When a woman has a miscarriage, often times we don’t warn her of what comes after the physical experience of loss–we warn pregnant women who deliver a full-term baby about the hormone changes they can expect, the way her clothes will fit differently, how her body will feel different in almost every single way, and…
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My Goals For The Rest of Summer + Being in a Waiting Season
I just went to check my latest goal list that I had made for 2018 in order to check my goal setting progress and I instantly felt like someone had sucker punched me. Because I remember writing my 2018 goal post with a very different type of announcement and saving it in my drafts folder,…
New Study Finds a Very Simple Remedy for Pregnancy Loss
If you’ve ever experienced a pregnancy loss, you know how hard it can be to search for answers about why the loss happened. Some women might be able to find out why a loss occurred, from medical conditions to genetic issues with the embryo, but other women may never get the answers that they hope…
Calling All Creative Moms for a Special Project!
Are you a mom who loves to create? I’m looking for some small business owners who might be interested in partnering with me on a special project. I’m looking for moms who have a heart for miscarriage and: + make custom coffee mugs + make custom graphic T-shirts + create custom keepsakes and/or jewelry +…
Two
It has been exactly two weeks since my husband and I found out that the sweet little one, the baby I hoped I would proudly announce as my rainbow baby, did not make it. In those two weeks, I feel like time has both crawled by and disappeared faster than I can describe. This pregnancy…
The Bottle of Prenatal Vitamins That Nearly Broke Me
I spent over $30 on prenatal vitamins the first time. This time, I’m going to do things right, I told myself. I’ll exercise the whole time and do yoga and cherish every moment. I won’t complain at all, even when I look like an actual beached whale. I made a special trip to the health…
No, You Don’t Just ‘Get Over’ a Miscarriage
Last month, I was sorting through my under-the-bed box of clothes, the ones I keep to fit into when I lose the weight “someday,” when I came across my bin of old summer clothes. When I opened it up, a flash of bright pink caught my eye. What is that? I thought to myself. I…
How The “Empty Photo Project” Is Highlighting Stories of Child Loss
When Susana Butterworth, 23, a student at Washington State University Tri-Cities and her husband, Dallin discovered that the son she was carrying had trisomy 18, they decided to do everything they could to celebrate him. Genetic testing and a highly detailed ultrasound identified physical markers of trisomy 18, which included clenched fists, rocker bottom feet, a…
To The Mom Whose Due Date Will Never Come
As I stir my mug of hot tea and curl up in front of the fire this holiday season, I will watch my children play with their new gifts and I will look over at my husband and smile over their heads, our faces warm from the heat and our hearts full from days spent with…
My Miscarriage Was Nothing Like What I Expected
By now, you may have heard that I lost our fifth baby. The experience has been a long and emotionally exhausting one and I’m finally just rounding the corner on seeing the light again. I feel embarrassed, among other things, that my loss affected me so deeply when I have so much already and when…