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To the Fearful Mom Who’s Pregnant Again: Choose Hope

Faith, Loss, Motherhood
July 7, 2021
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By Ashley Case

To the Fearful Mom Who’s Pregnant Again: Choose Hope

I wish I could start by giving you a hug and a chance to share your story. I wish I…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 12, 2021
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By Justina Oldehoff

This is Pregnancy After Loss

Love. Grief. Anxiety. Fear. Exhaustion. Worry. All while trying to find hope and experience joy. This is pregnancy after…

Watching My Sister Become a Mother Took My Breath Away

Motherhood
February 23, 2021
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By Brandi' Starbuck

Watching My Sister Become a Mother Took My Breath Away

My baby sister is not a baby anymore. She’s a beautiful, strong, intelligent 33-year-old woman, and she is currently 35-weeks…

I Didn’t Realize How Much I Wanted This Baby Until I Miscarried

Baby, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
January 14, 2021
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By Larkin Witmyer

I Didn’t Realize How Much I Wanted This Baby Until I Miscarried

It was probably too early to tell, I thought, as I sat on the toilet and peed on another pregnancy…

Pregnancy After Loss Requires a Different Kind of Hope

Baby, Loss, Motherhood
October 26, 2020
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By Kelsey Pfleiderer

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.…

Kids, Loss, Motherhood
September 3, 2020
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By Natasha Carlow

Facing My Fears as a Rainbow Mother

It is late 2014, and I wake from another restless sleep. I am pregnant with my first surviving baby. I…

To the Loss Mama Waiting For Her Rainbow Baby

Grief, Motherhood
August 22, 2020
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By April Leiffer Henry

To the Loss Mama Waiting For Her Rainbow Baby

I became a part of the pregnancy loss community almost 10 years ago when I had my first miscarriage. It…

There is So Much More To the Loss Mom’s Story Than Meets the Eye

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
August 18, 2020
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By Ann-Marie Ferry

There is So Much More To the Loss Mom’s Story Than Meets the Eye

Jon pulls the car up to the door of the hospital. I know where to go and what to do.…

On the Unknown Road, God Walks Beside Me

Faith, Loss
December 11, 2019
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By Angela Williams Glenn

On the Unknown Road, God Walks Beside Me

It’s been five years. Five years this month since the first miscarriage happened. I took it pretty well, but if…

Pregnancy After Loss Came With an Unexpected Side Effect

Grief
August 13, 2019
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By Stacey Skrysak

Pregnancy After Loss Came With an Unexpected Side Effect

As I walked into the restaurant, a sea of pink balloons greeted me. Towers of sweet treats lined the table…

Baby, Grief, Loss
June 22, 2019
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By Elizabeth Wiley

Miscarriage: One Year Later

It’s been one year. One year since I put my hand over my womb and silently sent you my love,…

After a Traumatic Pregnancy, I’m Scared to Have Another Baby

Baby, Loss, Motherhood
June 10, 2019
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By Stacey Skrysak

After a Traumatic Pregnancy, I’m Scared to Have Another Baby

I stared at the pregnancy test, my heart racing with anxiety. As I waited for what felt like hours, two…