International Bereaved Mothers’ Day – There Is No “Only” in Pregnancy Loss

Today is International Bereaved Mothers’ Day, and we here at APDSA are thinking of all those mothers who have loved and lost their little ones during pregnancy. Jenny Albers beautifully describes how losing your baby during pregnancy can often make you question whether you were a mother when you were “only” 6/16/26/36 weeks along. Instead of the word ‘only’, she focuses on the word ‘already’:

“There was a pregnancy that had already progressed to six, or eight, or twenty weeks along.
There was already life as evidenced by two pink lines. The same pink lines that had already alerted a woman to her role as mother.
There was already the sound of a heartbeat, whether it beat for a day, a month, or longer.
There was already a connection between mother and baby.
And there was already love planted deeply in a mother’s heart. A love that had already begun to grow from the moment the first sign of life was displayed in the once empty window of a pregnancy test.”

You can read the full post here.  If you feel that you may need further support please explore our website, and in particular the Professional Support, Support Services and Coping Strategies sections. Remember that we also have a support forum on the website where you can connect with other people who have been through a similar experience. You can register for the forum here.