Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness #4: When People Don’t Acknowledge Your Loss

October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness (PAIL) month. Over the course of this month, I’ll feature a series of posts dedicated to this month. It’s a bittersweet month for me. Sweet because it’s my birthday month, bitter because I’m reminded of my lost babies (not that I ever forget them). People respond differently to tragedies. Some buckle down and get stronger. Some get weaker. When a woman suddenly loses
Meet the Blussians, Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness: How to Cope with Sudden Loss

October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. Over the course of this month, I’ll feature a series of posts dedicated to this month. It’s a bittersweet month for me. Sweet because it’s my birthday month, bitter because I’m reminded of my lost babies (not that I ever forget them). Today, we'll talk about how to cope with sudden pregnancy and infant loss. While there are different ways to cope,
Meet the Blussians, Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness

Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness #2: What NOT to Say After a Miscarriage

October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. Over the course of this month, I’ll feature a series of posts dedicated to this month. It’s a bittersweet month for me. Sweet because it’s my birthday month, bitter because I’m reminded of my lost babies (not that I ever forget them). In continuing Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness posts, I'm going to talk about what NOT to say when a woman
Ethan, Meet the Blussians, Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness #1: Why Dead Babies are Still Taboo

October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. Over the course of this month, I'll feature a series of posts dedicated to this month. It's a bittersweet month for me. Sweet because it's my birthday month, bitter because I'm reminded of my lost babies (not that I ever forget them). Pregnancy and infant loss is a taboo subject because let's face it, no one likes to talk or think about
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My Saving Grace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE1ED_9piMU   I'm going to be frank - I'm not looking forward to Mother's Day this year. Or any year, for that matter. You can't blame me. I was supposed to have a baby in 2012. Instead, I spent 2011 mourning two losses; one being a late-term loss (Ethan). Being celebrated on Mother's Day when I feel someone is missing is a bit skewed. I don't know if it'll ever get better, honestly.  I