One issue that many
baby loss parents struggle with is how, when, and what to say to living children about the loss.
Pregnancy after loss is unique for each mother, but a unique situation
for loss parents.
One of the things many
loss parents struggle with is feeling that we are alone in our journey after loss.
Like all
other loss parents, I don't need a special day or ceremony, ritual, tradition, etc to remember that my son is dead.
I read somewhere where that with
infant loss parents are almost never asked the «normal» questions, who does he look like?
There are things that
non loss parents will not understand and thankfully I have a community for that now.
Underlying these conflicts is the sense
of loss parents often feel when the holidays approach.
The home birth community seems to be inhabited by singularly callous people, who find that it is worth ostracising and
ignoring loss parents, sacrificing other people's (and sometimes even their own) babies, and protecting dangerous midwives, all for the sake of avoiding any kind of discussion whatsoever of the risks and benefits of home birth.
Dearest Mama (or Dada), Wherever You Are in Your Journey After Loss, One of the things
many loss parents struggle with is feeling that we are alone in our journey after loss.
Holidays for
baby loss parents add another layer of complexity: typically, the holidays mark some type of milestone that reflects the lost pregnancy: when the parents were going to (or did) share with family the news of the pregnancy; estimated due date; the time of year of the loss; or other types of reminders.
You know those fears we have as baby
loss parents, the uncomfortable situations, the anxiety tends to build before big events and then the event happens and it really wasn't anything like you anticipated it to be?
I soon realised the differences of live and still birth — the difference in antenatal care, the end of our «
loss parent» status in the way healthcare professionals looked after us, the appointments and information that you are given.
You know those fears we have as baby
loss parents, the uncomfortable situations, the anxiety tends to build before big -LSB-...]
If I'm honest, outside the deep sadness I've felt this month at missing my first son, and staring at second wondering how we got so lucky at the same time — I feel like I'm increasingly talking to no one, echoing in the chamber of Baby
Loss parents, and not sure what good it's all doing.
It's a beautiful sentiment to recognize
the loss parents feel — and continue to feel for years afterwards — from the loss of a child and a dream.
Give InKind is a site by
loss parents for loss parents.
Idk how the fuck you start lecturing
a loss parent on positive birth experiences but that's exactly what I think she did here....
Laura and her husband James Kocsis are
loss parents and Give InKind is inspired by their daughter Layla, who was stillborn in 2013.
The death of a child is
a loss no parent should have to bear.