Pregnancy And Infant Loss Awareness Month
Published: October 2020
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. This awareness month was first declared on October 15, 1988, by President Ronald Reagan. It's a month to remember the babies we never got to hold in our arms or the babies that left this earth too soon. The pain can be unbearable for parents who experience this void in their lives.
Loss due to miscarriages, stillbirths, SIDS, and other infant deaths are not always talked about. Many people who suffer miscarriages don't share the news openly, causing them to wrestle with the pain without others knowing. Share your story. The darkness you walked through can shine a light for someone else going through the same thing.
We hope that you will see that you are not alone by reading these poems on pregnancy and infant loss. We encourage you to do something to keep the memory of your baby alive. Even if you never held your baby in your arms, their short life had meaning, and they will always be a part of your family.
39 Poems About Pregnancy And Infant Loss
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1. Baby Boy
There are no words to say but, "I love you,"
For I've shed tears to not have heard you coo.
A mother's joy turned to grief in a moment so fast,
Hard to bear that your heartbeat had passed.
Instead of Heaven sent, you were sent to Heaven to be;
You're another guardian angel to watch over me.
I was blessed enough to hold you so dear.
I will try and fight all emotions of shedding a tear.
Baby boy, baby boy, just know,
You will always be loved; you'll see my tears flow.
I must admit I don't agree of what plan
God had for you and me.
I shall not be angry or fall apart;
Please just know I love you with all my heart.
I'll see you someday in the future not so near,
'Til then, baby boy, I'll love you from here.
Featured Shared StoryYou were here, you were near. You grew, and I knew you were alive. I felt you move, I saw you grow, I heard your heart beat. My boy, that was your name, until I could learn to love your name....
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2. Heaven's Rocking Chair
Are there rocking chairs in Heaven
where little babies go?
Do the angels hold you closely
and rock you to and fro?
Do they talk silly baby talk
to get a smile or two,
and sing the sleepy lullabies
I used to sing to you?
My heart is aching for you,
my angel child so dear.
You brought such joy into my life
the short time you were here.
I know you're in a happy place
and in God's loving care.
I dream each night I'm rocking you
in Heaven's rocking chair.Featured Shared StoryOn July 8, 2017, I lost my precious three month old granddaughter. She was at the sitter's and was found face down in the playpen. I received the call to rush to the hospital while my...
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3. The Strength You Gave Me
They tell me it's amazing how I've stayed so strong,
but they don't see how I cry when I hear your song.
They see the smile on my face but miss the hurt in my eye.
I would rather seem rude than let them see me cry.
I put on this front as I don't want the world to see
the pain and sorrow so deep inside me.
I don't act this way 'cause I'm ashamed to feel the way I do.
I act this way in honour of you,
because although I hurt right now and my heart is broken,
I can't help but feel pride and love when your name is spoken.
My strength comes from the love you gave to me,
and it's that strength I want the world to see.
I will always love and miss you;
that I will never hide,
and when people ask me about my daughter,
they will always see my pride.
You were so precious and your memory will always live on.
I'll never be sad that I had you, only that you're gone.
My tears are not a sign of my weakness;
they are a sign of the love I have inside.
They will always fall down my cheeks
when I think of you with pride.
They say it takes a real man to admit when he is sad,
but how can I be sad when I look at the daughter that I had?
I will always have the memories of my little girl,
and you will always be my world.
Always remember you gave me this strength and that
you will always be your daddy's little girl!!!Featured Shared StoryGreat poem. My wife and I had just moved in our new house and went to sleep and woke up to our almost two-year-old baby boy not breathing. They said it was SIDS. It was the worst feeling in...
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4. For My Little One
I never saw your twinkling eyes
Or touched your precious feet.
I never shared a tiny yawn
Or rocked you fast asleep.
I never kissed your tiny hands
Or saw your little smile.
I never held you in my arms,
But I held you for a while.
Although I never saw your face
Or heard your precious laughter,
You're still my child whom I love
And will forever after.Featured Shared StoryThis poem is everything I've been thinking but unable to say. I was a young mother. I'm 16 and I lost my baby. When I started bleeding they told me everything was fine. They told me my baby...
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5. Grandpa
Dear Grandpa,
I don't want you to worry about me.
This was the plan from the very first day.
God told me to trust him, you see,
To believe and trust his way.
When Mommy told you about me,
I saw that sadness in your eyes,
What to feel or how to be.
Yes, Grandpa, I heard your cries.
I know that this was hard for you,
And I saw you on your knees,
Praying for a miracle to come true.
Your heart was on your sleeve.
