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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A Letter To My Unborn Child
So quickly you came into our lives,
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So quickly torn away.
Never got the chance to meet you.
There's so much I want to say.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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My Little Angel
I never got to hold you,
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Or kiss your little head,
Or watch you sleeping soundly
All snuggled in your bed.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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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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My Angel Baby
I never got to see your eyes
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or hold your hand or hear your cries.
All I have are dreams of you,
those of which will never come true.Featured Shared StoryToday we lost our little angel 20 weeks; my wife had slight bleeding for past few days; and doctor had prepared us for the worst; today morning her cervix was few cms dilated and by evening...
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The Strength You Gave Me
They tell me it's amazing how I've stayed so strong,
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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.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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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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A Dedication To Your Unborn Child
You went into the office
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expecting the great news,
that your baby was secure,
growing in your womb.Featured Shared StoryI am 17 and was pregnant 3 years ago. I was young and came from an abusive family. I was scared of telling anyone, because my parents might beat me. I was 40 pounds underweight, and I was the...
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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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An Unfinished Life
I'm sitting here mystified and numbed with pain
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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?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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Teenage Miscarriage
They say that time's a great healer,
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But I don't think that's true.
My heart's been aching so, so much
Since the day that I lost you.Featured Shared StoryI also had a beautiful baby girl who I had at 25 weeks and 5 days. She lived for 2 days. I'll never get over losing my princess. I had a little boy, so all I wanted was a little girl. She...
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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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Long To See Your Sweet Face
Two pink lines, we knew it was true,
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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.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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Goodbye To My Baby Cousin
It's time to say goodbye,
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and we don't understand why.
Today is the day we lay
our little man to rest.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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I Did Not Expect This
This is natural, they say.
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It is all for the best.
I cannot move past this heartache,
This pain in my chest.Featured Shared StoryYour poem truly touched my heart. I am 19, and I have lost three babies. One when I was 18 and two this year. I was six weeks along with all three. I was scared but so excited when I found...
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I Am Here
Please don't cry, I am here.
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Just look around; I am very near.
I am the prettiest butterfly
exploring the day.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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For Our Angel
We don't want to cry anymore,
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But the pain won't go away.
Our hearts are torn in two
Because our baby couldn't stay.Featured Shared StoryI found out I was pregnant with our 6th child very early on, the day my period was due. We had been trying for a boy. At 12 weeks, I found out through chromosome testing that this would be...
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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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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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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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Four Words
Despair.
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falling deeper & deeper each day.
wondering what else I'll lose
and wondering if it'll go away.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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