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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.

ttc | pregnancy | birth after loss > I want to be excited

I’m 26+2, this is my third pregnancy after loss after my daughter died at term, I’ve had two girls since and this is a little boy.
I have an obvious bump now, and when I see people they are excited for me and I’m just disassociating from it. I just want to be excited too and happy. Even though I’ve had two children since I can’t just think to myself pregnant means baby. It’s the pits.
February 1, 2024 | Unregistered CommenterElla