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resources For the Grieving Father or Partner

Reach out to tell your story and to hear other stories like yours.  There is no one who understands your pain as deeply and fully as someone who has also lived it.   
  • ​For immediate help, call a grief support hotline.
    First Candle Grief Support  1-800-221-7437
  • ​Reach out to other fathers who have lost a child.  This may begin to happen naturally.  Once I posted a message on Facebook about Charlotte, two women that I already knew reached out to me to tell me that they had experienced similar losses.   Another friend gave my email to a coworker of hers who was the mother of a stillborn baby as well.  These three women (one of whom was a complete stranger and two with whom I had interacted very little before) wrote me many heartfelt messages, listened as I told my story over and over again, and provided support in a deeper way than others were able to.   It sounds strange, but this tragedy will open your life up to new friendships with people who have survived the same trauma.  These new friendships are important because every other relationship in your life will feel like it has shifted.   
  • Join an online or face-to-face support group.  If you do not feel ready to pour your heart out yet, it may be helpful to hear someone else tell their story.  The more that I heard other parents tell about their losses, the more I felt hope that I would be able to survive this.  I would be changed, yes, but still able to live a life that is full and meaningful.  
    FACE TO FACE SUPPORT GROUPS:
    Compassionate Friends Meeting Locator
    ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS:
  • Bereaved Parents of Perinatal Loss is a live, online support group (via videoconferencing) that is facilitated by Debbie Fischer, LAMFT and sponsored by the Star Legacy Foundation.  It takes place on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 7:30 pm eastern/6:30 pm central/5:30 pm mountain/4:30 pm pacific.   Registration is just required for the first session, but participants are emailed a reminder for sessions that take place after that.  ​
  • Stillbirth and Infant Loss Support Group (Closed Facebook Group)
    I'm Still Standing (Public Facebook Group moderated by Still Standing Magazine)
    Compassionate Friends Online Support Groups/ Live Chat Rooms
    Compassionate Friends Private Facebook Page: Loss of a Child
    ​Compassionate Friends Private Facebook Page: Loss to Miscarriage or Stillbirth
  • Accept help from family members and friends who reach out to you.  It is ok to tell them that you aren't ready to talk or visit yet.  People understand that you are facing a traumatic event.  Keep communication open so that they are still there when you are ready. ​
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  • Home
  • Read & View
    • Fox Sightings (Blog)
    • The Beautiful Before (Poetry)
    • Our Stories (PDFs & E-Books)
    • 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 2022
    • 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