TRIGGER WARNING: Infant Loss & Miscarriage. GUEST POST By: Colleen, a wife, mom, homeschooler, missionary and writer. She currently serves alongside her husband and five sons as a founder of the non-profit St. Bryce Missions and is part of the ground team in Tayutic, Costa Rica. She wears a lot of hats in her daily […]
After The World Stopped Turning
I am blessed to have Zoie on the blog today. This is post she wrote (first anonymously) about her own experience being suicidal after the birth of her stillborn daughter. Today she is ready to share her journey publicly here on Motherhood Unadorned in honor of Suicide Prevention Week. I am very thankful she is still […]
Dear Stevie … A Letter to a Lost Child
Last week, I found out from the Facebook page of my mom’s cousin that I had a cousin about my age named Beth, who was stillborn in 1972. Her post quoted Dr. Richard Horton, The Lancet editor-in-chief: “The grief of a stillborn is unlike any other form of grief: the months of excitement and expectation, […]
The Day We Lost Faith
GUEST POST: By Katie Tamblingson of Kady Did Blog This is hardest post to write so far, and probably one of the hardest of my life. I was debating about writing it at all. I tend to be a more private person, and come from a private family. Isaiah and I were talking one day, and […]
Women Grieve Miscarriage for Years, Even After Having a Healthy Baby
Last night I stumbled across this great article from Time.com about miscarriages, grief and long term depression/postpartum depression. I thought the information would be perfect for you ladies because as you know, I’m all about communication when it comes to such taboo issues. The last line says so much “it’s so common but people don’t […]
Liz’s story of infertility, loss & love
GUEST POST: By Liz Nyholm, Mom & Artist www.LizPaints4.Etsy.com My name is Liz and I am 37 years young. I am happily married to my husband, Pete, for over 5 years and we are proud parents to a very energetic 15-month-old son, Jacob. I’m a SAHM. We also have a lively five-year-old dog named Lucy. She has […]