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How To Survive Baby Loss

unexpectedly died. As I said in chapter one, I argued with God
about the self-hatred for my body after we lost our son at the six
month mark. That was when He gently nudged me to “get off
sugar.” I had gained forty pounds with a previous pregnancy.
God invited me to respond to Him in this and He gave me the
strength to get healthy. This was the best choice I could have
made that led me to greater health and joy.
What follows is a list for you to print out and post some-
where. Refer to it when at a loss for ideas or you just can’t seem
to do anything for yourself. I encourage you to challenge your-
self to do one of these a day.

Put a star by the ones you want to practice:

● Take a warm bath.

● Write a poem dedicated to your child.
● Call someone up to ask for prayer.

● Ask a family member to help you.

● Turn off social media to minimize triggers around those
holidays.
● List people that you can talk to.

● Set the timer to allow yourself to grieve.

● Watch something funny to cheer yourself up.

● Take a refreshing shower.
● Decompress or nap.

● Process your feeling in a journal or letter form.

● Mediate on truth in God’s word.

● Spiritually, meditate on what seems to set you free.

● Breathe deeply and meditate while visualizing yourself
inhaling love and exhaling fear.

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