies, but it was also a lot of women explaining how they didn’t have this village when they went through the same experience or similar loss as I did. And that truly broke my heart."

"I wish I could respond to every single comment and let them know that I acknowledge their story and that my love is with them," she continues.

Since posting about her miscarriage on TikTok, Blaga has taken steps toward healing. She says the impact of the video showed her that she's not alone, that it has happened to many other women and that people shouldn’t feel ashamed to speak about it.

"Being able to talk about it with my friends and family, to cry to them, it let me begin healing. It let me air out all of my emotions and thoughts that ran through my head since the moment I found out," she says. "I didn’t need to bottle it up because my friends and family welcomed me with open arms and listening ears when I was ready."