Supporting a friend or family through loss
If you are at a loss for how to support a friend or family through pregnancy or infant loss, you are not alone!
Even as a mother of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and stillbirth, this is an incredibly difficult topic! I have said and done things that have fallen short of what a friend needed in the moment, or what I wished I had said or done…
Truth: we aren’t perfect, and our friends and family know that!
The good news? Showing you care goes beyond what most are brave enough to do or make time for, and that shines through any perfect delivery. So, THANK YOU for entering in to such a vulnerable place as we normalize speaking about and recognizing the loss of a child during pregnancy and shortly after delivery!
Below are two wonderful resources from Return to Zero: H.O.P.E. that I believe provide spot-on, simple advice in supporting a friend or family through loss:
Action: Check them out and add a few notes to your phone’s calendar, contacts or notepad to reference over time!
