Parenting After Loss

By: Rose Carlson In this time, between the busyness and chaos of the winter holidays and the new year, we can feel out of sorts, sometimes with no desire to do much of anything. It can be a time of feeling unproductive and uncertain as we wonder what the new year might bring while we…

By: Rose Carlson Now that spring has arrived, you may be looking for things to do outdoors. Give hiking a try if  you are looking for a physical outlet to help take your mind away from grief for a bit. On a recent hiking trip, I was enjoying the peace and quiet, and I realized… The post Hiking for Healing appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Rose Carlson The holidays are over, and you may be breathing a huge sigh of relief that you made it through those stressful days. Hopefully, they weren’t as bad as you might have imagined they would be. Now it is a new year, a fresh start, and you may be dreading that as well.… The post Finding Peace in the New Year appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Rose Carlson One of the painful things about grief is there are a multitude of situations that can trigger heavy feelings that you don’t know what to do with, even months and years after your loss. Triggers can come from out of nowhere, and you do not always know what your triggers will be… The post Potholes of Grief appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Rose Carlson Children are often called the forgotten grievers, yet they often feel deep sadness and fear when their baby sibling dies. Depending on their age, they have limited understanding of death and what it means, but they can be quite intuitive and at the very least, they are aware that something is different… The post How to Help your Grieving Child appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Justine Froelker How come it feels so tough to ask for what we want and need or to say what we need to say? Is it really as tough as we tell ourselves?What holds us back? The discomfort?We don’t want to be a burden?We think and insist on doing everything ourselves?What happens if we… The post How Come It Feels So Tough To Ask For What We Need? appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Rose Carlson Many people enjoy gardening as a relaxing and comforting way to connect with nature, so creating a special memorial garden may be the ideal project for this spring. The planning process can give you something positive and creative to focus on at a time when you may have difficulty focusing on much… The post Creating a Healing Memorial Garden appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Julz Richterman Finding out I was pregnant 4 months after losing my baby, Bobby, brought a wave of conflicting emotions. I was thrilled I was pregnant again, anxious I would have to live through another nightmare, and angry that the new baby was “replacing” the one I lost.  I decided to write this letter… The post A Letter to my Baby Girl appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Julz Richterman Tragedy is a gas that seeps into every part of your life. Not only are you left remembering the “before” you, but you are haunted by the “should be” and “what if” you – the you who will never exist. You miss the person who never thought about these two opposing realities:… The post Walking Down the Stairs: Even Good Days Hurt appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.