Stillbirth

“Do you have kids?” How to Answer After Pregnancy Loss

Trisha / March 6, 2019

Less than a month after my son was stillborn (you can read about that here), 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

“At Least You Know You Can Get Pregnant” – and why this consolation is not helpful

Trisha / February 27, 2019

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

Pregnancy Pregnancy Loss

It’s okay to be angry after pregnancy loss

Trisha / January 16, 2019

Pregnancy loss is not fair. Your baby died. It's okay to be angry about that. Continue Reading

Pregnancy Pregnancy Loss

A Letter to Brokenhearted Mamas

Trisha / January 9, 2019

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. Continue Reading

Pregnancy Pregnancy Loss

10 Ways to Honour a Baby Lost in Miscarriage or Stillbirth

Trisha / December 24, 2018

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

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A Song for the Stillborn – Robert Munsch’s Love You Forever

Trisha / November 28, 2018

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

Pregnancy Pregnancy Loss

Mamas, Please Stop Complaining About Your Kids on Social Media

Trisha / November 9, 2018

Being a mom is hard. But please, for the sake of us who would love to have those problems but who didn't get to keep our babies, stop complaining about your kids on social media.Continue Reading

Lifestyle Pregnancy Pregnancy Loss

5 Questions You Need to Stop Asking Pregnant Women

Trisha / October 24, 2018

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.Continue Reading

Pregnancy Pregnancy Loss

Grief, Jealousy, Joy: Three things that go hand in hand after pregnancy loss

Trisha / September 28, 2018

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.Continue Reading

Pregnancy Pregnancy Loss

Plot Twist: A Story of Stillbirth

Trisha / August 31, 2018

Eight in every 1000 births in Canada are stillbirths. What is stillbirth? It is the loss of a pregnancy after 20 weeks.Continue Reading

“At Least You Know You Can Get Pregnant” – and why this consolation is not helpful

It’s okay to be angry after pregnancy loss

A Letter to Brokenhearted Mamas

10 Ways to Honour a Baby Lost in Miscarriage or Stillbirth

A Song for the Stillborn – Robert Munsch’s Love You Forever

5 Questions You Need to Stop Asking Pregnant Women

Grief, Jealousy, Joy: Three things that go hand in hand after pregnancy loss

Plot Twist: A Story of Stillbirth

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