“Fill It In” is a series of questions that you have the opportunity to answer, and to read the answers of others.
Just click on the link, and it will take you to that question, where you can reply to it. The idea of these questions is that you can “fill in the blanks” – both to the questions, and to any areas in your journey that you’ve had these questions that haven’t previously had answers.
Not all of the answers are going to be positive and encouraging, but all of the answers are honest. The site creator will moderate for content, and any outright offensive comment, including attacking a previous comment, will not be published. Publishing a comment does not mean that the site creator endorses it, only that it can serve as an opportunity for multiple ideas and possibilities. This is a place for you to see that you are not alone, that there is more than one answer to a question, and that you can find the answer that best fits you.
If you don’t see a question that you would like to see here, please leave a comment below and it may be added to the list!
- The emotion I was most surprised to find in my grief – the reaction that I had that was most unexpected – was __________.
- Through the experience of losing my baby, I have at least found this to be thankful for __________.
- The reaction from my spouse during our journey that I was most surprised to discover was __________.
- The ONE thing I wish my loved ones would have known prior to or during my experience was __________.
- Social media and online grieving has been __________.
- I wish pregnancy information, books, websites, providers (including OBs and midwives) would better prepare pregnant mothers for the possibility of what I experienced, possibly by __________.
- The very real life, and the very real death, of my baby, has taught me __________.
- My living children, my family, or I have used creative expression through our grief by __________.
- The most helpful, compassionate, insightful, loving response to my experience was __________.
- The most difficult – and the most rewarding – aspects of my experience have been ________. (this is a two part question)
Please do NOT leave your answers here. Please click the link to reply to the question.
