Tag: Infant Loss
10 Tips to Help a Friend Survive the First Year After...
When a friend loses a baby or pregnancy, it's really hard to know what to do and say. And often, the mother cannot really...
Walking with a Friend Through the Loss of a Child
For most parents, the thought that strikes fear in our hearts like no other is the loss of a child. No parent wants to...
Celebrating Thanksgiving When Your Heart is Broken
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. In spite of the Black Friday craziness, in spite of stores being open on Thursday (seriously?!?), it has...
Honoring the Child You Lost :: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance
October is set aside to bring awareness to the roughly 25% of pregnancies that do not reach full-term, with October 15 specifically designated as Pregnancy and...
5 Ways to Honor the Child Your Friend Lost This Christmas
If you are a mom, you know that something about Christmas changes when you have a child. Even before your little ones are old...
When Mother’s Day is Hard
Mother's Day advertisements and commercials give you the idea that it is all about flowers, gifts, and family dinners, and for some that is...
When Your Pregnancy Doesn’t Go as Expected
My most recent pregnancy ended up being completely different from any of my previous ones.
With my three previous pregnancies, I found out I was...
Hope After Loss :: My Personal Story of Love and Loss
March 14, 1997 was an ordinary Friday. I remember thinking that morning that Easter was rather early that year, March 30. This particular Friday...
Don’t Try to Fix Her, Try Listening Instead
The worst day of my life was December 12, 2011, when I held my 2-day-old daughter as her last breath left her body.
While the...
Surviving The Holidays After A Loss
The holiday season has always been my most favorite time of year, until I was surviving a loss. Years ago, my life changed after...
2019 Guide to Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Activities around Columbia
Once again, Fall has snuck up on me, probably at least in part because of the warmer-than-normal weather we've been having. With our neighborhood...
10 Perfectly Normal Emotions Felt When Dealing With Secondary Infertility
Most people wouldn't associate the word "infertility" with a moms site. Infertility - that's when you can't have kids, right? But you're a mom....
Thank You, Next
Every few months I latch onto some Top 40 song that I become obsessed with even though it isn't at all relevant to my...
What I Am Missing This October
Every October since 2009, I have taken part in activities for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month, including lighting a candle on October 15...