Infant & Reproductive Loss Toolkit [Free Downloadable PDFs for Individuals and Professionals]

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

October 17, 2019

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Maureen – “Pregnancy and infant loss”

October 17, 2019

Maureen explains how pregnancy and infant loss is often misunderstood or underestimated.

Russell – “Relationship”

December 16, 2018

Russell discusses how loss affects relationships. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Lyss – My Story

March 23, 2023

Lyss talks about being 16 and her Mom dying from cancer. The second part of her story is about miscarriages

Lyss – Chemical Pregnancy and Blighted Ovum

March 23, 2023

Lyss shares about chemical pregnancy, blighted ovum, abortion pill, miscarriage, and triggers.

Maureen – “They are still your child”

October 17, 2019

Maureen explains how you find different ways of parenting.

Russell – “Questions people ask”

December 16, 2018

Russell discusses how he answers the hardest questions people ask. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

August 3, 2022

Grief often comes with powerful, unpredictable emotional shifts that can be painful to experience. While it’s important to find ways to sit with these feelings, to acknowledge the pain of grief and accept loss, it’s also necessary to find ways to ease and manage the pain. There are several simple activities that you can explore to help.

Grief, Breastfeeding, and Care

September 30, 2024

In this essay, I share a bit about my story of grief and breastfeeding. I also share some thoughts about the cultural grief some people are carrying about the lack of support afforded to lactating families whose goal it is to feed their baby from their body. I use some gendered language throughout this essay…

Russell – “Going back to work”

December 16, 2018

Russell talks about the process of going back to work. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

March 23, 2023

Lyss discusses the long process of her mother dying, miscarriages and support from family and friends