pregnancy and infant loss Archives

Grief, Loss
October 28, 2020
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Chrissy Teigen Opens Up About Her Stillbirth and Those Controversial Photos: “I Needed To Share This Story.”

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend recently lost their third baby, Jack, when Teigen delivered him at 20 weeks following pregnancy…

Grief, Loss, Marriage
October 27, 2020
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Loss Dads Are Grieving Too

I found myself asking my husband what he thought I should write about next on my blog. If there was…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 20, 2020
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I Had a Miscarriage

I watch the needle slide into my arm and feel nothing. It’s fascinating, in a way, this numbness settling over…

Friendship, Grief, Loss
October 10, 2020
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10 Ways To Support a Friend Through Miscarriage

Most of us know someone who has been touched by miscarriage. Maybe it’s a friend, a family member, or you…

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
October 1, 2020
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From the Nurse Praying For You On the Day of Your D&C

I walk in through the glass double doors and flash my badge to the lady behind the desk. Head down…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 30, 2020
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Thank You For Not Forgetting My Child Who Died

Thank you for not forgetting my child who died. To the friend who randomly texts me to say they are…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
August 18, 2020
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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.…

Loss, Motherhood
August 6, 2020
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How Do You Share a Miscarriage Announcement Instead of a Baby Announcement?

I lay there, trying hard to remember every detail from just a few weeks before. I had lain on the…