Pregnancy Loss & Infant Loss
Gentle grief support through miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death.
Loss during pregnancy or after birth can be devastating, no matter when or how it happens.
I offer gentle, trauma-informed support to help you process your grief, honor your experience, and navigate the physical and emotional recovery that follows.
You don't have to move through this alone—your story matters, and your loss is worthy of care.
Your Path Through Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Reach Out for Immediate Support
Contact us as soon as you learn of loss, during miscarriage or stillbirth, after infant death, or even weeks and months later when you realize you need support.
Call, text, or email—whatever feels manageable. There's no "right time" or "too late" to ask for help.
Immediate Crisis Support
If loss is happening or just happened, we provide:
Emotional presence: Someone who won't minimize your grief or offer platitudes
Practical guidance: Explanation of what's happening physically and what to expect next
Medical options: Help understanding choices (D&C, medication, expectant management for miscarriage; labor and delivery for stillbirth; NICU decisions for infant loss)
Hospital accompaniment: Presence during procedures or delivery if you want support
Medical advocacy: Ensuring your voice is heard and your choices are honored
Decision-Making Support
When you're in shock and devastated, we help you navigate decisions:
Memory-making: Do you want to see/hold your baby? Would you like photos? Footprints? Handprints? We help you understand what's possible and support your choices
Naming: Many people find comfort naming their baby, even if others don't understand. We support this
Remains: Understanding options for what happens to your baby's remains (burial, cremation, hospital disposition) and making choices that feel right
Other decisions: Any other choices that feel overwhelming when you're grieving
Memory Creation and Ritual
We help you honor your baby in meaningful ways:
Memory box creation: Gathering ultrasound photos, hospital bracelets, footprints, and other tangible items
Photography: Connecting you with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep or other bereavement photographers if appropriate
Simple ceremonies: Creating small rituals that honor your baby—planting a tree, releasing paper lanterns, gathering with family, private ceremonies, or whatever feels meaningful
Naming ceremony: If you want to name your baby, we can support creating a simple ceremony
Tangible remembrance: Helping you create ways to remember—jewelry with baby's name, memorial tattoos, art projects, or whatever honors your baby
Physical Recovery Guidance
Understanding what's happening to your body:
After miscarriage: What to expect with bleeding, cramping, when to worry, HCG levels decreasing, when your cycle returns
After stillbirth: Recovery from labor and delivery, managing milk coming in, physical healing timeline
After infant loss: If you were able to breastfeed/pump, guidance for stopping lactation or continuing if pumping for donation
When to seek medical care: Understanding concerning symptoms versus normal recovery
Holistic recovery support: Practices that support your body's physical and emotional healing