How to Save a Marriage in the Wake of Baby Loss
Vessels: A Love Story by Daniel Raeburn hits shelves today. Based upon an acclaimed New Yorker essay of the same title, the book concerns male grief and baby loss. Rebekah …continue
These articles by our co-founder Tara Shafer originally appeared on BabyCenter.com.
Vessels: A Love Story by Daniel Raeburn hits shelves today. Based upon an acclaimed New Yorker essay of the same title, the book concerns male grief and baby loss. Rebekah …continue
I remember once listening to two women talk in a playground. One was pregnant and they were discussing her impending birth. They were strangers to me – I was eves …continue
When I was very pregnant with my rainbow baby – a rainbow baby is one born subsequent to a loss – I remember an awkward exchange with a friend. Standing …continue
I have recently noticed a greater transparency in the media regarding pregnancy and infant loss. This gradual opening has not happened in a vacuum. As a bereaved mother, I am …continue
One of the many social taboos that surround miscarriage and it’s wake, is the issue of sex after loss. It is difficult for the husband or the partner who has …continue
Is Mother’s Day the best name for this day of the year, a sort of season in itself? One of my greatest fears in talking openly about the child I …continue
In 2005, Kiley and Sean Hanish suffered the loss of their first child, who was stillborn. In the years since, they have worked tirelessly to break the silence that surrounds …continue
In the months that followed my son’s loss I considered the way forward. I never questioned my resolve to attempt another pregnancy, but it often seemed insurmountable. I wandered around …continue
Following the stillbirth of my son in 2005, I considered how my relationship with my doctor would be altered. In the wake of loss, my needs had indeed changed. I …continue
Faith Massey is a single mother of five children and a professional photographer who volunteers her time with Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep (https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/), an organization that provides …continue
Last night I watched my daughter sleeping with extravagant and abundant moon shadow shawling over her. It was bitterly cold and the snow outside was pulsing blue and gleaming. It …continue
In December 2005, I gave birth to a stillborn son. While in labor, I experienced a grief so transcendent, it almost lifted me up, after which waves of despair seemed …continue
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