The Words 'There's No Heartbeat' Destroyed Me
I was brought back to the triage bay and had my whole life destroyed by three words.
"There’s no heartbeat.”
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jennystillloved
Oct 20, 20233 min read
7 Things Loss Moms Grieve After Pregnancy Loss
And we know we are missing so much more than just an "idea."
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jennystillloved
Jun 12, 20232 min read
I Think of My Angel Babies Every Day
Photo Credit: Chrissy Evanko In August of 2021, we found out we were pregnant with our third boy. We had waited four years to try after...
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Liam and Steph Neal
Feb 13, 20232 min read
He Was Too Perfect For This World
It all started on September 9, when Steph found out she was pregnant. A mixture of being in shock and in denial led to our first private...
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Lauren Spangler
Feb 9, 20233 min read
He Is His Brother's Guardian Angel
After years of trying to start a family and multiple first trimester losses, my husband and I were ecstatic when, in 2018, we found out I...
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Julie Peck
Sep 2, 20221 min read
All I Heard Was 'Fetal Demise'
Image Credit: Julie Peck On Monday, August 15, 2022, I went if for my 17-week prenatal checkup. No heartbeat could be found. All I can...
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Meredith Bult
Jun 29, 20223 min read
Baby Boy, There's a Part of You Here With Me
Photo Credit: Meredith Bult To My Sweet Boy: We had been trying to get pregnant for over a year, had two miscarriages, and got no...
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Mandy Geiger-Long
May 5, 20227 min read
I Will Always Say I Had a Son
Photo Credit: Mandy Geiger-Long Today is my son's due date—just another date now in a sea of dates to be dreaded and abhorred, a day that...
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Angie Andrade
Apr 11, 20223 min read
She is Our Heavenly Flower
Photo Credit: Angie Andrade On Sunday, April 11, 2021, my boyfriend, Jose, and I found out we were pregnant. It was our 5th year...
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Sacha Shepherd
Apr 7, 20224 min read
I Carry Her Ashes Wherever I Go
Photo Credit: Sacha Shepherd I went for my anatomy scan on November 23, 2021, where I found out my daughter was very growth restricted. I...
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Amanda Loecker
Mar 17, 20225 min read
Our Daughter Exists Only in Our Memory
Photo Credit: Amanda Loecker My husband and I recently found out we were expecting our second child together (my third—my son from a...
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Nicola Dolden
Feb 28, 20223 min read
I Will Always Love My Babies
Photo Credit: Nicola Dolden Our daughter Rudy's heart suddenly stopped beating at 18 weeks. She was born silently into the world on...
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Akane Noma
Feb 22, 20223 min read
He Will Be in Our Hearts Forever
Photo Credit: Akane Noma It was supposed to be one exciting day of my third pregnancy. I was going for my 15-week check up, and if I’d...
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Mariah Copeland
Feb 11, 20222 min read
We'll Carry You In Our Hearts
Photo Credit: Mariah Copeland Mary-Kate, The first time I laid my eyes on you, you were but a teeny tiny embryo growing in a dish. I...
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Vashti Hieb
Feb 8, 20221 min read
He Was Too Little To Survive
Photo Credit: Vashti Hieb After 10 years of trying, including five failed IUI treatments, one failed IVF cycle, and one chemical...
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Ria Blom
Jan 8, 20223 min read
It's Confusing to Grieve Someone You've Never Met
Photo Credit: Ria Blom To My Baby, I remember the feeling that enveloped me when I found out about you. The joy that bubbled up inside me...
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Bam Davenport
Dec 10, 20212 min read
Another Baby Won't Replace Her
Photo Credit: Bam Davenport I'm sitting in my OB office, awaiting my third and fourth blood draws after a failed glucose challenge test....
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Mirian Martinez
Dec 3, 20212 min read
You Were Supposed to Be in My Arms
Photo Credit: Mirian Martinez Dear Lanny Escalona, I waited for you. It felt like forever, but was five years to be exact. I wished upon...
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Meagan Donaldson
Nov 4, 20213 min read
She Couldn't Stay, But She is Always With Me
Editor's note: This post is an excerpt from the book Still a Mum: A story of modern grief and life after loss. Photo Credit: Meagan...
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Daisy Franco
Oct 26, 20212 min read
We Think of Our Baby Boy Every Day
Photo Credit: Daisy Franco We had been together for 10 years, married for 4, before we decided to start a family. We actually thought we...
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