Early Pregnancy Loss
A Warrior of Hope
By: Amy Lied We all see the pregnancy test commercials. The ones where the couple is sitting there together anxiously waiting for the test to be positive. After a few uneasy moments, they look at the test and, of course, it’s positive! I know some companies have gotten better at showing the other side of…
Read MoreHow Showing Empathy Can Help You Support Others
By: Elizabeth Lowder When a friend or loved one has experienced a loss like a miscarriage, failed IVF or even a negative pregnancy test, we want to do something to help. To take the pain and sadness away and to help them feel better. Common responses couples hear when they’re going through infertility might be…
Read MoreThe Perspective of a Labor Nurse
By: Jennifer Kouri RN, CPLC “You are a labor & delivery nurse? You are SO lucky! That has to be the happiest unit in the hospital!” Working as a labor nurse for 20 years I have heard these phrases many times from people when they ask what I do for a living. Yes, it truly…
Read MoreA Warrior of Hope
By: Amy Lied We all see the pregnancy test commercials. The ones where the couple is sitting there together anxiously waiting for the test to be positive. After a few uneasy moments, they look at the test and, of course, it’s positive! I know some companies have gotten better at showing the other side of…
Read MoreFootprints On My Heart
By: Nikki Grayson Angel Wings and a baby hat; black and white photographs and a little blue blanket; nurses to cry with and a doctor to share your fears with. It was one year ago on a Monday morning when I walked through the double doors of the OB floor. As I followed the nurse…
Read MoreTwo Times The Struggle
By: Kayla Leibner It’s no secret that it can be difficult to return to a state of normalcy after a life-altering event. Adjusting to and recovering from big changes takes time – and sometimes a lot of it. When you lose a child, returning to normal isn’t really an option. Life never looks the same,…
Read MoreThe Care and Compassion of a Chaplain
By: Ann-Marie Ferry I am not sure where the thought originated from, but it popped out of my mouth and found its way into the hospital air, “Should we baptize him?” I asked. Jon and I did not entertain the thought for long. After all, neither of us believed in Infant Baptism. Why would we…
Read MoreWhy Is Mommy Crying?
A children’s book explaining early pregnancy loss to young children By: Cori Baill, MD As an OB/GYN, a mother of two and now as a new children’s picture book author, I am deeply appreciative of this opportunity to write for Sharing Magazine. We as women know that grief shared is grief lessened. Yet in American…
Read MoreHelping Others Through My Grief
By: Christine Ford Losing my son to Trisomy 18 on May 5, 2018 has completely changed my life. My outlook on life has changed and how I connect with and view others has changed. I have much more empathy towards others who have miscarried, had a stillbirth, or have lost an infant, baby, or young…
Read MoreWhen Our Heart’s Hurt: Unveiling The Face Of Grief
By: Ann-Marie Ferry A few years back my husband and I decided to take the dull winter months of the Midwest to read to each other in the evenings. I am a lifelong fan of C.S. Lewis. The Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity, and The Screwtape Letters are among my favorites. My husband, Jon, is…
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