10/03/2026
October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. 1 in 4 women experience pregnancy loss, approximately 3,400 babies die yearly from Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Syndrome.
Life doesn’t stop, the world doesn’t stop turning because we lose our babies even though it feels like it should. The guilt, the grief, the tears, the tiny things we encounter on a daily basis that become triggers that hit the start button on the stream of tears as big as Niagara Falls that last for days, no one talks about that. When you lose a baby people don’t know what to say around you, how to act around you, whether to talk about your baby or not. I’m here to tell you as a momma who lost her baby, the best thing you can do for your friends or family going through the same thing is to bring a meal, say their babies name, don’t distance yourself because you’re unsure, that’s the last thing we need. For the momma or daddy reading this who find themselves in the same shoes, you got this, these days suck and it’s okay to say that. It’s okay to mourn the lives we thought we’d have with our babies, the milestones we won’t get to see, the abundance of pictures, the birthday parties, the car pooling for sports and school, it’s okay to mourn that but at the same time get up every day and let’s make our babies even more proud of us than the day before. Getting up and facing the day speaks leaps and bounds in this journey. I want you to know it’s okay to smile, it’s okay to laugh and have fun, if you choose to have more kids it’s okay to enjoy them, it’s okay but that doesn’t mean you have to be okay.
This month I’d love to share others stories who are walking this loss journey too. If you’d like us to share your babies story feel free to send us a message. Our babies were here, they are important, say their name!
