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Parents of lost babies and potential of all kinds: come here to share the technicolour, the vividness, the despair, the heart-broken-open, the compassion we learn for others, having been through this mess — and see it reflected back at you, acknowledged and understood.

Thanks to photographer Xin Li and to artist Stephanie Sicore for their respective illustrations and photos.

for one and all > Best Advice on TTC Again

After the death of my daughter I found myself talking to a friend who had gone through a loss of her own. I was lost and didn't know when or if I ever wanted to try to have another child. She gave me the greatest advice I ever received in that department. I can't say it as eloquently as she did but to sum it up:

"You will know it is right when the desire for another child outweighs the fear of another loss."
September 24, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterB
That really is awesome advice!
September 24, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterCarly
That's so true. I read in a loss book from the hospital a quote that stuck with me. It said something like "you were brave to have held on, but you'll be even braver to risk new beginnings."
October 20, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterkari