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Miscarriage: To a Subsequent Child

TO A SUBSEQUENT CHILD

Image: Pregnancy After a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy After a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death, by Carol Cirulli Lanham (Author). Publisher: Berkley; 1st edition (October 1, 1999)

Pregnancy After a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy After a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death
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Hello, little Stranger,
Nine scary months we shared,
Every kick and wiggle from you,
Every cramp and pain from me.

Each passing day, I hoped,
And longed to keep you safe,
I thought that when we met,
I'd know you... but I don't.

I knew what time you hiccoughed,
The steadiness of your heart,
But you... here in my arms,
I thought I'd never feel.

Hello, Little Stranger,
You stare right through my soul,
Am I... who you expected,
Floating in darkness... safe and warm?

I never thought... of your dark eyes,
or your perfect tiny ears,
Your face is so familiar,
Yet very much your own.

Little Stranger... many babies,
Never-to-be-know,
Have passed this way before,
To clear a path for you.

Hello, Little Stranger,
How very special are you,
This moment shared, your life begins,
Shattered dreams, now fulfilled.

 

Miscarriage poetry by Catherine McDiarmid-Watt - in memory of her 11 babies lost.

 

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This article compliments of Born to Love.


Other articles that might be of interest:

• Miscarriage Article Index
• Shattered Dreams Book-List
• Shattered Dreams Back Issue List
• Poetry of Loss
• Miscarriage: So Terribly Empty
• Death of a Dream
• My Babies, Never-To-Be-Known
• Am I a Mother?
• Miscarriage: Why Grieve?
• What a Shock! Anger?
• Emptiness
• Waiting
• Miscarriage IS a Real Loss
• Subsequent Pregnancy
• Shattered Dreams: To a Subsequent Child
• Multiple Losses
• How Do You Manage?
• Sharing
• Understanding
• How Do You Maintain HOPE?

 


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