Some Say I Lost My Baby, But I Know Exactly Where You Are
To my Poppy, Even though we never met I can clearly picture you. I can see my dimples in your…
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To my Poppy, Even though we never met I can clearly picture you. I can see my dimples in your…
Continue ReadingIt was a bright, wintery Saturday. The three of us were crossing the Walmart parking lot and dodging stray carts.…
Continue ReadingIf you want to go out with friends, that’s OK. If you want to stay in and hide from the…
Continue ReadingTo the woman I was once after pregnancy loss, I'll never forget the day we met—even though an entire decade…
Continue ReadingI see it every day. My social media is littered with beautiful photos of children doing all sorts of things…
Continue ReadingTrigger warning: Infant loss “We have to do this for Gabby," my husband paused on the sidewalk to squeeze my…
Continue ReadingWith each positive pregnancy test, it was a restrained joy, for I knew we shouldn’t fully celebrate. As experience often…
Continue ReadingMy first feeling was shock, followed by a messy crush of emotions—disappointment, guilt, relief. After enduring three years of invasive…
Continue ReadingThe usual elevator awkwardness was particularly irksome that day. I adjusted my purse and glanced at my phone as if…
Continue ReadingGod, I’m leaning in. I’m leaning into this grief. I’m leaning in to this valley. I’m going to need You…
Continue ReadingI am 1 in 4. In May, I had a miscarriage. I started bleeding over the holiday weekend. I made…
Continue ReadingOctober was child loss awareness month. I realize this each year when I start seeing posts about it on social…
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