Tag: grief
Dead Mom Rituals Are My Grieving Process
My mom died two summers ago. In front of me, my sister, and my partner. On an extended family vacation. It was traumatizing, so...
Navigating Childhood Grief and Anxiety: My Family’s Journey
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying "Be kind to others; you never know what someone else is going through." I’ve always believed in this...
10 Ways to Memorialize Life Lost Through Miscarriage
When I lost my second child through miscarriage, one of the things I found incredibly difficult was validating their existence. It seemed particularly sad...
My Lost Pregnancy: Grief and Silence Losing a Baby Through Miscarriage
Over the summer, the July 4th holiday brought my extended family together in a joyful (and extremely hot) reunion on the lake. Two cousins...
Alone: How I Conquered My Need to Avoid Feeling Grief
It’s easy for me to go about life and take the punches as they come. Something difficult happens, and I get over it and...
Silently Suffering a Miscarriage: When the Mom Life Doesn’t Stop for...
I had a rough week, last week. I don’t typically talk about my feelings (like, I did once and it was a BIG deal...
One Mom’s Story of Miscarriage, Grief, and a Rainbow Baby
Two years ago, I had a miscarriage.
I was about nine weeks into the first trimester, feeling terribly sick until one day I woke...
Miscarriage Aftercare: How to Take Care of Your Mind, Body, Spirit,...
There is no question that suffering a miscarriage is devastating, heartbreaking, and all-consuming.
Depending on how far along the pregnancy was, the physical recovery itself...
Our Baby Had no Heartbeat: A Mom’s Tale of Miscarriage and...
When you’re pregnant, the sound of a Doppler not picking up a heartbeat is deafening.
That quiet when you’re waiting for the reassuring, rhythmic beating...
These Four Walls — Finding Our Forever Home
Finding your forever home is a lot like finding your wedding dress. You're looking for that perfect fit — good school district, room for...
Ode to Abu — When Your Babies Lose a Grandparent
It's that time of year when all of the blogs are spewing out feel-good holiday posts about creating new family traditions, executing the perfect...
A Story of Beauty in the Midst of Loss
1 in 4 pregnancies end in a miscarriage. As of a few weeks ago, I can now count myself as part of this statistic.
While...
How I Became a Mother: An Indirect Path to “Mothers’ Day”
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of Mother’s Day. Each...
How I Became a Mother: Becoming Mommy
BurlingtonVT Moms Blog is partnering with Vermont Midwives Association to bring you our latest series titled “How I Became a Mother” in honor of...