Pregnancy after Loss
is such a mix of emotions.
You want to be excited, but you’re scared to let yourself go there.
You want to start shopping for the baby but you’re afraid you might jinx it, or be left with a bunch of baby things but no baby again.
You want to tell everyone and no one.
You thought getting pregnant again would feel amazing, but the grief is still there.
I know how unexplainably hard pregnancy after loss can be. Using these prompts will make it easy to:
Keep a record of your pregnancy.
Get those swirling thoughts out of your head and onto paper.
Help you bond with your baby.
It’s ok to be scared, Momma, but it’s ok to dream, too.
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If you’re wondering if you can trust that this is legit…here’s just a little bit of how I came to know all the ups and downs of pregnancy after loss.
We were lucky enough to have 4 living children and a 5th on the way when just days before her due date we heard those most devastating words: “there is no heartbeat.”
With a brand new crib and carseat and the strong desire to hold a living baby, we were heartbroken and also hoped for another baby. We got our wish and spent the first year of grief going through a deja vu pregnancy, terrified most of the time, until our son was born just weeks after our angel baby’s birthday.
Fast forward and we were able to get pregnant again. All was great at the 11 week ultrasound. We told our kids and family at 12 weeks. At 14 weeks….no heartbeat again.
A while later, against all odds given my medical and grief history, we were pregnant with what I knew would be our final baby, no matter what the outcome. We had a lot of care and a lot of checkups and some complications but our baby was born healthy at 35 weeks.
I’ve ridden the rollercoaster. I’ve struggled and I’ve figured out what works. That’s why I want to help you. These journal prompts are the first step to enjoying this pregnancy.
Now, put in your email, go buy a cute new journal, and let’s do this together.