I Asked God To Stop Sending Me Babies I’d Never Hold
With each positive pregnancy test, it was a restrained joy, for I knew we shouldn’t fully celebrate. As experience often…
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She’s Really Gone
Trigger warning: Infant loss “We have to do this for Gabby," my husband paused on the sidewalk to squeeze my…
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By Megan Hanlon There’s No Wrong Way To Feel After Pregnancy Loss
My first feeling was shock, followed by a messy crush of emotions—disappointment, guilt, relief. After enduring three years of invasive…
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To My Daughter in Heaven, I Will Never Leave You Out
The usual elevator awkwardness was particularly irksome that day. I adjusted my purse and glanced at my phone as if…
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By Micayla Lyons I’m Leaning Into This Grief, But I Need You To Catch Me God
God, I’m leaning in. I’m leaning into this grief. I’m leaning in to this valley. I’m going to need You…
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We Can’t Keep Miscarriage Quiet To Keep Other People Comfortable
I am 1 in 4. In May, I had a miscarriage. I started bleeding over the holiday weekend. I made…
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By Genny Jessee Coexisting With Grief Isn’t Sad—It’s Freeing
October was child loss awareness month. I realize this each year when I start seeing posts about it on social…
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By Emily Roussell Someday I’ll Tell Them How Much They Were Loved
Someday I’ll tell them . . . The babies my arms have never carried, though my heart always will. Someday…
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By Her View From Home And Then You Were Gone
COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11th, 2020. On March 12, I saw your heartbeat. I listened to the…
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By Lizzie Conrath Shouldn’t My Miscarriage Be Covered Under Bereavement Leave?
Author's note: I understand it is early to be sharing with the world such a traumatic experience. My husband and…
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By Bradleigh Hollister I Never Want To Forget the Story of You
If I don’t write it all down, will I forget? Will there come a day when I no longer remember…
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I’ll Never Forget the NICU Doctor Who Held Our Family Like He Held My Daughter
No, this is not my husband holding our newborn daughter. He is not my brother. He is not a cousin,…
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