Spring is here. Last spring, I was so ready for the winter blues of two consecutive losses to go away, and seeing the new buds of flowers and leaves and green grass had given me the hope I needed for a future healthy pregnancy. Little did I know we would go on to experience a The post Bridget’s Bump Day Blog Week 12: Spring (and the bump) is here appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

I received a well-meaning text the other day: “Praying for you for peace, perseverance, and trust.” I wanted to reply, trust in what? Trust in God, in the universe, that neither of them would be so cruel as to let a second baby die? I’m part of the baby loss world, I’ve read the saddest The post Issy’s Bump Day Blog, Week 32: Please let me be scared appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

Before ever knowing I would be a weekly Bump Day Blog writer, I started keeping a running list of thoughts in a note on my phone. For anyone who is curious about what it’s like inside the head of someone who is newly pregnant after loss, this may offer some insight: One little faint line. The post Bridget’s Bump Day Blog Week 11: The Tug of War Inside My Head appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

Baby Leo entered the world on February 1st, 2024, but his story began three years before. Back when I didn’t know what a missed miscarriage was. Back when I never imagined having a baby would require me to go under anesthesia five times or have my husband poke my stomach with hormone injections night after The post Pregnancy After Recurrent Loss: Leo the Lion appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

I had a picture-perfect pregnancy in 2020 and welcomed a beautiful boy in January 2021. Having gone to all of my appointments solo due to the pandemic, I wasn't nervous to go to my appointments alone once I got pregnant again in May 2022.  At 7 weeks 5 days, I went in by myself, and The post Bridget’s Bump Day Blog, Week 10: Leap of Faith appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

I saw a post on Twitter this week that said “You win some and you lose some and you lose some and you lose some and you lose some and–” It made me laugh, and it felt relatable. We’ve just had two weeks off for the Easter holidays (perks of working in education), and the The post Issy’s Bump Day Blog, Week 31: Breaks the Camel’s Back appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

I am in project mode. I’ve recently finished sewing a set of soft stacking blocks--fox themed. Next, I filled an IKEA basket (now waiting for my kind dad to collect and deliver the goods and help us build them) for a dining room improvement project. I spent longer than necessary scrolling through the same shelves The post Issy’s Bump Day Blog, Week 30: Preparing the Way appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

My life split in two at the moment I found out our baby’s heart had stopped beating. Our beautiful firstborn baby girl was stillborn in June 2022. In September 2023, we joyously welcomed our rainbow daughter into the world. I can not fully put into words the way this baby girl has healed my heart, The post Holding Both Grief and Joy: A Mother’s Journey after Stillbirth appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

A year after my daughter died and a bout of secondary infertility, I found out that I was pregnant! Finding out I was pregnant again brought a myriad of emotions. I was numb, happy, sad, terrified, cautious, excited, and So. Damn. Out. Of. Control. I frequently doubted my ability to carry a baby to term The post Finding Strength in Fear: Navigating Pregnancy After Loss appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

In the last nine months, I’ve been told a lot that I’m strong, that I’m handling things really well, that I’m resilient, and that I’m brave to choose to be pregnant again. And I've decided that I’m done. I don’t want to be strong anymore. Shutterstock/Igisheva Maria If I’m being honest, I want The post Issy’s Bump Day Blog, Week 29: Strong and Brave? appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more