I got pretty behind on posting so playing some major catch up on the blog as the story has continued and I’ve still got a lot to say…. Right after Ava died the doctors at the hospital offered me anti-depressants. I immediately refused. There is no doubt I was absolutely and crushingly depressed, but I didn’t think medication was going to be the answer. I didn’t have a chemical imbalance in my brain, and I didn’t have an illness that…
My last guest post came in a few hours before the end of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and it feels fitting to end this series of guest posts by letting my husband have the last word. When I decided to invite guests to post on my blog I decided to refrain from adding my own commentary in the introductions so that you may all form your own opinion. It is hard not to comment on this one so…
A huge thank you to Amy Lines for her courage to share her story. I am continuing to accept any and all submissions for the month of October. E-mail: cari@twentysixandfour.com
Thank you to Jennie Buliga for sharing her story. If you would like to submit a piece there’s still time. E-mail: cari@twentysixandfour.com
Those 5 words The day was pretty dreary for a July day in Colorado. It was July 7th. That day my life would completely take a 180 and change forever. That afternoon I had a doctor’s appointment. I was 22 weeks pregnant with my baby girl Sydney. I finished up eating my Doritos at work (don’t judge) and was off to my appointment to get my blood pressure followed up on with my OB/GYN. It was pouring rain. As I…
Thank you to Fern for sharing her story in honor of Miscarriage and Infant Loss Awareness Month. If you would like to submit a piece please email cari@twentysixandfour.com. Fern Chasida Rabinovitz, aged 51, originally from New York and living in Israel since 1988. Wife, mother, friend, reader, librarian.
Thank you to Krista Cox for submitting such a beautiful piece. This is the first guest post in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. I am still welcoming any and all types of submissions for the month of October if you would like to make a guest post. E-mail: cari@twentysixandfour.com