By Teresa Warner 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…
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By Tania Lorena Rivera 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…
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By Shannon Lenz 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…
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By Brittany Van Den Brink 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…
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By Elizabeth Wiley 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,…
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By Rachel Whalen 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…
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By Meagan Houle 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…
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By Kayla Friehe Right Now, I am Losing My Baby
I am sitting in the doctor’s office, waiting for the blood draw that will confirm what I already know. Beautiful…
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By Mai Silencio-Sergelen The Baby I Never Got To Hold
Dear child, You are seven years in heaven this week. Can you believe that? It has been seven years already,…
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By Jenny Albers Sometimes Pregnancy is Dark
Two pink lines beamed boldly through the tiny window of a pregnancy test, my future staring back at me—a vision…
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By Leah Lewis To the Husband Whose Wife Just Had a Miscarriage
Dear husband, You were there when the pregnancy test showed a beautiful positive mark, and you were there when the…
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By Lindsey Henke Dear Santa, Please Fill All of Our Stockings This Year
Dear Santa, I’m writing to you this year on behalf of my sweet 4-year-old daughter, Zoe. She wants you to…
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