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Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 20, 2020
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By Carolyn Moore

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…

10 Gift Ideas To Support a Friend Through Miscarriage

Friendship, Grief, Loss
October 10, 2020
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By Justine Oertel

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…

Dear Grieving Mother, Don’t Let the World Pressure You Into Forgetting the Child You Lost

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 8, 2020
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By Sarah Lewis

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…

Motherhood is Not Reserved For Women With Babies in Their Arms—Some Mothers Hold Babies in Their Hearts

Loss, Motherhood
October 5, 2020
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By Dana Hall LCPC, MA

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…

From the Nurse Praying For You On the Day of Your D&C

Grief, Loss
October 1, 2020
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By Ann-Marie Ferry

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…

Thank You For Not Forgetting My Child Who Died

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 30, 2020
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By Stacey Skrysak

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…

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.…

How Do You Share a Miscarriage Announcement Instead of a Baby Announcement?

Loss, Motherhood
August 6, 2020
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By Natalie Kliewer

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…

To the Doctor Who Heard My Silent Scream

Loss, Motherhood
June 22, 2020
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By Zoe Clark-Coates

To the Doctor Who Heard My Silent Scream

To the doctor who cared for me, I had never met you until the day I walked into your office,…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
June 12, 2020
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By Amy Givler

These Empty Arms Hold Undying Love

In one second of twisted fate, my pregnancy ended. At 39-weeks pregnant, my baby’s heart stopped silently in my womb.…

Loss, Motherhood
May 27, 2020
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By Jenny Albers

I Carried the One

I carried the one. The estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies that end in loss. But instead of adding to our…

There is No Happy in Mother’s Day For the Mom With Empty Arms

Grief, Loss
May 9, 2020
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By Jenny Albers

There is No Happy in Mother’s Day For the Mom With Empty Arms

Last year in church on Mother's Day, I watched her. The woman who I knew to have had a miscarriage…