"At Least You Know You Can Get Pregnant" – Why this consolation is not helpful
I’ve heard the consolation “at least you know you can get pregnant” many times. Here’s why it’s not helpful but actually quite hurtful and what to say instead.
It's okay to be angry after pregnancy loss
Pregnancy loss is not fair. Your baby died. It’s okay to be angry about that.
A Letter to Brokenhearted Mamas
You’re a mama, whether or not your baby is on earth or in heaven. This year, I’m choosing hope. Hope for joy, for life, and for the mamas around me.
10 Ways to Honour a Baby Lost in Miscarriage or Stillbirth
Throughout the year, and especially at holidays and significant dates, it can be healing to do something to honour a baby who was lost in a miscarriage or a stillbirth. Here are some ways you can honour a baby lost in miscarriage or stillbirth.
5 Questions You Need to Stop Asking Pregnant Women
Here are five questions you need to stop asking the pregnant women that you know or meet. They are strange, personal questions. You never know what someone’s journey with pregnancy has been. And it’s never your right to know. So, please, stop asking.
Grief, Jealousy, Joy: Three things that go hand in hand after pregnancy loss
It’s been two months since my son was stillborn. My heart simultaneously sings with joy, breaks with grief, and flares in jealous angst when I see a pregnant woman.
Plot Twist: A Story of Stillbirth
Eight in every 1000 births in Canada are stillbirths. What is stillbirth? It is the loss of a pregnancy after 20 weeks.
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