Comments on: Setting Intentions During Pregnancy & After Loss

By: Keary

Keary — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:06:16 +0000

I had been going through infertility treatment for three years and am now 14 weeks pregnant with my rainbow baby. The past 14 weeks have been consumed with fear and apprehension that I will loose another little heartbeat, and I haven’t let myself feel joy that I was actually able to get pregnant. I am just now to the point where I am conciously trying to re-wire my brain to let go of those negative feelings and focus on my miracle baby.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:42:20 +0000

This is such a lovely and important piece. The image you guys used is a photograph of me, taken while pregnant. It accompanied a post that I wrote at the time about taking care of yourself during pregnancy. I’d be grateful if you could update the photo credit with a link to the original story. https://readingmytealeaves.com/2016/11/baby-proof-pregnancy-pampering.html All my best.

By: LaTonya Staubs

LaTonya Staubs — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:09:56 +0000

Love this. Thank you for sharing! BTW This image is from my dear friend, Erin Boyle of Reading My Tea Leaves.

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LaTonya

By: HCK

HCK — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:36:57 +0000

As someone who has experienced three pregnancy losses and is currently pregnant for the fourth time, I really appreciated reading this. I’m 18 weeks along and have surpassed my longest pregnancy of 9 weeks; however, I am not relieved. Most days, I’m confused, anxious, and downright depressed. In fact, this entire journey of loss and pregnancy has been a mismatch of how I FEEL I should be feeling and what I am actually feeling. This is only compounded by what other people tell me I should be feeling. Throughout all of this, I’m trying to give myself grace. This is my journey, no one else’s. Change is hard, and this whole experience has brought about the biggest transformation of my life. It is forcing me to be stronger, wiser, and kinder, and is shaping me into the person I am meant to be.

By: Velvet

Velvet — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 09:21:48 +0000

Gosh, you just took me memory lane. My story is so similar, except the part where I’ve lost three babies in total instead of one…I haven’t managed to ever really let go, but at the same time I’m utterly thrilled when I hold my two children in my arms and for a few moments indulge in being present at that very precious moment of ours.