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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 hand on my shoulder to keep the…

Did you know when your child dies in the hospital, there isn’t a magical door that leads right to your bedroom where you can crawl under the covers…

To the doctor who cared for me, I had never met you until the day I walked into your office, and you calmly asked me to lie down for my scan. For…

This sounds absolutely horrible. But it’s real. And it’s raw. And let’s just be honest, we probably all have some thoughts like…

In one second of twisted fate, my pregnancy ended. At 39-weeks pregnant, my baby’s heart stopped silently in my womb. Her enthusiastic kicks faded…

Do you need a hug/crying partner right now? I can meet you. This was the text I received from my selfless friend, as I sat in a coffee shop, five…

Today my daughter would have been one month old. I have been through more at 22 than most people go through in their entire lives, but I will never…

I carried the one. The estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies that end in loss. But instead of adding to our family, something was subtracted. Lost. One day I…

Mother’s Day is nearing, but it won’t be the same for the ones who have lost their baby. Many bereaved mothers are dreading Mother’s Day. There…

The sound of a woman sobbing wakes me. Moments pass in the still and quiet hours of the early morning before I realize that woman is me. Tears soak…