Tag: grief
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Dear Nathan: A Letter to my Stillborn Son on his Due Date
The weight of losing you is nearly unbearable sometimes, but I would go through it all again just to know the joy of loving you. Dear Nathan, I never imagined April 10, 2025, would look this way. I remember when I found out I was pregnant and immediately took to the internet to calculate your…
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How to Talk to a Grieving Parent
Please know that the title is aimed toward grieving parents, but mostly everything written can apply to anyone experiencing grief. In the months since losing Nathan, so many people have told me “I just don’t know what to say.” I get it. What DO you say to someone who just lost their baby? There are…
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The In Between: The Community of Loss Moms and the Reality of Motherhood After Stillbirth
Within the first few days after delivering Nathan stillborn, I received a visit from Sam. Sam’s daughter, Selena, was stillborn in 2022 (check out Selena’s Lovies on Facebook!). She asked me if there was anything I wanted or needed to talk about. Sitting on my couch, still heavily bleeding and wearing a postpartum diaper, I…