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Found art of the California coast (Miranda Hernandez)

From one mother to another: A letter to the pregnant mother from one who is bereaved

October 5, 2019

The shock wears off, and we keep talking. You ask for details, or maybe you don’t. You start thinking. And now you are afraid for your child.

Matthiola flowers on the California coast (Miranda Hernandez)

26 Sep 2018 – Dear Grace

September 26, 2018

You are turning one next week, and I feel jealous. You are turning one, and my son won’t be here to send you a sloppy scribbled birthday card. You are turning one, and I am aching, and I realize that I miss your mother. I miss her, but I’m still not ready to be friends.

View from cliffs on the California coast

A Letter to the Woman Who Wants the “Perfect Natural Birth”

February 27, 2018

Almost eight months ago, I stood in your shoes. I was nine months pregnant; overdue.⁠ I was committed to doing everything naturally. It seemed like the most important thing to me.⁠ I wish I had known then what I’m sharing with you now.

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From one mother to another: A letter to the pregnant mother from one who is bereaved

26 Sep 2018 – Dear Grace

A Letter to the Woman Who Wants the “Perfect Natural Birth”

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