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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Pregnancy After Loss Requires a Different Kind of Hope
I sat in my son’s nursery during a 3 a.m. feed—my tired eyes scanning the room, desperate to stay awake.…
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The Heart Inside a Loss Mom is Always a Little Broken
October 28, 2019: “I’m so sorry,” she said, as she backed away from the machine as if it were a…
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I Had a Missed Miscarriage and it Took Me By Surprise
I was talking to a friend a few weeks ago about her recent missed miscarriage. As we talked through the…
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My Hurting Heart Needed That Hug
In the time of greatest fear, I was shown the greatest compassion. My baby died. It sounds rather blunt to…
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I Need You To Know That Even Though My Child is Invisible, I Am Still a Mother
To the mother who can kiss all of her children goodnight. To the one who will get to watch her…
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And If You Can’t: A Mother’s Love Letter To Her Child in Heaven
Just shy of two years following my daughter's death, I lay in my bed pleading God for rest. My newborn…
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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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Dear Husband, Thank You For Loving My Broken Heart
Loving a woman who has experienced trauma in her life isn’t always easy. The baggage she is carrying around is…
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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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