pregnancy and infant loss awareness month Archives

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 24, 2020
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She Lived and She Was Loved

I carried my daughter even though she had a life-limiting diagnosis. I was 16-weeks pregnant when my OB called and…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 18, 2020
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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…

Loss, Motherhood
October 15, 2020
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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…

Grief, Loss
October 14, 2020
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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…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 12, 2020
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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…

Grief, Loss
October 9, 2020
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It’s the Water in the Vases That Makes the Grieving Real

There are a lot of things they don’t tell you about the days after someone dies. There’s just no way…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 8, 2020
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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…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 8, 2020
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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…

Loss, Motherhood
October 5, 2020
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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…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 3, 2020
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25 Things NOT To Say To a Mother Who Had a Miscarriage

If you’ve had a miscarriage, you’ve more than likely heard one of these phrases, if not more than one. And…