Losing a loved one is one of the hardest things you can go through, and yet it’s something that most people will eventually need to cope with. Learning how to deal with death of a loved one is no small feat. Furthermore, every time you lose someone, it’s a different type of pain. This means that even if you have lost people before, it doesn’t get easier. As difficult as it … [Read more...] about 7 Steps to Help You Deal with the Death of a Loved One and Grief
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A Personal Story To Raise Pregnancy Loss Awareness
October is Pregnancy And Infant Loss Awareness Month. Having dealt with fetal demise myself, I am particularly empathetic to those who experience the gut wrenching grief of losing a pregnancy or infant. It feels like the world should stop. But it keeps spinning. And somehow it is comforting to learn that we are not alone in our pain. That we are not the only ones that have … [Read more...] about A Personal Story To Raise Pregnancy Loss Awareness
The Feelings Of Coping With Miscarriage
It has been a little over 8 months since my "fetal demise", which is sort of a late term miscarriage. I am doing fine. I am doing fantastic, really, considering I was 26 weeks into the pregnancy. But I still have my down times coping with miscarriage. I know that grief is a process and I try to be patient with myself but it is still hard. The grief of losing a baby is an … [Read more...] about The Feelings Of Coping With Miscarriage
On The Grief of Losing A Baby
It has been about a month and a half since my I birthed my already dead baby. Is that called a stillborn or a late term miscarriage? I am not even sure. The doctor referred to it as a "Fetal Demise." This is on the grief I feel from losing a baby- my baby! Losing A Baby At 26 Weeks At 26 weeks I saw a few spots of blood. Scary but not the end of the … [Read more...] about On The Grief of Losing A Baby
What Is Fetal Demise And My Personal Experience
Here is the story of my third birth, a fetal demise. In stark contrast to first two peaceful home births, this birth takes place in the hospital and it does not end happily. Names for this type of birth (as best I have gathered) are stillborn, stillbirth, fetal demise, and late-term miscarriage. What is Fetal Demise? Pregnancy loss before 20 weeks is usually … [Read more...] about What Is Fetal Demise And My Personal Experience