Jul 29, 2013 | Fear, First Birth, Mourning, Stillbirth, Surviving
Thoughts on SURVIVING after a stillbirth by Jen H. My baby died November 8, 2012 due to complications from HELLP syndrome, a pregnancy specific condition- cause unknown. Why me? Why did I survive? I was very sick – at risk of losing my own life. Save him, take me. ...
Jun 10, 2013 | Fear, Grief, Guilt, Hospital Birth, Midwife Attended, Mourning, Planned Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Vaginal Birth
My name is Morgan, my husband and I met when we were both pretty young, about 13 years ago this Feb. we worked together at a local grocery store and well that’s, where it all began. I moved on to different jobs, and by Spring of 2004 Rick asked me to Marry him,...
May 14, 2013 | Empowered, Grief, Mourning, Partner Attended, Siblings, Stillbirth
To think where I was mentally and physically eight weeks ago sends chills down my back. About this time my nurse Maggie was prepping my belly for delivery. As I said my tearful goodbyes to family, I knew mentally there was no turning back at this point, but...
Mar 27, 2013 | First Birth, Grief, Long Labor, Marriage, Mourning, Stillbirth
At first there was hair. I could not believe there was hair! It was fine, like cobweb silk, and dark, the color of chocolate, like her father’s. Her head was coned shaped from passing through my birth canal after 12 hours of labor, with 3 hours of arduous...
