3 Books to help your child understand pregnancy loss

Hello lovely, I'm so sorry to hear about your pregnancy loss. 

It can be a difficult and emotional experience for you and your whole family. 

I understand firsthand how devastating pregnancy loss can be because I have experienced multiple miscarriages. The pain and heartache that comes with losing a pregnancy left me feeling lost and alone, but through my journey, I have gained valuable insight into the grieving process and how to cope with the aftermath. In this blog post I will share 3 books that will help you explain Pregnancy loss and written through any emotions that come up with your child.

Outside of these three books I recommend looking into books that focus on grief and loss to help your child understand what has happened and how to cope with their emotions. 

It is important to help your child understand pregnancy loss; understand what happened, explore their feelings around pregnancy loss and what it means for the future. 

Supporting your child in understanding their feelings about the loss can help them cope and eventually move forward.  

Assisting your child in understanding the emotions that are often associated with pregnancy loss, such as grief, sadness, anger, and confusion, can help them to process their emotions and find closure.

Forever in our hearts, by Kristina Andrade

Forever in Our Hearts is an uplifting, authentic, and developmentally appropriate story about a family experiencing miscarriage. Told from a young child’s perspective, the book addresses and explores some of the big feelings that come with miscarriage, and how one family heals together through faith and the grace of God, holding their new baby forever in their hearts.

The Grieving Child by Helen Fitzgerald

Making a Child's World Whole Again

Explaining death to a child is one of the most difficult tasks a parent or other relative can face. The Grieving Child offers practical, compassionate advice for helping a child cope with the death of a parent or other loved one. Parents of children from preschool age to the teen years will find much-needed guidance, covering: 
- Helping a child visit the seriously ill or dying 
- Using language appropriate to a child's age level 
- Selecting useful books about death 
- Handling especially difficult situations, including murder and suicide
- Deciding whether a child should attend a funeral 
With a new chapter devoted to the special issues of the bereaved toddler, The Grieving Child provides invaluable suggestions for dealing with a child's emotional responses (including anger, guilt, and depression) and helping a child adjust to a new life.

Not just a blob by Shannon Nolan 

Some babies grow big and strong. But some babies aren't able to grow big and strong. Adults feel very upset when this happens and need help from their loved ones to feel better.Find out what you can do to help adults who have lost their baby.

All families are unique and diverse and babies come into the world in different ways. 'Not Just a Blob' is an inclusive picture story book for families to read to their children to teach them about miscarriage.