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

Lyss – Support, Family, and Friends

March 23, 2023

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

Maureen – “If someone you know has experienced pregnancy & infant loss”

October 17, 2019

Maureen explains practical tools to help someone who is grieving.

Russell – “Is this your only child?”

December 16, 2018

Russell talks about the loss of his second son and only having one child. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Reflections on Mother’s Day

May 8, 2023

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

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.

Maureen – “Our 20th Anniversary”

October 17, 2019

Maureen talks about she dealt with her miscarriages and how she felt after 20 years.

When Death Feels like a Thief

August 24, 2022

In the heart of my grief, at my frailest, all I could see was what was no more. I grieved all that was stolen from me by death; love, security and even my very self. Had I known the value of having every pocket of who I was, picked bare by grief, I would not have fought so hard to hold onto it all.

Lyss – Chemical Pregnancy and Blighted Ovum

March 23, 2023

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

Russell – “Relationship”

December 16, 2018

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

Maureen – “They are still your child”

October 17, 2019

Maureen explains how you find different ways of parenting.

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.