by Guest Blogger | Oct 16, 2017 | Grief & Bereavement, Medical Info & Resources, Professional Insight
by Felicia Nash, MD, OB/GYN Making the decision to try and conceive after a pregnancy loss or preterm birth involves both emotional and physical health components. Often couples faced with this decision spent agonizing weeks, months or years dealing with the...
by Melissa Vandermeer | Oct 12, 2017 | Grief & Bereavement
Dear Trusted Doctor, I knew at 16 weeks. At 18 weeks I spoke up. At 20 weeks I pleaded. At 22 weeks it was too late to stop. Despite aggressive measures at 23 weeks, five days, I cradled two perfectly formed babies in my arms. For two hours I held them, kissed them,...
by Guest Blogger | Nov 17, 2016 | Grief & Bereavement
The year my husband and I got married was also the year we were expecting our first baby. Our son’s due date was set for October, and we envisioned having our first Christmas together as a family of three. That changed when Carrick Michael Goyer was born many weeks...
by Eric Ruthford | Oct 13, 2016 | Emotional Health, Family Stories, Fatherhood, Grief & Bereavement
October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. For more information on grief and healing, visit Hand to Hold’s bereavement resources. I have never liked visions of heaven that have it be a separate place, a place where we float as souls disconnected...
by Stacey Skrysak | Apr 25, 2016 | Grief & Bereavement, Pregnancy & Bedrest
April 24 – 30 is National Infertility Awareness Week. Please visit the end of the post for organizations that provide resources and support for those struggling with infertility. It’s a topic people don’t often talk about, infertility. It can be considered a...
by Kara Wahlin | Dec 21, 2015 | Emotional Health, Grief & Bereavement
When my surviving son was finally discharged from the NICU, he cried for about three months straight. Literally. My husband and I called it the daily “witching hour”, though it was hardly an hour. It lasted on average from 3-8pm daily (in addition to other...
