Stillbirth Support Group
This community is dedicated to those who have been impacted by a stillbirth. A stillbirth occurs when a fetus which has died in the uterus, during labor, or during delivery exits a woman's body. For help and support, share your experiences and learn how others coped. Don't forget that you are not alone.
Today marks what would have been my daughter's 2nd birthday. My daughter, Gemma Rose, was born still on 11/9/12. I was 39 weeks and I lost her because of a cord accident. This is and always will be the hardest day of the year. Life has forced me to keep moving forward without her but on this day, I allow myself to rip off the scabs and let the pain out. Each anniversary of her death feels much the same as that day. That raw, acute pain all comes back to me. That being said, the other 364 days per year, I'm...ok. In fact, some days are even great. It feels good to say that now, considering I felt like my life would never/could never be happy again. God has healed my heart a little more every day.
I know some of you are just starting on your grief journey. I'm so sorry that you had to join us here, but I am so happy that you found this site. The other angel mommies on here literally helped to pull me out of the darkness in those early days and still do to this day. We are the only ones who will ever truly understand what this feels like day after day and year after year. I have come to love these amazing, strong women like my sisters and I am grateful for them.
I hope this somehow gives you some encouragement that, while we never get "over" the death of our children, we can get through it with God's and each other's help. It takes a lot of time and tears. My journey began when Gemma died and will only end when I do, but I will tell you that, despite all the pain, sadness, and suffering, I am grateful that I got to have her, even if it was for a very brief time. She is still my daughter and always will be. She is not here with me now but families are forever! We have to be separated for now, but we will always be a family. I look forward to the day that we are reunited in God's kingdom, never to be parted again. What a beautiful thought...
I pray for peace, comfort, and healing for all of you and send all my love to Gemma and the other angel babies who left us too soon.
-Lauren
The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us (Romans 8:18).
I know some of you are just starting on your grief journey. I'm so sorry that you had to join us here, but I am so happy that you found this site. The other angel mommies on here literally helped to pull me out of the darkness in those early days and still do to this day. We are the only ones who will ever truly understand what this feels like day after day and year after year. I have come to love these amazing, strong women like my sisters and I am grateful for them.
I hope this somehow gives you some encouragement that, while we never get "over" the death of our children, we can get through it with God's and each other's help. It takes a lot of time and tears. My journey began when Gemma died and will only end when I do, but I will tell you that, despite all the pain, sadness, and suffering, I am grateful that I got to have her, even if it was for a very brief time. She is still my daughter and always will be. She is not here with me now but families are forever! We have to be separated for now, but we will always be a family. I look forward to the day that we are reunited in God's kingdom, never to be parted again. What a beautiful thought...
I pray for peace, comfort, and healing for all of you and send all my love to Gemma and the other angel babies who left us too soon.
-Lauren
The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us (Romans 8:18).
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Thanks for sharing ur experience
I have come across some ladies that have been through this experience and have shared to have gone on to live happy lives after. These are commonly those who had other living children, or went on to have rainbow babies. How do those whose only child(ren) are angels go on to find this hapy life after?