Stillbirth

By: Marie Kriedman October is a bustling time of year for our family.  We juggle birthdays, anniversaries, swim lessons, fall sports, a new school routine, homework, pumpkin carving, Halloween fun, and so much more.  After I experienced a miscarriage in August 2020, I learned that October is also Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. Every… The post Awareness Helps Spread Love and Support  appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Karen Struzik As I contemplate on many of the events that occurred 23 years ago when we lost our son to stillbirth, I find that I would want to go back and tell my 31-year-old self several things to help her navigate this impossible grief. I would also like to tell you this: You… The post Navigating an Impossible Grief appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Autumn Purdy I haven’t been pregnant for almost 11 years. My youngest son, who will turn 10 soon, begs for a newborn sibling at certain intervals, and I tell him repeatedly, “Someone has to be the baby of the family, and that special someone is you.” And I leave my response lighthearted, hugging him… The post Impossible Beauty appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Marie Kriedman Our family has many holiday traditions – visits with Santa, writing letters on Christmas Eve, setting out cookies with milk, sprinkling reindeer food on the front lawn, seeing holiday lights, visiting with friends, and so much more. On Christmas morning our brood wakes up to a tree with flashing red and green… The post Traditions Always Include the Baby appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: David Corvi This is Charlie’s story. On October 26, 2021, Charles Martin Corvi was stillborn, just 15 days shy of his due date. When he should have been taking his first steps, opening his Christmas presents, and playing with his older brothers, Charlie’s absence instead left an emptiness full of heartache. Charlie is not… The post Dear Charlie…Letters to my son appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Marie Kriedman I never knew there was a Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month.  In my mind, October was a month of crisp fall air, pumpkin spice overload, colorful leaves, and pink breast cancer ribbons, before beelining into Halloween. I am now very familiar with the pink and blue ribbon that represents a baby… The post Awareness is needed to reach more moms and Dads appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Marie Kriedman In the immediate days following the miscarriage of our daughter, my husband and I were in a minefield of grief.  We were in shock, still trying to understand how our life had taken such a turn, and we felt deeply overwhelmed. We needed a breather from caring for our children, so we… The post She is Still a Part of Our Family appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Amanda Crews After Carson died, my world turned to ruins. Everything we had planned for was gone. It didn’t matter that we installed the car seat a week prior or that his nursery was 100% ready. It didn’t matter that every piece of clothing was washed and ready to be worn. We wouldn’t wait… The post Your Baby is So Much More than Gone appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

By: Robyn Busekrus I wish this weren’t your reality. Losing a child is something we should not have to experience. If I had a magic wand, I would wish for a different reality for myself and for you. Something unexpected happened and it is trying. Acceptance is understanding that what we have experienced is not… The post Dear Bereaved Parent: appeared first on Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.