Mother's Day. It's the day we dread when we are missing our babies who died, the day we anticipate for weeks and make plans to avoid and breathe a sigh of relief when we have gotten through it once more. And then, we get pregnant with a baby that lives, and everything is all better, The post Six Normal Mother’s Day Emotions on the Pregnancy after Loss Journey appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

This past Sunday was International Bereaved Mother’s Day, and last Saturday was TFMR (Terminated For Medical Reasons) Awareness Day.  Days that I never knew would have existed had I not been initiated into the baby loss club. Days that make you realize how much pain and sadness some people are carrying with them. As we The post Bridget’s Bump Day Blog, Week 15: We made it to another milestone appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

It's May - baby month! When we first began telling friends that we were pregnant for the second time, a lot of people, aware of our history, said we must have “mixed feelings." At the time, we thought, but didn’t always say, actually no - there’s just one feeling, and it’s complete terror. We were The post Issy’s Bump Day Blog, Week 35: Maternity Leave and Mixed Feelings appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

Mother's Day can be difficult as a mama who is pregnant after loss. It's a day in which she is reminded of what she does not have. The sight of a newborn cradled in its mother's arms reminds her of the baby she never held. The social media images of mothers with their children remind The post Supporting the Mama Who is Pregnant After Loss on Mother’s Day appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

I’ve started letting a wider circle of the people around me know that I am pregnant, and the immediate response has been, “I’m so happy for you, that’s so exciting!” “You’ve made it so far!” “I’ll be praying for you.” The love and support is wonderful. But how do you acknowledge the hope and joy The post Bridget’s Bump Day, Blog Week 14: A Little Less Cautious, A Little More Optimistic appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

I am so glad I’m not going past 37 weeks. I'm tired, achy and in pain, hungry all the time, but eating too much is painful… the countdown is well and truly on. Three more checkups, three more weekends to try and fill, three more weeks of counting down the days, the hours. Author's The post Issy’s Bump Day Updates, Week 34: Baby steps will get us there appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

It has been a pretty smooth week, so I have been reflecting on how we got here. When I first started on this journey of loss, I was angry. I didn’t understand why this was happening to us as a couple and to me personally. The first one we thought, "Wow, this really stinks, what The post Bridget’s Bump Day Blog, Week 13: Surround Yourself with People and Things that Give You Hope appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

I’ve been trying to find a definition of hope. I know, this sounds like the start of a bad wedding speech - “the dictionary definition of love…”. But truthfully I worry that my last few updates have strayed a bit too far on the side of fear and negativity. I click back to the PALS The post Issy’s Bump Day Blog, Week 33: Making room for hope again appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

My boyfriend and I have been together going on six years as of 2024. We’ve been through the worst and yet, the absolute best as of 2023, when our life forever changed due to our rainbow baby boy being born. In 2020, I experienced my first miscarriage. I hadn't made it to an ultrasound yet, The post Chosen: A Rainbow Birth Story appeared first on Pregnancy After Loss Support ..read more

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