I Had a Missed Miscarriage
Self-doubt and endless questions. That seemed to be the theme of my pregnancy and motherhood journey. It all started after…
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New Zealand Approves the Paid Leave For Pregnancy Loss I Wish I’d Had
They didn’t show it to me in the movies. What I saw on the big screen up until then was,…
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The Onesies He Never Wore
Brilliant sunbeams awaken my eyes. It is a beautiful May day, and I have a mission. The night before I…
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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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I Lost My Baby But Not His Memory
Twenty-five feet of crystal-clear water rolled between the pier where I stood and the smooth, colorful boulders on the lake…
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Pandemic Miscarriage is Extra Lonely
She didn’t have to say it. I already knew. Our baby was gone. I watched the ultrasound slowly pan from…
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My Baby Was Made For Heaven
The sun was yawning its way down the horizon line as I stood on a beach in the Carolinas. I…
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Miscarriage During a Pandemic Magnifies the Heartbreak
“I’m so sorry, honey. There’s no more heartbeat. I wish I could hug you.” With a strict no guests policy…
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Maybe I’m Just a Bad Miscarriage Mom
“Maybe I’m just a bad miscarriage mom,” I whispered to my husband lying in bed one night. We were at…
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I Wish I’d Told More People I Was Pregnant Before I Lost the Baby
If I learned one thing from pregnancy and having children, it’s that the journey is out of your control. There…
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Dear Baby in Heaven, I’ll Miss You For the Rest of My Life
My perfect baby. How I wish you were here. I imagine still being pregnant with you, moving right along and…
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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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