I'm so sorry to hear about baby Meko and your other two babies. Thank you for your message. I am happy to hear that you have a blessing named Hana and that NFP worked for you. I wanted to let you know the corrected link for the ministry above:
It is hard to find Catholic resources, but there are some. I have had my son's name written in the book of life at The Church of Holy Innocents. It is nice to know that people pray for our babies there:
We also attended a support group, but funding is no longer available so I'm just meeting with other moms on an informal basis and this has helped a lot. Thanks again for your message.
Thank you, I really needed to hear these words. A roller coaster indeed. Our energy reserves have dwindled in the last month and it is hitting us hard the fact that our little one is not here.
A new baby grave has been placed next to K. Dominic's, it made me so very sad. I reminded our son to welcome the new angel into heaven...
How we long to hold our son again. We're talking to him and connecting with him as much as we can and feel him love us right back.
After almost five years, one would think I have this bereaved parent thing under control. Well, I have the grief part under control that’s for sure. I haven’t had a lack of sadness during this time. I’ve had happy moments, too, of course. I have found that the closer I get to August (his 5th birthday would have been 8/29) the more my chest starts to hurt. Man, I miss my son.
I have been making burial sets (crochet) for the last few months. I make a few sets to give to the hospital on Xavier’s birthday every year. I’m sure that’s encouraging my feelings a little. I’ve set them aside for awhile. Sometimes I wonder if I’m too close to the pain to be able to make these little sets. I don’t know. I make them because I know how wonderful it was to have those items when I planned X’s funeral. It was one less worry. I didn’t know what I was going to bury him in...it was solved for me in the form of these beautiful, little outfits along with the many other items I was given.
Everyone seems to say that time flies. It doesn’t when one has lost a child. It feels like I’ve lived a lifetime without him.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support
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