Letter to August
Hi August, When I was 12 weeks pregnant we found out we lost you at 8 weeks. Our hearts broke and we were filled with a…
Pregnancy Loss
Pregnancy after Loss or Infertility
By Jennifer Robertson You finally saw those two lines and felt pure joy and excitement. You imagined holding your baby in your arms….. before…
“I’M SORRY, THERE’S NO HEARTBEAT”
By Jennifer Robertson It’s hard to believe that five words can have such a profound impact on your life. Just five words can take…
Little ‘Hubs of Love’ for when Pregnancy Comes as a ‘Surprise’
Inspired by her own experience of a ‘surprise’ pregnancy and finding little support available, Lara Malin Wynyard is passionate about promoting the Pregnancy Help…
What is Pregnancy Loss and Why Does It Matter?
By Dr. Dawn Kingston The feelings of excitement. Perhaps you were expecting your first child. Maybe you were getting your child ready for a…
Early Pregnancy Matters
By Sarah Noble We are told not to tell anyone we are pregnant, until the second trimester. We are told to keep it quiet,…
36 Hours: A Meditation on miscarriage
By Bevan Morgan When I sat down to write this at the start of the week, I had already decided that I wanted to…
Miscarriage with Children
By Jennifer Robertson Life must go on. As a parent, all we ever want to do is protect our children and ensure they are happy. …
My Miscarriage Story
By Sarah Noble 24/1/20 I’m bleeding. It started with brown blood on the toilet paper this morning when I went to the toilet. It’s slowly gotten heavier…
Losing You
By Emma Heaphy Ashamed, Helpless, Broken, This is how I felt. Frustration, Guilt, Pain, This is what I lived. Cried, Cursed, Hid, This is how I reacted. Why me? Why now? Why at all? This is…
LONGING AND LOSS
By Sally Saint I have lately had the intense feeling that ‘life’ has been weaving a healing web for me, and it is something…
Returning Placenta to the Land in an Earth-Friendly Way
Flax Farewells was inspired by her Mum, a Midwife, who wanted an environmentally alternative to plastic bags for families to return their placenta to…
You Don’t Need To Do It On Your Own
Motivated by her own fertility experiences, Kathryn created Fertility Potentials as a way for those struggling with fertility challenges to navigate their individual path…
River: The Story of My Molar Pregnancy
This photo makes me happy and sad. Happy because look at my lovely little son. So cute! Sad because I notice the grey bands…
Miscarriage: Heartbreaking For the Whole Family
By Megen Hibbins Most people think that miscarriage, although normal, is nothing to worry about. Yet emotionally it can hit us hard and take…
My Rainbow Baby: Pregnancy After Loss
By Cheree Sheldon *** Trigger warning – baby loss *** That feeling that you get when you see the double lines on the pregnancy…
A Mother’s Loss, A Mother’s Love
By Sally Saint. Trigger warning: This piece discusses miscarriage. As women we are blessed to be able to carry a new life inside of…
Miscarriage and Moving On
By Gemma Chatzipanagiotis The subject of miscarriage struggles to find a place in society. Cloaked in mystery and privacy it is a topic we seem…
Silent Grief
By Anna Stoyanoff There are some possibilities that, once options, can quickly become obligations. It happens with all kinds of decisions in our lives,…
Why Others Fear You As a Bereaved Mother
By Franchesca Cox Absolutely nothing in this world could have prepared me for that moment of walking away from the purpose I thought my…