Just because a pregnancy didn't make it to its due date, that doesn't mean the due date isn't still a significant day to the person who was pregnant. Continue Reading
Romance novels always have a happy ending. That's why we read them. But for pregnancy loss mamas, some romance novels have a happily ever after that leaves us with a kick in the gut - and it's not necessary.Continue Reading
This day last year was the first of the two worst days of my life. It's been a year and I thought it might be healing for me and helpful for others to hear my story. Many women share their birth stories. Mine however, is a stillbirth story. It's a birth story without the happy ending.Continue Reading
Will I Ever Get To Be a Mother? – The extra pain of pregnancy loss without other living children
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Every time a person loses a pregnancy, she loses that child. And when she doesn’t have any living children, she also loses the dream of being a mother.Continue Reading
Less than a month after my son was stillborn, I was asked this question again. And it nearly broke me. My mind went whirling as I tried to quickly and simultaneously figure out what to say and how to not burst into hardcore sobbing.Continue Reading
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.Continue Reading
Since my son's was stillborn, ten of my friends have announced pregnancies. Many of them have told me that they feel bad that they are pregnant and I'm not, that they feel guilty about how unfair it is that they are getting a baby or another baby before I get a living one. This is my letter to those beautiful mamas.Continue Reading
Pregnancy loss is not fair. Your baby died. It's okay to be angry about that. Continue Reading
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.Continue Reading
I've never really liked Love You Forever. The song was pretty, but the story was a little weird to me. Robert Munsch's work is mostly silly and quirky and fun. And this book just never fit for me. But then I read about where the song came from.Continue Reading
About Trisha
Trisha Jenn Loehr
Reader. Writer. Editor.I've been a book lover since I started deciphering words as a toddler. Now, I'm a reader, a writer, and an editor. This blog is a place to discuss books and life and all that those two entail.
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