There are many terms that are used in the journey to motherhood. First, when you are pregnant, you are a “mom-to-be”. This seems to imply that only after your baby is born do …
The grief shift of year two
As I write this, it has been 608 days since I held my daughter’s tiny body. I have spent the better part of two years trying to figure out how to navigate this new life …
Jude’s Birth Story, part 1
Navigating a second pregnancy after my firstborn died as an infant was not without its challenges. It certainly did not help that the two pregnancy timelines were identical, …
To The Stranger Who Pities Me
“An odd by-product of my loss is that I’m aware of being an embarrassment to everyone I meet. At work, at the club, in the street, I see people, as they approach me, trying to …
Mourning in Marriage
Growing up, I knew of a few couples who had lost children. No one particularly close to me, but rather friends of friends that I heard about through the grapevine. Even as a …