Why Baby Loss Matters

Why Baby Loss Matters
Author: Kay King
Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2020-11-05
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1780666381

The loss of a baby, however it occurs, can be heartbreaking and painful and leave parents in need of support as they grieve. While awareness about baby loss is increasing, the suffering and sadness, isolation and loneliness parents feel is often invisible and it can be hard for them to reach out, and for those around them to know how best to support them. Why Baby Loss Matters explores what happens when families experience baby loss or the end of a pregnancy, drawing on the first-hand experiences of parents who have navigated life and the fourth trimester without their baby, and the vital work of charities and services which offer support. By examining different approaches to coping with the loss of a baby and keeping memories alive, the book offers insight into the ways that families have found the support and peace that they need to continue living after saying goodbye.

Making Loss Matter

Making Loss Matter
Author: Rabbi David Wolpe
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2000-08-01
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1573228206

Some losses are so subtle they go unnoticed, some so overwhelming and cruel they seem unbearable. Coping with grief and experiencing loss overwhelms us in ways that seem both hopeless and endless. In painful moments like these, we must make a choice: Will we allow the difficulties we face to become forces of destruction in our lives, or will we find a way to begin learning from loss, transforming our suffering into a source of strength? A theologian with the heart of a poet, Rabbi David Wolpe explores the meaning of loss, and the way we can use its inevitable appearance in our lives as a source of strength rather than a source of despair. In this national bestseller, Wolpe creates a remarkably fluid account of how we might find a way out of overwhelming feelings of helplessness and instead begin understanding grief in all its forms and learn to create meaning in difficult times.

Life After Baby Loss

Life After Baby Loss
Author: Nicola Gaskin
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2018-10-04
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1473560357

**Winner of Author of The Year at The Butterfly (Baby Loss) Awards** For all parents and family managing the emotional battlefield of baby loss. When my baby died my whole world changed forever. I was left full of love, yet deeply heartbroken and faced with the task of living without my most precious longed for treasure. Following a fraught journey of trying to conceive again, two subsequent miscarriages, and an anxiety fuelled pregnancy after loss, I was finally able to welcome my baby girl into the world. This is the book I wish I’d been given – it will help you to not only survive the loss of your baby but to celebrate the life they had, no matter how brief. This is my hard won gift to you. Losing a child is one of the most devastating events you can go through and yet, losing your baby – particularly before they are born – remains a taboo and often misunderstood topic. In this very gentle guide, Nicola Gaskin opens up the conversation around baby loss offering raw, honest and deeply empathetic support to all parents. From coping with the initial shock, finding ways to overcome jealousy and anger, surviving birthdays and Mother’s Day, through to living with everlasting grief and the fresh round of grief and anxiety that comes with parenting after loss, it will help you to navigate through a huge range of intense and complex emotions. Beautifully written and powerfully illustrated, this book will hold your hand through your darkest and lightest moments: read it to know you are not alone and that all your feelings are absolutely valid.

(Mis)carriage

(Mis)carriage
Author: Regan Parker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2019-06-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781733956550

(Mis)carriage is one woman's honest, intimate journey through the loss of her child after eight weeks of pregnancy. Although 25% of women experiences a miscarriage, few resources are available. This personal yet universal story explores the complexities of grief, and offers resources that would help others cope with the pain of losing a child.

My Soul to Keep

My Soul to Keep
Author: Anna Semonco
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2021-07-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1664224203

