Your Loss Matters
Whether you lost your baby at 6 weeks. Whether you lost your baby at 12 weeks. Whether you lost your baby at 16 weeks. Whether you lost your baby at…
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When Jesus Met You in Heaven
To my child born into Heaven: I love you. More than anything in the world, I wish I could hold you and tell you that I love you a million times. When…
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This is Stillbirth
I was halfway through my pregnancy. We had already made the announcement that we were pregnant with our daughter’s younger sibling weeks…
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The Only Crying When Brendan Was Born Was Mine
I had a son. His name was Brendan. He would have been 11 years old this September. The kids were thrilled to be adding #8 to our beautiful family,…
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There Are No Shortcuts For Navigating the Grief of Miscarriage
Not again, I pleaded. Please, God, not again! I laid there on that cold examination table with my legs up on the stirrups, and my gut told me…
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All I Have of You is This Hospital Bracelet
Dear Baby Julian, It’s been five years since we found out you were coming and lost you. All within one week. One week. That’s all I got. Well,…
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When Only One Twin Survives
“Well, at least you’re still pregnant with one baby.” “Twins would have been so expensive. It’s a blessing.” “You can try again after…
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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, my final goodbye, as they wheeled me into the surgery…
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Dear Abby, You Got it All Wrong
Oh, Abby. I saw your column today—the one where you gave advice to Crystal in Nevada. She wrote to you asking how to cope with her aunt who had a…
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Dear Baby, You Weren’t Meant to Stay
Hi Baby, We had been trying for you for over a year. So needless to say, we were very excited when we saw the two pink on lines on three pregnancy…
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