Guest Post by Annie Willems Sometimes I feel like I'm trespassing in a land that's not my own. I have not lost a child. I do not intimately understand the feelings that overwhelm a family in the midst of that experience. I entered the land of child loss with a dear friend and I have been honored by the invitation to share her journey as she … [Read more...]
Guest Post by Dejah There is so much I want to say--so much that needs to be said. The decision to have a homebirth is not one I made lightly. A part of me wants to focus on the politics of homebirth, to whip out a bullet list of why I chose homebirth for my second pregnancy. Why it was the safest choice for me, and why my care was better than … [Read more...]
For years, woman have suffered in silence. It’s been too long. Things are changing, but change can’t come soon enough. I lost my baby when she was five days old, I am breaking the silence. I suffered two early miscarriages, I am breaking the silence. I am dealing with possible infertility, I am breaking the [...]
I must have been almost ten weeks along, and the only person that knew about this little life growing inside me was my husband. Our first child. Three years ago. We decided that Christmas Day would be the perfect time to announce to our families that we were going to be parents. We handpicked some [...]
