October 15, 2014

Losing My Baby

By So Here's Us.... life on the raggedy edge.

What’s it like?

Like nothing else
Like something I can’t explain
Like everything sad and profound and beautiful,
all rolled into one
Bittersweet love.

It’s common, but never ordinary:
A crushing, soul-deep pain,
A precious, primal connection.

Life spins on
Time races by
But part of me is always there,
back then,
Holding him in my body
in my arms.

© 2005 Vitorio Benedetti, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio

October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day around the world.

© 2007 Melissa Doroquez, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio

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I'm a bookworm, nature lover, kick-boxer, candy fiend, sci fi geek, home body, progressive Christian and part-time student. I love my crazy life and the messy, fun, stubborn, silly, brilliant people who populate it. View all posts by So Here's Us.... life on the raggedy edge.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 5:47 am and tagged with infant loss, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, Pregnancy Loss, Wave of Light and posted in grief. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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3 responses to “Losing My Baby”

• Mom
  October 15th, 2014 at 10:22 am

  Thanks for this, Christy. I will light 2 candles tonight – one for Noah and one for Simon.

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  • So Here's Us.... life on the raggedy edge.
    October 15th, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    Thanks Grandma!

    Reply
• Anna Eastland
  June 22nd, 2015 at 7:50 pm

  This is a beautiful poem and describes it well. I lost my last daughter in labour full term…she is indeed our bittersweet love…the person we love most, according to my 7 year old. Always with us, and always away.
  I’m so sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing your pain in this beautiful way.
  Anna

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