Everything Feels Wrong During Pregnancy After Loss
To the woman who is pregnant after a loss, I see you. I know this should be such an exciting…
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The Newborn Nights Feel As Endless As My Love For You
In the dark, the moments stretch too long between sleep. All night we listen for your calls: puckering cherub lips,…
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By Jasmine Davis I Will Forever Carry Both Life and Death
I have experienced the miracle of feeling life move within me. I have felt the pain and devastation of carrying…
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By Nicole Schoolfield How Do You Know If You’re Meant to Have Another Baby?
“I think I want just one more baby.” I stood at my infant’s changing table peering into his sweet eyes.…
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By Emily Garcia I Couldn’t Hold You When You Were Born, But Now I’ll Hold Your Hand Always
You were born at 5:37 p.m., and I held you from my bed in the labor and delivery room for…
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Sweet Baby, I Knew You Long Enough to Love You
It’s not really such a long time, seven weeks. It doesn’t sound like a long time at all when you…
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Pregnancy After Loss Told Me to Fear, God Showed Me How to Trust
I waited for about five seconds and then held the rectangular plastic receptacle closer to my eyes. Nothing, so far…
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Trust Your Intuition, Mama—No One Knows Your Baby Better Than You
A mother’s intuition is real, and it evolves quickly. But, it can be hard to recognize when you are a…
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By Ellie Hunja Trying For a VBAC Was Right For Me
I was a big, overdue baby, and my mom has never let me forget it. After enduring a heatwave and…
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Mommy, You Were Made Just For Me
I can’t really see anything right now, but I know you’re there. All of the sounds I hear are kind…
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By Kamrie Smith I Dreamed There’d Be More Babies
Four. The number of kids I imagined in my future family. Three. The number I had when the doctor said, "No…
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By Wendy C A Mother’s Grief Belongs To Her
“I’m sorry, your baby has passed.” Those were words I never thought would have been directed at me. Yet, on…
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