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Ask the Motherhood Therapist: Should I See a Therapist after my Pregnancy Loss?

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What I Want You to Know about Pregnancy After Loss

Heartache - "I will not hide my grief, as I did not hide my love."

The Heartaches of Motherhood: I will not hide my grief, as I did not hide my love

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It's #PerfectlyNormalAfterPregnancyLoss to keep th

It's #PerfectlyNormalAfterPregnancyLoss to keep the only outfit your baby wore after a stillbirth or infant death

Do you have a special outfit you kept?
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I often get asked, "Why Go To Therapy after a Preg

I often get asked, "Why Go To Therapy after a Pregnancy Loss? What will it actually do?"

Going to therapy or seeking out grief counseling after losing a baby will help you learn how to integrate your grief into your life, as the therapist holds space for you to process your grief.

So what does this actually look like? Well, a good grief therapist who specializes in pregnancy loss will do the following in your sessions:

1️⃣ They will listen attentively, without judgment, and with validation to the story of your child’s death.
2️⃣ You will feel safe with them in session.
3️⃣ They will provide psychoeducation about the grief processes to normalize what you are going through and help you prepare for each new hurdle you face along the way.
4️⃣ They will have ideas about remembrance rituals and ways to grieve and bond with your child that died.
5️⃣ They will know about local resources such as pregnancy loss groups and memory walks for you to take part in in your area.
6️⃣ They will teach you coping skills to manage the harder parts of grief, such as depression, anger, and anxiety.
7️⃣ They will offer or refer you to a trauma-informed therapist to help you process not only your grief but also your trauma. This might look like seeing an additional therapist short term who specializes in treatments such as EMDR, ART, or Brain Spotting.

Did you go to therapy after your pregnancy loss? Did your therapist do these things? Tell me about your experience.
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Did you know? In the United States alone, 2.4 mill

Did you know? In the United States alone, 2.4 million fetal and neonatal deaths occur in the perinatal period, which is 4 times greater than the annual number of deaths from cancer (see source below).

We have so many problems in the United States. One of them is that more deaths occur from miscarriage, stillbirth, and SIDS annually than from cancer deaths. We need to start acknowledging the personal, political, and economic impact that the loss of wanted babies has on their parents and society. Want to make a difference?! Join PUSH for Empowered Pregnancy (@pushpregnancy) to help end preventable stillbirths. Or if you are pregnant after a loss or just pregnant and never experienced a loss consider tracking your baby’s movements during pregnancy to help prevent stillbirth with PUSH’s empowered pregnancy tips on their website.

Source: Ely, D.M.; Driscoll, A.K. National vital statistics reports infant mortality in the United States, 2018: Data from the period linked birth/infant death file. Natl. Vital Stat. Rep. 2020, 69, 1–18.
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It's #PerfectlyNormalAfterPregnancyLoss to create

It's #PerfectlyNormalAfterPregnancyLoss to create an Instagram account or blog in honor of your baby that died.

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5 Rights of the Bereaved Parent: 💕 You have th

5 Rights of the Bereaved Parent:

💕 You have the right to your feelings.
💕 You have the right to grieve however you choose.
💕 You have the right to grieve for however long you need.
💕 You have the right to find peace when ready.
💕 You have the right to remember and speak their name.

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On 💐 Mother's Day 💐 Remember Mothers who ar

On 💐 Mother's Day 💐 Remember

Mothers who are yearning to be mothers
Mothers who have lost a pregnancy
Mothers who have lost a baby
Mothers who have lost a child

Because a mother is defined by the children she holds in her heart, not in her arms. ❤️
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It's #PerfectlyNormalAfterPregnancyLoss to dread M

It's #PerfectlyNormalAfterPregnancyLoss to dread Mother's Day and feel conflicted about the holiday.

How are you feeling about Mother's Day?
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