The Broken Road To a Rainbow Baby
Only one pink line. Negative. Again! My heart sank into depths it had never reached before. Was there any hope…
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By Mary Holloman Birth After Loss Brings Both Joy and Sadness
Sadness. That’s what I felt the moment they placed her in my arms. And then—before my arms even tightened around…
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer Some Say I Lost My Baby, But I Know Exactly Where You Are
To my Poppy, Even though we never met I can clearly picture you. I can see my dimples in your…
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I’ll Never Forget the NICU Doctor Who Held Our Family Like He Held My Daughter
No, this is not my husband holding our newborn daughter. He is not my brother. He is not a cousin,…
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By Christine Koehring Even As You Hold Your Rainbow, it’s OK To Cry For the Storm
It was late in the evening, after a day and a half of labor, when I heard the words, “It’s…
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I Have a Rainbow Baby Because of Your Light From Heaven
I didn’t embrace the term “rainbow” while pregnant with my son even though he is a rainbow in every sense.…
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By Alaina V. Fletcher Not Every Loss Mom Gets Her Rainbow Baby
It’s been said you never know how challenging something is until you’ve actually lived through it yourself. From experience, I…
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By Sara David Dear Rainbow Child, You Helped Save Me
My dearest rainbow, I would say rainbow baby, but you are not a baby anymore. Every day you go above…
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By Lizzy Christian Dear Grieving Mom, Do Not Stay Silent
I never knew what rock bottom felt like until I lost my first child in the womb. I never understood…
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By Stacey Skrysak Dear Meghan As You Await Your Rainbow Baby, From One Loss Mom To Another
Dear Meghan, As the world celebrates the joyous news of your and Prince Harry's pregnancy, I find myself in tears,…
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By Lauren Hedrick A Rainbow Baby Brings Hope, But Doesn’t Erase the Pain of Miscarriage
Each morning when I get into my car, I throw my purse into the passenger seat, set my coffee down…
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Pregnancy After Loss Requires a Different Kind of Hope
I sat in my son’s nursery during a 3 a.m. feed—my tired eyes scanning the room, desperate to stay awake.…
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