FindHopeVA

Resources for women who are experiencing or have experienced pregnancy loss.

Your pain is real. Your loss is real.

You matter. You are not alone.

A miscarriage is the loss of a baby before 24 weeks. Early miscarriages happen in the first trimester of pregnancy. Late miscarriages happen between 13 and 24 weeks. Most of the time there's no clear reason why it happens. It’s not your fault.

Here are some resources to help you or someone you love who is experiencing or has experienced pregnancy loss.

Podcasts


Websites


Support Groups


Blogs


Online Communities


Videos

Music


Books


Family & Friends


Quotes

  • “You never arrived in my arms, but you will never leave my heart.” | Zoe Clark-Coates

  • “I held you every second of your life.” | Stephanie Paige Cole

  • “A mother is never defined by the number of children you can see, but by the love that she holds in her heart.” | Franchesca Cox

  • “I carry your heart with me, I am never without it.” | E.E. Cummings

  • “This kind of joy can only be discovered when we walk through the deep pain of burying our most precious dreams.” | Buried Dreams: From Devastating Loss to Unimaginable Hope | Lindsey R. Dennis

  • “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” | A. A. Milne

  • “Life need not be long-lived for it to be meaningful.” | Unknown

  • “Before I carried the pain, I carried you. And in my heart, I carry you still.” | Unknown

  • “It is perfectly okay to admit you’re not okay.” | Unknown

  • “Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith . . . it is the price of love.” | Unknown

  • List of quotes with images | www.cnyfertility.com/miscarriage-quotes


Questions?

Contact Rachel Ramirez at FindHopeVA@gmail.com for more information or to share your story.