Aloha my name is Stacie and I am "mom" to 4 beautiful children. This site is began as the journey through my 5th pregnancy which I referred to as our "Unexpected Blessing." But it's also become a site about loss, dealing with miscarrige, renewed hope, and the road beyond this challenge in life.
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Being pregnant after a loss is different. With my other pregnancies, I just assumed I’d have a happy, healthy baby in 9 months. I looked at the whole pregnancy as a long journey. This time, I’m really not allowing myself to look forward much. I have today and I am happy […]
I saw this posted on someone’s home page at FF. I thought it was beautiful and so very true.
Sisterhood of Sadness
Author Unknown
“I was once a member of the Pregnancy Club, my membership card consisting of two pink lines on a stick. I was eager to pay my dues, just like all the other members. […]
This post comes as a response to a Dear Abby column in which a women wrote to Dear Abby about a co-worker who keeps a picture of he stillborn child on her desk. The person writing says that most people in the office are appalled at the photo and asks whether or not it’s […]
I was recently on a message board when someone mentioned that it must be part of a “maternal instinct” or something that makes us want to conceive again after a miscarriage. All the women there have already experienced losses and even though many already have kids, or may be toward the end of their […]
I love watching Grey’s Anatomy. But recently it seems like there are so many baby issues. Maybe it’s always been like that considering one of the main characters is a infant surgeon, but I guess it just hits me harder now.
The most recent episode reveals that this particular doctor, Addison Montgomery, aborted a […]
While chatting online with other ladies who’ve experienced losses, I’ve come across some books on miscarriage that they have read and recommended. I did get a gift card to a book store for Christmas, so I think I’ll go check some of these out. The rest I will probably try to borrow from […]
I just came across with website yesterday. All I can say is, it’s absolutely amazing. Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep provides infant bereavement photography to families free of charge. The photos they take are just beautiful. Some of them can be seen at http://kambrys-light.com/aboutus.aspx (scroll down).
I had […]