Parsha of the Week:" Parshas Noach
Good Shabbos. I’ll be thinking of you all💞 Xoxo, Aimee
This Is What Miscarriage And Stillbirth Look Like
This is what miscarriage looks like. This is what stillbirth looks like. This is it. The moment the world stops. The moment you will use as a reference for how much time has passed.
Voices From The Community: Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness
Everyone has different preferences when navigating the unimaginable heartbreak of pregnancy or infant loss. Swipe to read one woman’s personal thoughts and preferences. Does this resonate with you?
Courage Is…
This is miscarriage. This is stillbirth. This is infant loss. This is termination for medical reasons. This is molar pregnancy. This is sudden infant death syndrome. This is infertility.
A Day In The Life of Running IWSTHAB And Supporting You…
Inside scoop at all the ways I am here for you 🫶 … And I still haven’t had lunch.
Voices From The Community: Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness
Even in the midst of crisis, due dates still come and go. This is one woman’s experience thinking about her due date. Swipe to read her story.
Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month - Tell Us About Your Baby
Infant and pregnancy loss can be lonely. We are here for you through every part of your journey to building a family. So, tell us about your baby.
Dear Baby
Read this beautiful letter submitted by a follower, titled Dear Baby. The hope. The crushed dreams. The grief. The love. It’s all part of the same story.
Part 6: How We’re Supporting Our Staff
For questions, comments or if you want someone on the IWSTHAB staff to come consult for your organization, please reach out via DM or email at info@iwassupposedtohaveababy.org
Wave Of Light Resource Guide
At I Supposed To Have A Baby, we are uniquely positioned to help during this time of crisis. Look for our Wave Of Light Resource Guide through the link in our bio and in all the upcoming posts.
We are not ok. But we are here for you.
We are not ok. But we are here for you. IWSTHAB staff and board are here for you. Even as we personally struggle.
Part 5: Where to get more help
The world is heavy right now, and you don’t need to go through it alone. See where to get more help.
Part 4: 7 Ways You Can Practice Self-Care
Seven ways you can practice self-care including; setting boundaries, getting outside, laugh, reaching out to support systems, deep breathing, starting small, and letting it out.
Part 3: How To Talk To People Who Are Grieving
The longer this war continues, the likelihood increases that each of us will personally know someone who has died, or we will be in the position of comforting someone who is mourning. Most people don’t know how to comfort a person who has lost someone close to them, going through unimaginable pain.
Part 2: Podcast Episodes on Grief and Anxiety
We have so many episode on pain, and struggle and loss, but these are ones that highlight the grief (and anger) that so many are experiencing right now.
Part 1: What does grief look like?
Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but many of us don’t know what grief looks like or recognize it when it shows up. You may have different feelings that come and go, with no rhyme or reason, and grief can cause a whole host of physical and emotional symptoms.
Wave Of Light
We have created our own “WAVE OF LIGHT” Resource Guide to support the Jewish Community as we move through this current crisis. We encourage you to share these resources and graphics widely, on and off social media, around the world, to help support anyone grieving.
So many people are staying off social media these days…
If you are trying to stay off social media, here are 5 ways that IWSTHAB can still support you through our website.
We will all get through this.
I got a message tonight from a woman who has been trying to have a child for years. She has had too many miscarriages to count, but keeps pushing and keeps trying different doctors, medicines and treatment plans.
World Mental Health Day
A quick reminder to take care of yourself on World Mental Health Day. You are NOT lazy. Trauma and grief are exhausting. So please be gentle with yourself.