I heard you scream to Jesus why,
Blaming him for losing me.
I'll always be your grandson,
And my grandpa you'll always be.
I found comfort in your arms
And the love you had for me.
I'm not far from where you are.
In your heart I'll always be.
Heaven is really a peaceful place.
I'll meet you again one day.
Keep your faith and always pray.
Know Jesus and trust his way.
I felt you hold my hand that day
And say your I love you's.
Up here, Grandpa, I can run and play.
Close your eyes, you'll see me, too.
The day I left this life to be
In heaven with someone new.,
Not only Jesus Christ, you see.
I met your grandpa, too.Featured Shared StoryThis poem is sad. It’s very sad to lose someone, especially a child or grandchild, and things like that happen all the time. What makes it even sadder is being a mom, dad, grandpa, or...
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6. Four Words
Despair.
falling deeper & deeper each day.
wondering what else I'll lose
and wondering if it'll go away.
Denial
It's something I sometimes feel.
that the pain I have inside
could not possibly be real.
Sadness.
Not something that disappears
despite what I wish for
I have never ending tears.
Blame.
That's what I often do
I will never forgive myself.
My heart's permanently broken in two.
These four simple words
to describe my feelings inside.
wishing I could crawl into myself
to stay forever and hide.
There are days I wonder
if these feelings will go.
If it's possible for me
to not feel so low.Featured Shared StoryI had my baby girl on the 7th of May 2019. She was the greatest gift that I have ever received since I was born. She was so healthy and very much lively till sickness started attacking...
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7. Maleah Antionette Gray
God gave me an angel,
A sweet, smiling baby girl.
He gave her to me...
10 little fingers, 10 tiny toes...all curled.
God gave me an angel
Whose smile could light the dark.
He gave her to me
To hold deep within my heart.
God gave me an angel
In the form of this perfect baby girl.
He gave her to me
To change my whole world.
God gave me an angel,
A special gift he gives very few.
He gave me an angel
To touch the lives of me and you.
God gave me an angel.
Though I could only keep her for a while,
He let me keep the memories
That will always make me smile.
God gave me an angel.
Her time was just for show.
He may have given me an angel,
But he never told me I'd have to let her go.
For the only problem with having an angel,
Is they're too perfect for this world
Once you've held a piece of Heaven
In the arms of your baby girl.
God gave me an angel,
This I know is true.
For my life can never be the same,
All because I met you...Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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8. A Letter To My Unborn Child
So quickly you came into our lives,
So quickly torn away.
Never got the chance to meet you.
There's so much I want to say.
Where there once was joy and happiness,
Now there's sadness, guilt, and pain.
All these thoughts running through my head,
It's enough to drive me insane.
Though you lived only eight short weeks,
You were loved so very much.
I wish that I could hold you.
I long to feel your touch.
On that fateful night,
My world was ripped from under my feet.
I pray that in another life
We get the chance to meet.Featured Shared StoryI got married in July and my husband and I were surprised when found that I was pregnant 3 months later. We were over the moon at how lucky we had been to fall pregnant so soon. However, our...
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9. Hills & Valleys
The hills, the valleys
and the bends.
Going up and down each day,
wondering if my heart will mend.
Sure, the pain will lessen
and I'll genuinely smile once more,
but the emptiness will stay
and my heart will forever be sore.
You were all I ever wanted,
and now you'll never be.
You were going to be my future;
now that has ceased for me.
I can't help this feeling
of feeling so alone,
but I just can't talk about it.
I don't want to be a moan.
So I'll keep writing
and talking to you in my mind.
Until we meet one day
and then true joy I will find.
I'm not saying
it's going to be soon,
even if it's years from now,
my joy will be over the moon.
Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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10. An Unfinished Life
I'm sitting here mystified and numbed with pain
To lose someone so close, yet so far away.
Some say you can't lose something you never had.
If that's true, then how can I feel this sad?
I felt closer to you, my child
More than anyone else around me
Because I felt you so deep within me.
So small, no eye could see
Yet so full of life was felt already.
Disbelief and uncertainty consume my brain
As the tears fall like rain.
Heart pounding hard, feels like thunder.
The sorrow and anguish down under just can't be explained.
Was I being punished for a sin I committed?
Was I to learn something from this and just didn't get it?
Please God, answer me... what did I do to deserve this?
Does he know how much I love him?
'Cause it's your job now to tell him!
I already miss him... I'd do anything to kiss him...
To hold him and embrace the mere presence of him.
I can only hope for one of these days
He comes back to me, this time to stay.
To find it deep within his heart
To give me the chance for a brand new start!
