127. Due Dates & Milestones After Miscarriage with Alison Waldrop

The Joyful Mourning - A Podcast for Women Who Have Experienced Pregnancy or Infant Loss

Over the past few weeks we have been talking about navigating milestones after the loss of a baby. Milestones like birthdays or difficult anniversaries like a diagnosis day. Today my guest Alison Waldrop joins me to talk about her experience with pregnancy loss and how she navigated her due date and loss day and all the other milestones a grieving mother faces after the loss of a baby.

She shares details about the meaningful and intentional ways she chose to honor her baby, why she chose to honor her baby in those ways and what advice she would give to a mom who is anticipating a due date or other difficult milestone.

This episode is going to be particularly helpful for the woman who has experienced miscarriage and may not feel like your loss is worth recognizing -- maybe you are comparing your loss to others who have a seemingly more significant loss or maybe you are feeling the pressure from others to just get over it or you are believing the lie that if you grieve or intentionally mark your milestone days that you are being dramatic or silly.

If you have wanted to celebrate your baby but have been hesitating for one reason or another -- this episode is for you. I am so grateful for Alison and her example. Above all, I pray this episode reminds you that a life has value no matter how long they lived. And that you are free to grieve in whatever way feels right and helpful and good to you.

COMING SOON If you have found this series on navigating milestones helpful, we think you are going to really benefit from this exciting project we have been working on. While it won't only be about navigating milestones, it will give you the most helpful resources possible to navigate grief and life after the loss of a baby, including important topics like honoring and celebrating your baby.

Imagine getting to have this conversation, and many others that are relevant to you in your grief right now, in a more intimate setting with tangible and practical steps you can take at home and with the support of other grieving moms who are in a similar season, working through similar things. While we weren’t planning on spilling any of the details quite yet, we thought this was a great opportunity to give you a super sneak peek at what we’ve been working on -- head to themorning.com/comingsoon for more details and to sign up to be among the first to know when this special project is live.

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