Dealing With The Loss Of A Baby At Birth

But you can move through your grief to healing.

Dealing with the loss of a baby at birth. Grieving the death of a baby if your baby was premature your grief probably started long before your baby died. Sadly there are times when families experience devastating losses. With time however comes healing. You can make a place in your heart and mind for the memories of your baby.

The death of a premature baby multiplies your grief exponentially. You may have longed to show off a big belly at your baby shower to hold your newborn baby close to comfort her with a long nursing session. If your loss came after you announced your pregnancy you may be in for painful confrontations with well meaning friends and relatives who want to know how the baby is doing. Pregnancy loss is devastating no matter when it happens or what the circumstances are.

Miscarriage and still birth are an invisible loss to the world at large. As time passes your pain eases. Although it feels like a death there is nothing tangible to mourn as your baby was never born. An expectant mother may lose her baby during the pregnancy or more rarely the baby may die during childbirth or soon after birth.

Additionally on the anniversary of the baby s birthday and the date of loss you might want to offer to go out to dinner as a way of acknowledging and celebrating the short time the baby was with the family. This can make it difficult to comprehend your grief. Infant loss organizations m e n d. Understand the grieving process.

Holidays like mother s day and father s day might be particularly difficult. In 2006 i gave birth to a baby girl and she is still alive but she was a bridge child the i was pregnant again in 2008 with a baby girl i had a still born then tried again in 2010 it was a boy this time same thing happened i carried him for seven months n he turned to a still born. The death of a baby is one of the most painful things that can happen to a family. Is a christian non profit organization that reaches out to families who have suffered the loss of a baby through miscarriage stillbirth or early infant death we publish free bi monthly magazines hold commemorative ceremonies and host a variety of support groups throughout the nation.

You may never really get over your baby s death. It is a very real loss to you and your partner but it may be unrecognized by other people. Coping with grief after the loss of a baby for parents. One way to avoid this is to have a close friend spread the word about your loss and let everyone know you re not ready to talk about it.

Allow yourself to mourn your pregnancy loss and accept what s happened and then look toward the future.