Pregnancy After Loss (PAL)

Affirmations for Pregnancy After Loss
I trust in the wisdom of my body to protect this baby and produce life. – Lindsey Henke

I am worthy of this pregnancy, this baby and a beautiful birth! – Lindsey Henke

I can visualize a beautiful birth and coming home with a healthy baby in my arms. – Lindsey Henke

Even though it’s hard as hell to do, I yell back in fear’s face and say today I choose joy! -Lindsey Henke

I possess the strength and courage it take to bring this baby into this world healthy and alive. -Author Unknown

I have to believe that my baby will be born alive and healthy. – Lindsey Henke

This baby growing inside of me is full of life and will live a beautiful one. -Lindsey Henke

My pregnant body is a beautiful vessel that is blooming and creating life.  – Lindsey Henke

It is safe for me to be happy during this pregnancy. I deserve this blessing. – Affirmations for Pregnancy Website

I am strong and healthy, and so is the baby I’m creating. – Lindsey Henke

I breathe in strength, and breathe out calm and confidence in my body and my baby. – Lindsey Henke

Replace our worries with peace, our fear with courage. – Church Marquee in Fitchburg, Wisconsin

Let your hope and faith that you will bring your baby home be bigger than your fear that you will not – Adapted from that same church marquee

I can do hard things. I’ve done the impossible. – Franchesca Cox

Just breathe. Everything is going to be okay. – CarlyMarie

Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be. – Sonia Ricotte

This is a different pregnancy, a different baby, a different story, with a different ending. – Lindsey Henke

PAL Resources

• Star Legacy: 

  • • Weekly Virtual Support Group 

    • Resource page: Includes practical ideas, such as making a hospital door sign to share any info you want hospital staff to know about your Angel Baby 

    • Childbirth Education Classes specific for PAL

• The Morning 

  • • Articles, podcasts & PAL community

• Return to Zero: HOPE

  • • Resources Page 

      • As "Pregnancy After Loss Support" closes, Return to Zero: HOPE is transitioning to offering more PAL resources

• Pregnancy After Loss Support 

  • • PAL Affirmations listed above

• Navigating Baby Loss Podcast: The Myths About Pregnancy After Stillbirth

• Grief doesn't go away once you get pregnant after loss, so you are welcome to still attend AMEND meetings

  • • At the St Pete meetings, we reserve time at the end to discuss PAL, if anyone is interested 

• Anxiety during PAL can be intense

  • • Only focusing on getting through the next hour or that day. Mantras can help: "At this time, my baby is safe and healthy"

PAL Book Recommendations from AMEND Parents 

• "Pregnancy After Loss: A Day by Day Plan to Reassure and Comfort You" by Zoe Clark-Coates 

• "Courageously Expecting: 30 Days of Encouragement for Pregnancy After Loss" by Jenny Albers

• Childrens books for siblings

  • • "The Invisible String" by Patrice Karst & Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

    • "I have an Angel" by Laura Feldman & Olha Rastvorova

    • "Always Ours" by Christy Wopat