There is Beauty in Your Pregnancy, Even if it Ended Early
by Maureen Zhao
Not too long ago our seemingly healthy pregnancy came to a surprising and terribly sad end somewhere near our second trimester. Now, before you worry about feeling too many sad feelings...
Tattoos and Decisions: Eliminating “Should” From My Self-Talk
There are so many “shoulds” flying around these days, especially in motherhood: You really should breastfeed. You should give up on nursing and just go to formula. You should have...
My Only Resolution: Being Intentional
Oh, 2016. So many of us are ready to see you go. While there are always good things {and I truly believe that: that within the hard stuff, there are...
I am Strong, but I am Tired: Miscarriage & Baby Loss Awareness Month
I am strong, but I am so tired. Maybe you are too. Maybe you’re a mama of lost babies that’s as tired and heavy of heart as I am. Not even...
You are Invited: “Her” Retirement Party!
OFFICE MEMO: She’s tired, bearing scars, much looser than days before. It’s time. I know it, she knows it but for me it’s harder to come to terms. I’m...
We Are Mothers Who Have Lost
1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. Each year in the United States, there are about 3,500 Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID). These deaths occur among infants less than 1 year old...
“Rainbow Babies” – When the Healing Hasn’t Come Yet
Rainbow Babies. If you haven’t heard the term, it’s one sometimes used to describe a baby that is born after a family has lost one too soon, just as a...
The Day I Lost My Innocence
by Cate Mezyk
As I sat down to type this post, I realized that I needed to go and have a good cry before I could get through it. You see, I’m about...
These Babies Were Real, These Babies Were Loved
Eli & Webber. Those are my baby boys’ names. They each (separately) arrived too early. 20 weeks early in fact. If my body could have held on a little longer...
For the Mamas Who Lost Their Babies: You are still a Mother
I wish when my husband and I got married 3 years ago, someone had told me that starting and growing a family can be an incredibly difficult and painful journey....
Honoring the Child You Lost
This weeks marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, on October 15th, and October as a month is set aside to bring awareness as well. 25% of pregnancies do not go...
Pregnancy After Loss: When Hope is Hard
Every night, I chew a baby asprin, swallow a few other pills/vitamins, then grab an ice pack, a princess band-aid (because that’s the only kind we have) and head to...