This is Pregnancy and Baby Loss: Real-life experiences from the baby loss community
142This is Pregnancy and Baby Loss: Real-life experiences from the baby loss community
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Overview
Have you experienced a miscarriage? Have you lost a baby during pregnancy? If you have, I am so sorry for your loss and offer you a virtual hug.
The pain following baby loss, whether early or later in the pregnancy, is invisible to everyone else, which often results in you, the parents, and your family, not receiving the emotional support you deserve, all because society is uncomfortable talking about it.
This is Pregnancy and Baby Loss came about because, although my early pregnancy loss was several years ago, I still often think about my baby - what would they look like, sound like, what hobbies would they have, what would they like and dislike... this list is endless. Is this normal or just me? Should I talk about my pregnancy loss to friends I have met since? If you're wondering, the answer to both questions is yes, and it's OK! I want to let others who've experienced loss in pregnancy know that they aren't alone, that there are others who want to support them through this traumatic time.
In this book, you can read short stories and real-life experiences from the baby loss community; women and men who know what it's like to have their dreams and life plans snatched away from them. They understand your pain, anger, sadness, and grief, so they share:
• That it wasn't your fault
• It's normal to grieve and it's OK; don't let anyone tell you otherwise
• That loss is loss, and your loss is the same as any other loss
• We all encounter unhelpful, insensitive comments - and some tips for how to deal with them
• That men suffer too but it may look different
• All your feelings are valid
• Even though all our stories are unique, the emotions we experience are the same and you are normal for having these feelings.
Shockingly, you'll read in this book that some women were treated very insensitively by the professionals who should be more empathetic and understanding at such a devastating time. Thankfully, this isn't always the case, but because it does happen, This is Pregnancy and Baby Loss has also been written for:
• Patient facing staff who have never personally experienced pregnancy loss or baby loss
• Practitioners who are supporting the baby loss community, and
• Health care professionals who are caring for men and women who are dealing with loss at any stage during their pregnancy.
The baby loss community is here for you, offering love, support and understanding on every page.
Consider gifting a copy of this book to family and friends to help them understand what you've been, or are, going through.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781999303556 |
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Publisher: | MFS Books Ltd |
Publication date: | 01/19/2021 |
Series: | This is , #4 |
Pages: | 142 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.30(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
This is Pregnancy and Baby Loss was written for parents who have experienced pregnancy loss, also known as miscarriage, or whose baby was stillborn. Others who may benefit from reading the short stories in this book are people who know someone who's lost a baby or had a miscarriage, and healthcare professionals who haven't personally experienced this loss but who care for these bereaved parents.
All the stories have been written by mothers and fathers who have lost their baby, or babies, during pregnancy. They share their honest thoughts and emotions, their grief and the loss of their dreams, as a way of supporting newly bereaved parents and their families. Miscarriage and baby loss are taboo subjects in most societies, so finding someone who knows how it feels is difficult and can leave the parents feeling very lonely and isolated.
You can read:
When you lose a twin
Pregnancy loss tore our friendship apart
Second trimester loss
After pregnancy loss; some things I wish I'd known
There's no right or wrong way to feel after pregnancy loss
Pregnancy loss and fat people
Pregnancy loss poems
But pregnancy loss is common right?
Pregnancy loss isn't talked about in society
I'm pregnant but I've lost it
Healing after ectopic pregnancy loss
Ten things to remember when experiencing pregnancy loss
At least you know you can get pregnant
Shattered dreams after a 'missed miscarriage'
It wasn't an ectopic
From one baby loss dad to another
Pregnancy and infant loss awareness day
I blamed myself for my stillbirth and pregnancy loss