Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness Day
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8 Ways To Remember & Memorialize Your Baby
8 Ways To Remember & Memorialize Your Baby
SIDS Story 30 Years Later
Thirty years ago, if you lost a child you were treated like a pariah. No one wanted to talk to you. They crossed the street when they saw you coming, because they didn’t know what to say.
Personal Stillbirth Story
“But I won't stop growing. I now have three healthy living children. Each pregnancy came with its own problems and losses in between. Many nights in the labor and delivery triage room getting monitored”
Our Stillbirth Story
Rest easy my sweet baby girl. Know that you had so much love and family waiting for you here but I have no doubt that all our loved ones who have passed will watch over you and keep you safe.
Vanishing Twin Story
But I often think about that baby too. Why he didn’t make it? Was he sick? What would his personality have been like? Would he have rolled over at the same time? It's very, very hard for me.
Missing Shabbat Candles
I’m lighting the Shabbat candles this week and every week at sundown with a tear in my eye and a prayer on my lips for God to safeguard us.
Grateful & Hateful
Before I was in the situation I’m currently in, I used to say those things to other people too, and I only meant it in a well-meaning way.
Mourning During Covid
And through my tears I pray for what I thought was. I pray for peace and health. I pray for those suffering from the pandemic. I pray for the world to heal. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Grief During Quarantine
“I had a 7 week loss right after all of society went into quarantine and it’s been the loneliest period of my life. I know that it’s a crazy time.”
Stillbirth Dreams
I had such dreams for you, my love. How you would be and act. How much you would look like us. What you would want to be when you grew up.
Goodbye My Little Star
“Goodbye my little star Oh how I loved you I miss you Its time to say goodbyeI step into the dark night Looking up at the velvet sky Tiny spots of light twinkling above Goodbye my little star”
On Healing
Two stories on reslience and healing. Both stories highlight the strength and resilience needed to navigate challenging times and embrace the future with optimism.
Letter To Unborn Baby
A letter written to my baby with no heartbeat. To my unborn baby: I don’t why Hashem (G-d) Chose to give you to me And then take you away I don’t know why we were given this test.”
Miscarriage Loss
“The due date. I didn’t bother calculating it. Why get my hope up only to be heartbroken again. So now I’m terrified to get pregnant. But I’m more terrified not to.”
Presence of Absence
Choose the things, people and content that bring you joy, and stay away from the things that make you feel yucky. There is enough in your life that is not going according to plan.
I Can’t Even Imagine
We know that you mean no harm when you say this kind of thing, but it can feel really invalidating and lonely when you do. Would the world be a safer place if no one could imagine these things? No.
SIDS Complexity
Just like any new information that hits the airwaves, please be cautious when talking about it with people who are struggling. Your comments might cause more harm than good.
It’s Yom Kippur Again
On behalf of everyone at IWSTHAB, may this be the year where no one suffers, and Hashem answers all of your prayers. Gmar chasima tova. Xoxo, Aimee
Lighting a Candle
I know I preach about #youdoyou a lot, but it’s because I truly believe it and it’s the way I try to lead my own life. Do what feels right for you, not because others are doing it.