Dear Parents of Babies Born Sleeping
I remember it like it was yesterday. A cold, wintry day in January in the dead of a Canadian winter.…
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Dear Grieving Mother, Don’t Let the World Pressure You Into Forgetting the Child You Lost
Grief is a vulture—circling the carrion of our loss as we watch from spectator seats. As if the loss of…
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Motherhood is Not Reserved For Women With Babies in Their Arms—Some Mothers Hold Babies in Their Hearts
“So, when are you having another?” Before the ink dried on the signature line of my new business account, the…
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Chrissy Teigen Shares Pregnancy Loss in Heartbreaking Instagram Post
Our hearts are breaking this morning for Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, who announced late last night in a gut-wrenching…
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I Wasn’t Prepared To Love You or To Lose You
I remember the first day I felt uncontrollable grief. You were four days old, and I received the first of…
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My Baby Fever Can’t Be Cured
My cheeks become flushed as my eyes scan a pregnancy announcement. In an instant, I begin to sweat. My womb…
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What is Faith When You Lose a Child?
“To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we…
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Miscarriage is Sad, and It’s OK To Say it Out Loud
I was 10-weeks pregnant, wiping ultrasound jelly off my stomach, and trying to focus on the weight of my husband’s…
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In Life After Loss, the Little Things Are Big
This sounds absolutely horrible. But it's real. And it's raw. And let's just be honest, we probably all have some…
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These Empty Arms Hold Undying Love
In one second of twisted fate, my pregnancy ended. At 39-weeks pregnant, my baby’s heart stopped silently in my womb.…
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