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:7(NKJV) Learned from personal experience, the loss of a child to miscarriage or stillbirth is traumatic, regardless of his or her stage of development. This poignant baby book and interactive journal serves as a way to cope yet honor your baby. Beautifully illustrated, lined pages lead with thought provoking prompts invite moms and dads to share feelings of joy, grief, and love. Comforting scriptures together with inspirational quotes offer support and encourage healing. As a baby book, My Soul to Keep features a certificate commemorating your little one thus recording them in your life’s history. Special elements such as “My Letter to You”, a nursery rhyme, and lullaby make this a treasured keepsake. These pages are waiting to cradle heartfelt words professing your baby’s precious life for a lifetime of memories. “Its simplicity and invitation to journal provoke deep thought and offer a safe space to write down what so many of us who’ve experienced a perinatal loss only carry in our hearts. I wept as I read the quotes – I absolutely love them. I realized that I rarely if ever allow myself to grieve the loss of my first child. What a beautiful gift created for women (and their partners) –not only does it encourage reflection and remembrance, it affirms the process.” Sharon Parker, Hospice Manager “With My Soul to Keep, Ms. Semonco is drawing much-needed attention to an often-overlooked aspect of perinatal mental health: When the existential bookends of life – birth and death – come crashing together in the loss of a baby. The exercises, information, and heart in this workbook are thoughtful and speak directly to the need for these struggling parents to give voice to the common issues and concerns that so many parents of loss struggle with.” Dr. Daniel Singley a San Diego-based board certified psychologist and Director of The Center for Men’s Excellence in San Diego, CA.

Empty Arms

Empty Arms
Author: Sherokee Ilse
Publisher:
Total Pages: 94
Release: 1990
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death.

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart
Author: Deborah L. Davis
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1996
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781555913021

Reassurance for parents who struggle with anger, guilt, and despair after a miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death.

Remembering Me

Remembering Me
Author: Harpermartin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2019-03-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9780648277835

'Because your baby mattered, your loss matters.' This beautiful keepsake book was created to honour the life of a baby taken too soon through miscarriage. By completing the pages within, parents can capture their pregnancy, pen the hopes and dreams they had for their baby and outpour their grief. This carefully designed book also includes pages to mark anniversaries like pregnancy milestones and due dates and includes lined pages to write letters of love. A beautiful way to honour the life of a baby gone too soon

Rebirth

Rebirth
Author: Joey Miller
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2020-10-13
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0306846624

From an expert counselor, a compassionate, comprehensive guide to healing, conception, and pregnancy after loss of a baby. The challenges of having another pregnancy after loss can be extensive from a physical/medical standpoint alone, but no more so than the emotional and psychological hurdles. Therapist and social worker Joey Miller has counseled women and their families on exactly these matters for nearly twenty years. She brings deep compassion, knowledge, and wisdom of both the emotional and physical roller coasters to help women and their partners tackle all the tough issues: How to talk to your doctor How to handle the emotional fallout, including dealing with your children, family members, and friends Physical assessments and considerations How to get the emotional support you need Support for partners/spouses and more Other than personal accounts of pregnancy after loss, no other book addresses what to expect when expecting goes horribly wrong . . . and then beyond. Rebirth provides a road map for that journey. With concrete help navigating the immediate aftermath of tragedy and the difficulties re-acclimating to a very fertile world to the very mixed emotions of grieving while trying to conceive, Rebirth addresses the inconceivable with deep empathy and practical wisdom.

Unexpecting

Unexpecting
Author: Rachel Lewis
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-08-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493433350

What to Expect When You're No Longer Expecting When your baby dies, you find yourself in a life you never expected. And even though pregnancy and infant loss are common, they're not common to you. Instead, you feel like a stranger in your own body, surrounded by well-meaning people who often don't know how to support you. What you need during this time is not a book offering easy answers. You need a safe place to help you navigate what comes next, such as: · Coping with a postpartum body without a baby in your arms. · Facing social isolation and grief invalidation. · Wrestling with faith when you feel let down by God. · Dealing with the overwhelming process of making everyday decisions. · Learning to move forward after loss. · Creating a legacy for your child. In Unexpecting, bereaved mom Rachel Lewis is the friend you never knew you'd need, walking you through the unique grief of baby loss. When nothing about life after loss makes sense . . . this book will. "The guide that all parents experiencing pregnancy loss need when leaving the hospital grief-stricken, without a baby in their arms."--LINDSEY M. HENKE, founder of Pregnancy After Loss Support