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Late Term and Child Loss
Mrs Nice
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PAL CheckIn
Mrs Nice
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Hello Ladies.
Welcome to Friday PAL Checkin! This CheckIn is for everyone who is parenting after a loss. If you have an older child or a rainbow baby or both you are welcome to share here.
I hope everyone is having a good week. If anyone has any suggestions for questions, please don't be shy!
Where are you in your PAL journey?
What are some PAL challenges you have faced recently?
QOTW: Do you have any triggers that reminds you of your angel?
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?
Welcome to Friday PAL Checkin! This CheckIn is for everyone who is parenting after a loss. If you have an older child or a rainbow baby or both you are welcome to share here.
I hope everyone is having a good week. If anyone has any suggestions for questions, please don't be shy!
Where are you in your PAL journey?
What are some PAL challenges you have faced recently?
QOTW: Do you have any triggers that reminds you of your angel?
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?
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Re: PAL CheckIn
I'm one week and two days into parenting my rainbow.
The biggest challenge right now is dealing with the anxiety of having a newborn after losing a child. I thought once she was here I would worry less, but a part of me still doesn't believe that we get to keep her. I check on her to make sure she's still breathing constantly and I panic about every odd sound that she makes. Its really very exhausting.
The day after we came home from the hospital dh found me sobbing because I had checked on her during a nap. Sleeping, she looks just like her brother did after I delivered him, after he had already passed. Sometimes when I watch her sleep I have flashbacks of holding him. He looked so perfect... just like he was sleeping.
Besides all the obvious worries of having a newborn, I'm thinking I may need to get back to my therapist sooner than I planned. The conflicting feelings of overwhelming joy and grief are just so much more than I had expected.