Information, support, and ideas on how to be a supportive friend to someone who loses a child to stillbirth, from a mom who has been through it
Dear friends, This is something you may not know: each month, there is a particular day on which I think of Charlie more. Not that I’m sad, per se, but he’s just on my mind more. It’s the day of the month he was born on – he was born in June 19th, so on
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Please go back one post to see the most recent post about ODDS and how they play with your mind when you have a pregnancy again after a loss! See you again soon!
Topics: stillbirth, statistics, pregnancy Note: I am not a medical professional. If you have questions about your health or pregnancy, please consult a healthcare provider. While I have researched the content I am about to present, it is not medical advice. If you are worried that something is going wrong, please call your doctor or
Whether your friends just recently lost their child or whether it’s been several years, they always will have hard days, and often the holidays can be harder. It’s easier to see the empty chair, so to speak. The place where the baby should be, the activities and rituals they should be a part of, not
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Happy birthday, my sweet one. Now you are 4 years old. My friend Caitilin says for that makes you a proper preschooler! You would be so big now. You’re a big brother now. I imagine you so often, blond like your mommy and daddy were at this age. I imagine you being mischievousness when I’m
(Topic: Pregnancy, rainbow baby) Hi Friends, As you may have noticed, there have been some large gaps between posts lately. I am about a year late in telling you this… I was expecting and now have a rainbow baby! Please note, this post will talk about pregnancy and having a small baby, after having had
(Topic: Knitting, NICU donations) Hi Friends! This is a project I made at some point in the last three years, while I was in a knitting group that made blankets and hats for babies in the local NICU. I knitted quite a few, and I don’t think I’ve posted this one before! This is one
(Topic: Knitting) Hi Friends! This is a project I finished a while ago, but am finally getting around to sharing. This is the partner to the Blue and White Handtowel I told you about last May. It’s the exact same pattern, with my exact same yarns and color choices: just reversed! This is so I
(topic: grief, memories, babies) Hi friends, It has lately become more and more noticeable to me that when I talk about Charlie, it’s usually in certain repetitive scenarios and often the same few facts and stories. The most common scenario is that I end up chatting with a stranger, or new acquaintance of some sort,
(Topic: Life after loss, grief, holidays) Hi Friends, I’m terrible at New Years Resolutions, and anyway, resolutions work better when you come to them bit by bit and work on them piece by piece. But for fun, and for reflection, here are a few things that I’m currently working on: 1) Be patient with myself,