Dedicated to my unborn child, 2006
Featured Shared StoryMy eldest son came with his arm held high to the sky. His identical twin brother came with him, modest and his hand holding his mamma's thigh. They were born a miracle at 23 weeks gestation....
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11. Daddy's Little Angel
Tiny angel, baby girl
Spread your wings and fly.
God picked you as his special angel,
Up there in the sky.
Your mum and I are very sorry
For all that you went through.
I am forever devastated that
We never got to meet you.
We missed seeing your little smile,
Your little eyes and nose.
We missed holding your tiny hands
And tickling your little toes.
We thought we would get to share
Good times, laughter and fun,
But sadly you were taken from us
Before your life had begun.
I will think of you every single day,
And I know your mum will too.
And we will keep you close to our heart
In everything we do.
So whenever I see a beautiful rainbow
High up in the sky
Or in the garden when I see
A graceful butterfly flutter by,
I'll think of you, my little one
'Cause you will always be
Forever in our hearts
For your beautiful mummy and me.
I will look to the sky on a starry night
And search for the brightest star,
As I will know that will be you
Shining down on us from afar.
Tiny angel, baby girl
Mummy and Daddy want you to know
That you mean the world to us.
We love you forever so.Featured Shared StoryHi, myself and my partner just recently went through a medical termination due to our baby being diagnosed with anencephaly. Our baby was born on May 7, 2020 at 13 weeks, 4 days. It's...
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12. Long To See Your Sweet Face
Two pink lines, we knew it was true,
Sooner than later we would meet you.
I yelled for your Daddy and smiled just so.
He stood there in shock and a glorious glow.
We made lots of phone calls and shared our great news.
I had lots of symptoms and even some clues.
Then one day as I was taking out the trash,
Something came over me and I knew in a flash
Everything was wrong and I prayed it wasn't so,
So I called up your Daddy and said we must go
To the hospital to check on your stats.
Waiting so patiently for the results to come back,
We were told the bleeding was normal, you were just fine.
Worrying uncontrollably because you were mine,
Waiting for the doctor seemed to take forever.
I guess she just thought she was being so clever.
Up on the screen we could see your silhouette.
The doctor made a grave face, and I said no, not yet.
"There is no heartbeat," are the words we dreaded most.
The tears started to fall and I felt like a ghost.
I wanted to run, and I wanted to hide.
I wanted you there standing at my side.
I long now to hold you and hear your soft cries,
Play with your belly and hear your faint sighs.
Never will I have the chance to kiss your sweet lips,
Wrap your sweet legs around my soft hips.
I know you are in Heaven and safe you will always be,
But oh, I long to touch the baby I will never see.Featured Shared StoryI fell pregnant in 2012. I had the two lines come up on the test. I was excited but my partner (now ex) wasn't. He said he would throw me down stairs to make sure the baby doesn't survive. I...
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13. A Beautiful Little Angel
Heart full of joy and excitement
To meet you face to face.
Months of waiting and anticipating
To give you my soft embrace.
Amazed at God's blessed marvel,
I watched in wonder as you grew.
For nine months you were my daily miracle,
Every move I felt, sparked a love so new.
Now my little one lies here with me,
In a deep slumber she'll forever be.
Pretty eyes I'll never be able to see,
Nor hear her voice be filled with glee.
My heart is in grief; it feels so empty.
The reason you're gone is still a mystery.
You are my beautiful little angel.
Most treasured but not meant to be with me.
Rest now, my beautiful little angel...
You are loved and you will be missed.
Forever in our heart is where you'll stay,
Until we see you again someday.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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14. An Angel's Dad!
I can't begin to express the pain that I am in.
I lost a part of me, and that hurts me deep within.
You said goodbye before we ever got the chance to really say hello.
You were gone in a flash, leaving tears mixed with love and sorrow.
I don't know if you chose your path or it was chosen for you,
but I'm glad I was on your journey before you got your wings and flew.
You're my angel now watching over us from above,
My inspiration for life and my teacher of the meaning of love.
In 19 days, you taught me more than I even thought I could know.
How could something so small have so much courage to show?
You taught me that I need to stay strong and never give up,
that it doesn't matter if it is half empty or full, just enjoy the cup.
It's funny how someone that was only here for such a little while
can be remembered with every heartbeat, tear, and smile.
The pain I have in my chest does not make me feel sad;
it's just the battle wound I have for being an Angel's Dad!Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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15. The Missing Piece
Your first Christmas came without you.
You're the unopened secret screams.
We carry you in our broken hearts all day
And unwrap you in our dreams.
