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Due date today

fulloflight
fulloflight
Today was Chiara's due date, and instead of holdinge my precious baby girl, I am clutching her memory box and crying into her little hat. I want her so badly, it hurts.

Please pray for me today. ladies. Overall I think I have been doing pretty well considering how recently I lost her, but I am really struggling right now. I feel guilty, angry, and mostly just intense sadness. My heart is broken.
Jenderson
Jenderson
Due dates are tough days to get through and all you can do is keep breathing to live through the day. Your angel Chiara is with you today and always.

I have found writing letters to my son on such hard days makes me feel close to him and helps my heart ache just a bit less. I have also found that putting words down on paper on why you are feeling guilty and angry and sad give them less power. Those feelings come back, but for the moment I release them from my head, I feel better.
huntersma
huntersma
I am so sorry you are so sad today. I am dreading Hunter's due date. I can relate to all of the emotions you are experiencing today because I think about them all the time. I wish I had words of inspiration or something that could provide you with comfort. I can say..that this completely sucks and we should not have to endure this pain. Life is not fair and I am so sad that you are going through so much pain today, because it should not be this way for any of us. My thoughts and prayers are with you today and everyday.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Words can't even explain how much i feel your pain. You know my story---but BriLynn should have been home on Monday (csection was scheduled for the 20th and i have birth to my angel the 10th) ....everyday this week has been awful, especially today. I sent you a private msg though. I am hopeful that we can help eachother through this.
deleted_user
deleted_user
our due date was on last Sunday, it was so hard. we went to st patrick's cathedral in nyc to light candles for our son. i am so sorry for your loss, i too have those very raw aching arms and all of the emotions you are feeling.

I felt strong but I believe I may have been in shock, because when the weekend of his due date arrived, I was struggling.

Going to light a candle for him really helped me feel lighter, like I was doing something for his life. Even though I do not have my baby and I am not doing all the things for him if he was here, I am still doing something to honor him and our time together.

I am thinking this week I will order a necklace with his footprints on them. I have also been looking into planting a tree in his memory, and we want to dedicate a bench in central park for him, too, because it would have been his "back yard"

All I want to do is memorialize my son and regain my strength physically so we can try again this year.

Everything else feels is so insignificant, but I am sure my enthusiasm will return to other areas of my life after some time has passed.

I am sending you lots of healing energy and my deepest sympathy for your loss.