Category Archives for Loss of a baby
The First Christmas
I remember well walking into our living room on that first Christmas morning with my husband to open our Christmas presents, and the feeling of utter grief washing over me as we faced Christmas without our baby. We sat together … Continue reading
Continuing a Pregnancy – waiting for Jennifer
When I discovered I was pregnant, it was Christmas Eve. This was our first baby and the first grandchild. The excitement of the first kicks came at eighteen weeks exactly. On the Monday of Holy Week I grew anxious that … Continue reading
What NOT to say to someone after a miscarriage…
My husband and I lost our baby towards the end of our first trimester. It was a complete shock when we went for a scan and saw that our baby didn’t have a heartbeat. We had what is known as … Continue reading
My Miscarriage Diary
March Four weeks ago we discovered I was pregnant. I am diagnosed with a blood clotting condition which is linked to miscarriage. We have had three previous losses over the years. We are delighted however and are trusting God as we embark … Continue reading
Being Samuel
We were fortunate to have two healthy children and we wanted to have a third child. We prayed for the baby from the start and felt assured that God wanted this baby too as our prayers were answered immediately. Concerns … Continue reading
A Father’s Assurance
The following is a letter which bears testimony to God’s working in a couple’s lives whose baby had been still born. The letter is from the father, on behalf of him and his wife sent to a grieving couple who … Continue reading
His Plan
When health professionals describe women in obstetrics they use two numbers. The first number, on the left, tells how many live births a women has had, after this there is a plus sign and then comes the number of still … Continue reading
My First Baby
I have a simple story. I was 6 weeks pregnant when I miscarried. Truly I had longed for our little baby. It was getting close to a year since we had starting trying for a baby that I finally became … Continue reading
Benjamin’s Story
I found out that I was carrying a baby boy with Hypoplastic Left Heart when I was 5 months pregnant. My baby had a condition where only half his heart had formed.
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A Living Hope
“Do you have any other children?” is a tricky question to answer at times. So is, “Are you planning on having any other children?”