Bereavement
“An angel in the book of life wrote down my baby’s birth, and whispered as she closed the book, “Too beautiful for Earth.”” - Unknown
Dependent on when you learn of your baby’s passing, I can be present to help you with setting up for an unexpected birth in any trimester by providing a miscarriage kit list for you to use at home, in person support through labor and postpartum in the hospital, through withdrawal of care in the NICU, or at your home in the case of unexpected infant death.
I will honor your family’s wishes, cultural or religious practices, and maintain your baby’s dignity, throughout your bereavement journey.
No one should be alone, or feel alone, when experiencing one of life’s most unfair and heartrending tragedies. I will respond to all bereavement calls and requests, even if I cannot provide in person support due other obligations, I will provide resources and attempt to send a bereavement doula that I have trained, in my stead. In the event I am unavailable in person, I will be available via phone, text, email, or video chat, for as long as you wish.
I am so sorry you are here. I am truly, deeply, sorry for whatever circumstance that has brought you to this page, whether it is a miscarriage, a stillbirth, a fatal diagnosis, learning your baby won’t leave the NICU, or an unexpected death in the first year of your sweet baby’s life.
Every pregnancy, every baby, every birth, every family’s experience, matters. Together, we will honor your baby, create keepsakes, capture memories, and cherish the life of your loved and treasured little one, however brief it may be.
I promise to hold your hand and help you through some of the darkest days of your life, and make sure you do not feel alone in this journey. I have walked in your shoes and now it is my honor to support you.
I will help you with as little or as much as you wish me to, from photos, hand/foot prints, memory bears, resources, funeral planning, memorial items, end of life/transition care, and grief groups, to simply holding space and being present with you.
“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go.”― Jamie Anderson