Unexpecting: Real Talk on Pregnancy Loss - Softcover

Rachel Lewis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764237713 ISBN 13: 9780764237713

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, 2021

Synopsis

When your baby dies, you find yourself in a life you never expected. And even though pregnancy and infant loss is common, it's not common to you. Instead, you feel like a stranger in your own body, surrounded by well-meaning people who often don't know how to support you.

What you need during this time is not a book offering easy answers. You need a safe place to help you navigate tough issues, such as

- coping with a postpartum body without a baby in your arms
- facing social isolation and grief invalidation
- having faith when you feel let down by God
- dealing with the overwhelming process of making everyday decisions
- learning to move forward after loss, and
- creating a legacy for your child

In Unexpecting, bereaved mom Rachel Lewis is the friend you never hoped to need, walking you through the unique grief of baby loss. When nothing about life after loss makes sense . . . this book will.

About this title

About the Author

Rachel Lewis (www.thelewisnote.com) is the founder of Brave Mamas, an online community offering support to thousands of bereaved moms. Rachel is a well-known contributor to Still Standing magazine and Pregnancy After Loss Support. She's the creator of Unexpecting: A 4-Week Grief Workshop for Pregnancy Loss for couples. Her work and family have been featured by the Today show, Upworthy, AdoptUSKids, and Babble. Rachel has experienced the loss of five pregnancies, as well as the unique grief of reunifying a foster son with his birth family.

From the Back Cover

What to Expect When You're No Longer Expecting

When your baby dies, you find yourself in a life you never expected. And even though pregnancy and infant loss are common, they're not common to you. Instead, you feel like a stranger in your own body, surrounded by well-meaning people who often don't know how to support you.

What you need during this time is not a book offering easy answers. You need a safe place to help you navigate what comes next, such as:

- Coping with a postpartum body without a baby in your arms.
- Facing social isolation and grief invalidation.
- Wrestling with faith when you feel let down by God.
- Dealing with the overwhelming process of making everyday decisions.
- Learning to move forward after loss.
- Creating a legacy for your child.

In Unexpecting, bereaved mom Rachel Lewis is the friend you never knew you'd need, walking you through the unique grief of baby loss. When nothing about life after loss makes sense . . . this book will.

"The guide that all parents experiencing pregnancy loss need when leaving the hospital grief-stricken, without a baby in their arms."--LINDSEY M. HENKE, founder of Pregnancy After Loss Support

Edition details

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764237713
• ISBN 13: 9780764237713
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224