Love Languages
My love languages… I think it’s a pretty good list. What do you *really* want right now? What helps when you are experiencing loss and other hardships?
Ways to Support Someone Through a Loss
Here are some ways you can support someone who lost a baby. What are some other things you have done to support a loved one? What ways do you like to be supported?
Make Jewish Babies Part 1
The sentiment to make more Jewish babies and have more Jewish weddings right now is not inherently a bad sentiment. It's just that for people who can't do those things, it can be triggering and alienating.
Make Jewish Babies Part 2
Someone sent me this message and I just had to share it because I'm sure there are others feeling the same way. There is a desire to DO SOMETHING right now. Everyone is asking: how can I help? Please know that even if you cannot bring more Jewish babies into the world right now, there are other ways you can help.
Focus On What You Can Control
Whether you are struggling to get pregnant. Whether you can’t carry a pregnancy. Whether you lost your baby. Whether the world is falling apart. You may be feeling a sense of helplessness. So much is out of our control. The only thing we can control is how we respond.
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.