You don't have to carry this grief alone.
Whether your loss was recent or years ago, there is support,
community, and hope here for you.
Connect with others who understand your loss.
Find space to grieve and begin to heal.
Find compassionate, loss-informed care.
Understanding Your Loss
A comprehensive guide to early pregnancy loss, including treatment options, medical advocacy, physical symptoms, emotional responses, and self-care guidance for miscarriage, missed miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and molar pregnancy.
The death of a baby through stillbirth can bring profound grief, shock, and a range of emotions that may change over time. Every family's experience is unique, and there is no right or wrong way to grieve. Explore compassionate information about stillbirth, common grief responses, ways to honor and remember your baby, and resources to help you find support. Whether you are seeking understanding, connection with other bereaved parents, or guidance for the days ahead, you deserve care and compassion as you navigate this loss.
Guidance and support for parents navigating the loss of one or more babies in a multiple pregnancy while caring for surviving babies.
Guidance for teens navigating pregnancy loss, including what helps healing, what doesn't, normalizing the desire to be pregnant again, and encouraging self-compassion through grief.
Guidance and support for parents navigating the loss of one or more babies in a multiple pregnancy while caring for surviving babies.
The death of a medically complex infant can bring unique layers of grief, including anticipatory grief, difficult medical experiences, guilt, and secondary losses. Explore compassionate guidance and support for families navigating this profound loss.
Navigating a Diagnosis and Medical Care
Receiving a difficult diagnosis during pregnancy can bring uncertainty, grief, and difficult decisions. Explore compassionate guidance, available options, and resources to help you navigate this experience and find support.
Experiencing pregnancy or infant loss in a hospital can bring overwhelming emotions and difficult decisions during an already painful time. This resource offers gentle, practical suggestions for spending time with your baby, creating memories and keepsakes, and preparing to leave the hospital. There is no right or wrong way to navigate these moments, and you can choose what feels meaningful and comfortable for you and your family. You deserve compassionate care, support, and the space to honor your baby in your own way.
After pregnancy or infant loss, your body may still experience postpartum changes while you are navigating grief. Physical recovery, hormonal shifts, changes in milk production, and a wide range of emotional responses can make this time especially difficult. Explore information about common postpartum experiences after loss, ways to care for your physical and emotional well-being, and when to reach out for additional support. Every person's experience is different, and you deserve compassionate care as you navigate both recovery and grief.
Understanding Grief and Finding Support
Heartfelt messages to the newly bereaved parent from those of us who have walked the same path.
Information about traumatic grief after pregnancy or infant loss, including what grief is, what it looks like, common responses, the grieving process, care ideas for navigating loss, what helps, and finding support.
After pregnancy or infant loss, caring for yourself can feel difficult when grief touches every part of daily life. There is no right or wrong way to grieve, and self-care does not mean moving on or leaving your baby behind. Explore gentle ways to honor your emotions, meet your physical and emotional needs, set boundaries, and seek support when you need it. Give yourself permission to take things one moment at a time and remember that you deserve the same compassion you would offer someone you love.
After pregnancy or infant loss, grief can feel isolating, especially when others may not understand your experience. Finding connection with people who listen, acknowledge your baby, and make space for your feelings can help you feel less alone. Explore ways to connect with other bereaved parents, find peer and community support, share your story when you feel ready, and build relationships that honor your grief. There is no single right way to seek connection; you deserve support that meets you where you are.
Grief Across Families and Communities
Fathers experience grief after pregnancy and infant loss in ways that are often overlooked or misunderstood. Explore the unique challenges fathers may face, different expressions of grief, and ways to find understanding, connection, and support.
Partners often experience grief after pregnancy or infant loss in ways that are overlooked or misunderstood. Explore the unique challenges non-birthing parents may face, different expressions of grief, and ways to care for yourself, support one another, and find connection.
Guidance for supporting children navigating grief after pregnancy or infant loss, including age-appropriate ways to talk about death, how to support their process, and resources for siblings at different developmental stages.
LGBTQ+ families may face unique challenges when navigating pregnancy or infant loss, including barriers to affirming care, fertility-related grief, and experiences that leave a parent’s loss unrecognized. Explore compassionate guidance, inclusive support, and resources to help LGBTQ+ parents and families feel seen, respected, and less alone in their grief.
Grief after pregnancy or infant loss is shaped by many experiences, including culture, family traditions, community, and access to compassionate care. Families in communities of color may also encounter healthcare disparities or feel that their experiences are not fully understood or acknowledged. Explore resources and perspectives that recognize these experiences, honor diverse ways of grieving and remembering, and help families find culturally responsive support and connection. Every family deserves to feel seen, respected, and supported in their grief.
Navigating Life After Loss
After pregnancy or infant loss, hearing about someone else's pregnancy can bring up complicated emotions, including sadness, grief, jealousy, anxiety, or longing. Pregnancy announcements, baby showers, and everyday conversations may feel especially difficult when you are grieving. Explore gentle ways to acknowledge your feelings, set boundaries, navigate relationships, and decide what feels manageable for you. You can care about others while also honoring your own grief, and you do not have to participate in every situation to show your support.
Returning to work after pregnancy, infant, or child loss can bring a mix of emotions and challenges. You may be navigating grief while managing workplace expectations, interacting with coworkers, or deciding how much to share about your experience. Explore compassionate guidance for setting boundaries, communicating your needs, and finding support as you return to work. There is no right timeline for grief, and you deserve understanding, flexibility, and space to heal.
