I Held Heaven in My Arms the Day My Baby Was Born Still
This week would be our daughter’s seventh heavenly birthday. Over the years, I’ve seen others go through the pain of…
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I Went Home To Wait For My Baby To Die
I sat there, a faded hospital sheet draped over my legs, blood sticky to my inner thighs. It was too…
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Losing My Baby Revealed Christmas in a New Light
I can still hear the fresh crackle involved in freeing it from its plastic clamshell—a new ornament, a gift from…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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10 Gift Ideas 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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