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Our BOOKS & Stories

Each family who faces the stillbirth of their baby has a unique story. Here is a collection of stories submitted by parents who share this grief journey. As you read, we hope you find comfort in shared experience and remembering their babies alongside them.  Click here to submit your baby's story, a blog post, or poem to be included on the site.

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The Beautiful Before
by Heather Carnaghan

The Beautiful Before is a heart-wrenching collection that tells the true story of a mother's excitement for new life, unexpected profound loss, and navigating a new landscape while carrying complex grief. Stillbirth occurs in one in every 160 births in the United States, though the lack of social support for this kind of death makes many parents retreat into silence. Explore this collection of poetry in order to allow the story to unfold, or read/share selected pieces that support you or a friend through a similar stage of loss. 

Click here to visit the listing on Amazon.

​$7.95



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​Waiting for Charlotte 
by Heather Carnaghan

 On October 21, Charlotte was stillborn after ​a happy,
healthy nine month pregnancy.  This is our family's
story of love, 
​loss, & rebuilding life in a
​world that was turned upside down. 
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Click to download Waiting for Charlotte in pdf 

Free Working draft, All Rights Reserved. ​


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  • Home
  • Read & View
    • Books & Stories
    • Fox Sightings (Blog)
    • The Beautiful Before (Poetry)
    • Expressions of Grief (Artwork)
    • Grief Quote Gallery
    • Book Club
    • Submit a Post, Story, Poem, Artwork
  • Grief Resources
    • For the Mother >
      • Labor & Delivery
      • Saying Goodbye
      • Maternity leave with no baby
      • Build a Support Network
      • Journal
      • Music for Healing
      • Embrace Your Inner Artist
      • Get Active
      • Remembering Your Baby
      • Read About Grief & Healing
      • Become a Support for Others
      • Pregnancy After Loss
    • For the Father/Partner >
      • Build a Network
      • Journaling
      • Embrace Art
      • Find Ways to Remember Baby (F/P)
      • Read More About Grief & Healing
    • For the sibling >
      • A child grieves a different loss
      • Healthy Grief, Strange Behavior
      • Grief Patterns By Age
      • Rules of Parenting a Grieving Child
      • Children's Books & Resources
    • For the Grandparent
    • For Caregivers & Medical Staff
    • How to Support a grieving friend >
      • What is stillbirth?
      • What do I say or do?
      • When does grief end?
  • Memorial Planning
    • Components
    • Readings
    • Music
    • Program Templates
    • Other Ways to Remember your baby
    • Financial Assistance
  • Weekend of Kindness
    • Weekend of Kindness 2023
    • PROJECTS WE'RE PROUD OF
    • JOIN THE KINDNESS CREW
    • A FEW KIND IDEAS
  • Wrapped in Love Project
    • Project Wish List
    • Resources for Sewists
    • Project Gallery
    • Donate a Dress
    • Volunteer to Sew
  • Store