Putting a face on miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss
Jamie
Mom to Josiah Michael, stillborn on September 12th, 2000
and Sam, miscarried January 11th, 2008
Sahuarita, AZ
In March 2000, after 10 months of trying, I was finally pregnant. I was so shocked when I saw the positive on the stick, that I took about a dozen more tests.
Tiffany
Mom to Brodilyn, miscarried at 3 months
2011
Lino Lakes, MN
Brandi
Mom to Madison Mae
Stillborn on May 6th, 2010
Rockfield, IN
Hello my name is Brandi, I am a face of loss. I lost my little Madison Mae on May 6th,2010, she was stillborn.
Leslie
Isabella Mae Camp
September 12th, 2011
Swanton, OH
Meagan
Mom to Madison Grace Morales
Stillborn on September 12th, 2010
Arlington, TX
September 11th means the same thing to mostly everyone, the day the twin towers fell. But to me September 11th, 2010 marks the day that in my opinion my world fell apart.
Heather
Mom to Gabriella Marie
July 27th, 2007-August 23rd, 2007
La Mesa, CA
I was ecstatic when I found out my husband and I were expecting our first baby. We had waited a long time to start a family, and were both excited and nervous at how our lives would change from being a couple, to adding a new little baby to the mix. At our 20 week ultrasound, we were told that we were having a boy. I was happy…I’ve always been a tomboy, and the prospect of pink, ruffly dresses, and barbies was a little intimidating! My pregnancy was pretty normal, I was fat and cranky most of the time, and towards the end, I was REALLY ready to meet our son….whose name was to be Logan Timothy.
Diane
Mom to William and Nathaniel Feb 1 1995
I was 15 when I found out I was pregnant for the first time. I didn’t believe it when my doctor told me, I even told her it was impossible. I had suffered ovarian cysts for some time and I honestly didn’t think I would ever be able to conceive. I was also bleeding while my Dr told me from what I believed to be my period. My Dr ordered another urine sample pregnancy test and it came back positive again. My boyfriend was 21, we were scared. My Dr gave me the advice to have an abortion and I refused. I went home and took it easy waiting for the bleeding to stop. The bleeding would calm when I was laying down but once I sat up I would bleed again. At 10 weeks I had a huge bleeding spell and went to the ER. I had a very hard time getting the staff to stop suggesting a D&C. I had an ultrasound that showed I had a very tilted uterus and surprise I had TWINS. Shock set it very quickly. I had always dreamed of having twins but how on earth could I have two babies at my age?
Madelene
Mom to Ivy Antrim Uppekha Jones
Born and died April 13th, 2011
Breonna
Mom to Kaden Leon
October 22nd, 2007
Tempe, AZ
For the first few months of my pregnancy, Kaden was a happy, seemingly healthy little swimmer who loved music. I played songs to him with head phones on my belly and would turn the music up in the car. He would dance around in my stomach as the music played and it always made me smile. He seemed to be normal, healthy and perfect. I didn’t find out anything was wrong until I was around 5 months along in my pregnancy. I had an ultrasound and the doctor was concerned about the length of his limbs and was also worried about his facial structure. He told me about cleft lip/cleft palate and referred me to a specialist. All of that news was very frightening, but my love for my son had no bearing on his physical appearance and I was more concerned for him than anything.
Tabitha
Mom to Baby #1, lost at 8 weeks on April 19th, 2010
and Baby #2, lost at 10 weeks on April 15th, 2011
Bethlehem, GA
Laura
Mom to Michael James, miscarried March 20th, 2011
and Cale Rogan, September 4th, 2011
Morristown, TN
Dawn
Mom to William George
April 1st, 2009
Alpina, MI
William would have been a week old on April 8, 2009, if he’d been alive the day I pushed him into the world. My due date. We’d been anticipating that date for nine months. He lived inside of me for three-quarters of a year. I held him in my womb for three seasons. Spring seems like such a perfect time for birth, when everything is coming alive. Now, for me, everything feels dead, and my baby is dead, and the last thing I want to do is watch the world come to life again.
Tara
Mom to Aidan Thomas Finney
September 4th, 2011
Cabot, Arkansas
Aidan was born on September 4, 2011. He was born at 21 weeks and 1 day. He was born sleeping. He was born with his angel wings.
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Melissa
Mom to Anna Melissa
Lost on July 13th, 2011 at 15 weeks
Racine, WI
I have always considered myself blessed, even though things haven’t always been easy for us.
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Missy
Mom to My’Kel Tyrone
January 19th, 2011
Newport, KY
My name is Missy, I am a thirty-one year old female who resides in Newport, KY. My life is a walking dream, and I wish someone could awaken me from it.
Margot
Mom to identical twin boys, 17 weeks along
June 2nd, 2011
Charlotte, NC
I prayed it wouldn’t happen to us.
Jennifer
Mom to Baby O # 1, 1997
Baby O # 2, 2002
Baby O # 3, 2003
and Joseph Anthony, 9/11/2010
Boonton, NJ
Since I was a young child I always wanted to be a mother. Within a year of our marriage I was saying to my husband a saying I would say for five years until we had the funds to have one it was “Lets have a baby”. I never dreamed that anything would ever go wrong and that it was pretty easy “to have a baby”.
For the past 3 weeks, I have been participating in an online photography class called Illuminate: Lighting the Path to Photographic Healing. This class, put together by professional photographer and ‘baby loss mom,’ Beryl Young, is designed specifically for moms who have lost a baby.
I can now say from personal experience, that this class is absolutely incredible. Beryl really out-did herself. It’s essentially one part technical photography training, one part emotional healing journey, and one part intimate support group. I’m just loving it, and am super sad it’s all going to be over in just one week!
But although my Illuminate journey is ending, yours can be just beginning! The second Illuminate session will be starting on August 24th and running through September 28th. I really want to encourage you to consider signing up for this unique opportunity. One thing that we are really passionate about at Faces of Loss, is helping parents who have lost a baby not only ‘get through’ the experience, or get to the point of being ‘okay’ again, but really use that experience, that tragedy, to grow and discover new things about themselves. This Illuminate class is the perfect opportunity to begin to do just that.
To kick-off registration, Beryl is generously giving away one free spot in the upcoming session. We’re calling this contest ‘Through the Lens of a Baby Loss Mom.’ Here’s how you can enter:
If you are ready to register for the class today, please click here. If you win the contest, your registration fee will be refunded.
Thanks so much, everyone.
Love and peace,
Beatrice
Mom to Oliver James
June 14th, 2011
Poulsbo, WA
My husband and I found out we were expecting our fourth baby in the beginning of December 2010. We were so excited! I couldn’t wait to tell the kids.
Lyndsay
Mom to Glory Baby
Miscarried on June 25th, 2010 at 10 weeks, 5 days
Frisco, TX
I’ve been wanting to write my miscarriage story for a while. It has just taken me this long to find the right words. It all started when my husband and I found out we were pregnant with our very first baby on Mother’s Day 2010. I actually took a positive test on that day, but had to wait and share my excitement with him for a couple days because he was out of town, and that is just not something you share on the phone! We were both pretty surprised, but very excited.
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