This is a really difficult point of discussion, but something that is so important to get out there for women who have experienced the tragedy of pregnancy loss. First of all, it is common- we will just get the numbers out of the way to start – overall, it’s estimated …
Read More »I have lost two babies
October 15th is Infant and Pregnancy Loss Remembrance Day. As I sit here and stare at that last sentence it becomes difficult to know what should follow it. I will try. I have lost two babies. I remember each positive pregnancy test in vivid detail, the excitement and promise held …
Read More »Cycles of Nature: A Message of Hope after Loss
We drove through a recent area damaged by forest fire. Looking across the landscape at skeletons of trees peppering the once beautiful landscape. Hacked down trunks lay on the forest floor, barren of much foliage. Black scorched sides of others still standing was a stark contrast to the backdrop of …
Read More »A Candle to Light: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
I don’t remember what day it was, or the time of day. What I can tell you is the exact stall of the exact restroom I was in at work when I realized I was losing my first pregnancy. And then I walked back to my cubicle. What else was there …
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