Posts Tagged ‘Infertility’
My Baby Matters
By: Rachel Helden My baby matters. Or in my case, and perhaps yours too, my babies matter. My story, I havehad three miscarriages, two in the past year and one long ago. Lately I’ve been experiencing anger unlike any I’ve experienced before, with the exception ofwhen I got divorced and my dad passed away, a…
Read MoreBereaved Mother’s Day
By: Amy Lied The Sunday before Mother’s Day. A day you never heard of until you joined this terrible club. It’s a day set assigned to honor the mothers who are living without their child/ren. It’s a day with which I have a love/hate relationship. I love the fact that we get our own day,…
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 MoreTo Ask For And Receive The Courage Of No Quick Fixes
By: Justine Froelker I am a 41-year-old woman who doesn’t have kids, the most common question I get everywhere I go? “How many kids do you have?” Because I am a speaker of the unspoken, my response is always, “We tried really hard to have kids, lost three babies, and work hard to find other…
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 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 MoreShattering the Silence
By: Autumn Purdy On a brisk, sunny morning recently, I drove my daughter to her socially distanced ballet performance of “The Nutcracker”. This year will be different than all other years: masks on, dancing within a taped-off box, no parents or audience, and instead of enjoying a matinee showing of the annual Christmas spectacular at…
Read MoreHow To Show Up For A Grieving Mother
By: Autumn Purdy Gifts come in many forms and any kind offering can make a world of difference to a woman who has experienced pregnancy loss. Gentle words and time spent sharing, handmade presents, a simple meal, a letter scrawled in imperfect handwriting, even a litany of text messages stating “I’m here for you,” will…
Read MoreAn Epic Journey To Motherhood
By: Autumn Purdy The first time I miscarried, I was at the tail end of my eleventh week of pregnancy and 900 miles from home. It started with a shocking jolt, a sharp pain directly below my belly button, my skin flushing, and a wave of nausea before I felt the hot gush of blood…
Read MoreWhat My Miscarriages Taught Me About Life, God and How to Heal
Healing after miscarriage.
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