Pregnancy And Infant Loss Awareness Month - October
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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Gone But Not Forgotten
You were a ripple on a glass-like pond,
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Just a moment in time; it's hard to respond.
A wave crashing onto an empty beach,Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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A Mother's Goodbye
I only had you for a little while.
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I was never able to see your smiles,
Yet I thank God for the little time we had,
Even though when you left, I was sad.Featured Shared StoryI am sorry for her loss. Yes, I do hope this helped!
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I'm Waiting For You
At one time, I thought you were near,
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A feeling so abundantly strong and clear.
Inside me you grew and grew,
I was impatient waiting for you.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Maleah Antionette Gray
God gave me an angel,
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A sweet, smiling baby girl.
He gave her to me...
10 little fingers, 10 tiny toes...all curled.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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For My Little One
I never saw your twinkling eyes
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Or touched your precious feet.
I never shared a tiny yawn
Or rocked you fast asleep.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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Grandpa
Dear Grandpa,
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I don't want you to worry about me.
This was the plan from the very first day.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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Baby Boy Silas
Now we lay you down to sleep.
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Our baby boy's soul to keep.
We pray you feel how much you're loved.
So many hearts you've surely touched.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Still
My body is still birthing,
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But nothing is to show.
The little life that was to be
Left my body days ago.Featured Shared StoryI've had 2 miscarriages...one at 8 weeks and one at 12. I'm still grieving. I agree, it is a very lonely process. It's been 2 years since my first one. The pain subsides but never fully goes...
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Never Far Away
This locket that was given to me
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Lays gently around my neck.
Inside I carry his picture
Of my son you've never met.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Daddy's Little Angel
Tiny angel, baby girl
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Spread your wings and fly.
God picked you as his special angel,
Up there in the sky.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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Our Precious Baby
As you lied so helpless in the womb,
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We patiently awaited your day of bloom.
A boy, a girl, we had not a clue,
We'd love no matter what, and this we knew.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Angel In Heaven
We were so excited to meet you
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And be a family of four.
You were to be our second baby,
Who we would cherish and adore.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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A Beautiful Little Angel
Heart full of joy and excitement
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To meet you face to face.
Months of waiting and anticipating
To give you my soft embrace.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Baby Boy
There are no words to say but, "I love you,"
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For I've shed tears to not have heard you coo.
A mother's joy turned to grief in a moment so fast,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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My Angel Baby
I will never get to hold you,
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To keep you warm and safe.
Never see your eyes twinkle,Featured Shared StoryMy boyfriend and I also had a miscarriage about 6 months ago and I am still in pain over our loss. I am 15 as well, and so reading this poem touched me very dearly. This poem is beautiful and...
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My Baby In Heaven
My baby's in heaven,
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but that's okay.
There she'll be safe
every second of every single day.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Heaven's Rocking Chair
Are there rocking chairs in Heaven
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where little babies go?
Do the angels hold you closely
and rock you to and fro?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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Miscarriage
What we call miscarriage,
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Is hard to understand,
but God calls special babies
back with Him in Heaven's land.Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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The Missing Piece
Your first Christmas came without you.
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You're the unopened secret screams.
We carry you in our broken hearts all dayFeatured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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In Heaven On Your Birthday
Precious in your little frame, you danced into my heart.
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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.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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