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.
Hi! We just started like 5 days ago :) it’s been 1,2 years since my son was stillborn at 34 weeks. And just know I feel kind of ready, or maybe- at least not mortified about TTC. How are you?
Hello Laura, I’m about to enter my fertile week, so we will start trying *properly* this month. My daughter died in August at 32 weeks from emphysema (she had it in utero) . I’m nervous, but excited at the same time? I dunno, a whole bundle of emotions. We had genetic people tell us it wasn’t likely to be genetic, but I’m still nervous of it happening again. I’m also nervous of something else going wrong (ah the joy of bereavement groups, I’m no longer naive). We’re desperate for a child, but nervous of what could be.
Hi, I'm new here. My son (first child) died unexpectedly during birth at 39 weeks, actually the day before this thread was started. I started TTC a few months ago. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever be able to conceive again or have a living child.
I’m about to enter my fertile week, so we will start trying *properly* this month. My daughter died in August at 32 weeks from emphysema (she had it in utero) . I’m nervous, but excited at the same time? I dunno, a whole bundle of emotions. We had genetic people tell us it wasn’t likely to be genetic, but I’m still nervous of it happening again. I’m also nervous of something else going wrong (ah the joy of bereavement groups, I’m no longer naive). We’re desperate for a child, but nervous of what could be.