Comments on: I Had a Miscarriage

By: Beth Petersen

Beth Petersen — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 04:16:49 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your story, and God bless you and your family. I am so sorry for your losses. I too had a miscarriage two days shy of Christmas, the day we were going to announce it to the world (or our world). I am still grieving, and I am so fearful that the validation of my pregnancy, the fact that I made life inside me will be forgotten. I constantly talk about it to my husband, and perhaps it’s because I am in somewhat of denial. We are strong women who should have never experienced this type of grief, losing a child. Hugs to you, and thank you for pouring your heart out. -Beth P, Burnsville, MN

By: Esther

Esther — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:33:57 +0000

In reply to Sarah. I too wish the medical community chose verbiage that had a softer impact at such a painful time. Their medical term is too easily misunderstood. Perhaps it will take the sting from the word "abortion" to know it simply means to come to an end as in "abort mission" in the military which means bring the mission to an end. Their use of the word "spontaneous" acknowledges you did not initiate the end of your pregnancy. May God bring you comfort in your loss.

By: Emily Hicks

Emily Hicks — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 17:54:34 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this. I am so sorry that you had to experience this traumatic loss two times. I experienced a very similar situation. I announced my pregnancy two days after I found out I was pregnant and exactly one month later I was devastated when I lost my precious baby. It has been 6 months and I still don’t go a day without missing that baby and thinking about who s/he would’ve been. I think it does help talking about it. I know talking about it like it was an event that happened, because it was, instead of acting like it didn’t happen helped a lot. I pray this post gave you some peace. <3 Again, I am so sorry your losses. 🙁

By: Melissa Disney James

Melissa Disney James — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 07:25:37 +0000

I’ve lost 4 now. I’m just about to put my 1st blog post “out there” and I’m totally scared. Not sure why. I think the things we keep in the dark seem so scary and once we let them into the light- they can breathe and letting others know helps to lift the burden from our souls. I know this. And yet it’s still hard to be transparent.
I’ve had visions and dreams of my kids in heaven. So I’ve titled my blog “Our Kids In Heaven”- hoping others will share their hearts as well and it will lead to more healing and more courage for me to speak out about this secret M word that needs to breathe in some healthy light.
Thanks for sharing your heart Becky. I appreciate it. Lots of love, Melissa

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:09:02 +0000

In reply to Viola. After we lost our baby I had to go in multiple times for HCG tests, as I assume most do. I cannot tell you the amount of anger that came over me every time I had to look at the paper work that read "spontaneous abortion". No I did not abort my baby, I wanted my baby, I prayed for my baby daily. Abort is not at all what happened. Still to this day the fact that they use that terminology is infuriating to me.

By: Suzanne Villanueva

Suzanne Villanueva — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 02:07:51 +0000

This was a beautifully written piece. I had a miscarriage too, after a long fertility struggle. My story ended happily, with my husband and I having healthy twins that turned two a couple weeks ago. But we don’t forget in my house that our boys have an older brother or sister that we loved but lost. When I shared the news of the miscarriage with coworkers (who had been a part of the fertility journey and had known the happy news that we were expecting), I got such a wonderful outpouring of support. I also got woman after woman telling me that her own family journey had included at least one miscarriage along the way.

By: Sherry Wood

Sherry Wood — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:54:55 +0000

James Logan Wood in 6th month, 1-21-1984

By: Amy Deskins

Amy Deskins — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 19:05:10 +0000

I have lost three babies in a row all in the second trimester. It was the hardest thing I have been through. I think about them everyday and I still remember when each one would have been born and how old they would be now. I will never forget them.

By: Tiffany Joy Murphy

Tiffany Joy Murphy — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 14:58:26 +0000

You are a miricle for helping mothers who are in your shoes. Thank you and God will bless you for it!

By: Amber Hess

Amber Hess — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 14:01:14 +0000

They will never be forgotten… the lives lost, the time lost.
A tree was planted at a family home in remembrance