I flew across the world to be with my granddaughter and my daughter while her second baby girl, who was born at 28 weeks, fought for her life for two days. I'm not ready yet to share details about her death, she had gone to heaven two hours prior to my arrival at the hospital. […] —> continue reading
Family/Friend
My Friend is Hurting and I Don’t Know How to Help
I myself have not experienced a miscarriage, but my best friend has had 3 this last year and a half. I came across this site while trying to find things to say to her to help her through this tough time. I have directed her to this site in the hope that she will share […] —> continue reading
IOUD, Part One
We packed our bags and grabbed our Finn, and left for 1000°-degree rural Texas for a few days to visit family. We killed two scorpions the first night, and subsequently captured a jumping spider that was surely named for the effect it has on its prey. And human captors. Avara lay next to me, on […] —> continue reading
Grief is Not a Competition & Stigma Still Exists
Two weeks ago I started writing for Babble's Being Pregnant blog. I was brought on to share my experience with perinatal grief, miscarriage and loss and because my husband and I are in serious debate over adding to our family - another child. I am thrilled to be able to write our experience and help […] —> continue reading