I see you in every bulging belly,
In every mother's thoughtless kiss.
I see you in empty baby shoes.
I see you in that, I see you in this.
You're in every "why can't that be me?"
And the tears hidden in my car.
You're the missing piece of every minute
...I wonder where you are.
You were here before you weren't.
There was a future with you in it.
Now you're the broken parts of us
And the missing piece of every minute.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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16. I Am Here
Please don't cry, I am here.
Just look around; I am very near.
I am the prettiest butterfly
exploring the day.
I am the shiniest star
showing you my wings glisten afar.
I am the wind moving your hair
to kiss your cheek,
so please wipe your tears away.
I am here, playing hide 'n seek.Featured Shared StoryDon't ever let someone blame you for the loss of your child. There is no reason to take the blame. Sounds like you are better off without him in your life, and the same as his mother. Don't...
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17. In Heaven On Your Birthday
Precious in your little frame, you danced into my heart.
And with the grace with which you came, with grace you did depart.
You held my finger in your hand, and with it held my soul.
I fell in love with those wide eyes, one kiss and I was whole.
You caught me by surprise the way your only need was me.
And I learned I need you too, but I had to set you free.
Your monkey feet have left such an imprint in my life.
And sometimes I still hear you crying for me in the night.
You're in heaven on your birthday, and I can see you way up there,
With the cutest party dress on and a bow tied in your hair.Featured Shared StoryMy baby girl died last April 15, 2017 because of congenital heart disease and did not survive the open heart surgery at the age of 1 year and nine months. Tomorrow (July 31) is her birthday....
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18. My Little Angel
I never got to hold you,
Or kiss your little head,
Or watch you sleeping soundly
All snuggled in your bed.
I can't count your tiny fingers
Or your even smaller toes.
I won't see your smile
Or your cute little button nose.
You're gone too soon - we don't even know
If you're a girl or boy.
Our hearts are filled with sorrow
When they should be full of joy.
I know you are in heaven,
Where there is no pain or tears.
You'll never get hurt or sick.
In heaven there are no fears.
And though I'm sad you're not here right now
For us to hold today,
I know we'll hold you in our arms
When we're in heaven with you someday.Featured Shared StoryCole was a full-term baby. He died hours after birth. We held him for hours, passing him around. We knew he wouldn't live long, so we talked to him, telling him how much we loved him. After 4...
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19. Gone But Not Forgotten
You were a ripple on a glass-like pond,
Just a moment in time; it's hard to respond.
A wave crashing onto an empty beach,
I went to talk, but I've lost all speech.
A whisper in the winter night's air.
How can this be true, how can this be fair?
You were meant to live; this just feels rotten.
You're gone now, but you're not forgotten.
A ray of sunshine through darkened clouds.
The silence is deafening amidst the crowds.
The sound of a bee on a summer's day,
You were here for a moment, but then you went away.
I keep you in my heart like a trap I'm caught in.
You're gone now, but you're not forgotten.
I will love you always, you have to know.
You were so small, no time to grow.
You were here for a moment, and then you were gone.
It's hard to move forward; it's hard to go on.
I remember you still; I wrapped you in cotton.
You're gone now, but you're not forgotten.
I want to shout, and I still want to scream.
I want to wake up out of this terrible dream.
Your beauty took my breath away.
I wish you could still be here; I wish you could stay.
I'm meant to move on; I'm meant to climb,
But how do I move past that brief moment in time?
There's only one thought when I remember you now.
The promise I made, I remember my vow.
I know what I told you; I'd love you forever.
You're gone now, but forget you? Never!!
So remember please my only begotten.
You're gone now, but you're not forgotten...Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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20. Goodbye To My Baby Cousin
It's time to say goodbye,
and we don't understand why.
Today is the day we lay
our little man to rest.
Everyone knows he was the best.
He was our miracle, our dream come true,
and we are here to comfort you.
Though today we say goodbye,
just remember he never really dies,
for in our hearts his spirit lies.
If he could talk, I know he'd say,
"Mommy, daddy, please don't cry,
for I am not gone; I'm flying high.
I'm that brand new twinkle in the sky.
I know one day I'll see you again,
and until then,
hold your heads up high,
and just remember I'm standing by,
for I'm the light of the moon
and the sunlight in the sky,
so please be strong, and it won't be long
till we're together again.
Love, your little man"Featured Shared StoryMy 4 month old cousin passed away almost 2 weeks ago to SIDS. He was the smiliest most angelic little boy I've ever had the pleasure of coming into contact with. This poem made me cry. Thank you
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