Am IA Mother-Tips for handling Mother's Day After Miscarriage

Are you spending this Mother's Day wondering if you are really a mother? 900 billion to 1 million women in the U.S. alone face this question every year, having suffered the loss of pregnancy. "For women who suffer a miscarriage during the first pregnancy, the question of motherhood is an even bigger one," says Lisa Church HopeXchange, a company dedicated to helping women and their families facing loss of pregnancy .

Mother's Day is the feast more difficult that a woman faces after the loss of pregnancy. Once that was to be a celebration of new life and new motherhood becomes a time of sadness and pain. Church book, Hope is like the sun, find hope and healing after Miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death, encourages women to use the festival to remember their children, rather than a dreaded event from endure each year. "Nothing will lesson the pain of Mother's Day, but with some planning you can ensure that the day has meaning for you," says Church. Here are some tips from the book that can help:

- You are a mom.

The best gift you can give yourself on Mother's Day is the recognition that you're a mother. You can not have a child to keep up, but you've got in your heart.

- Give your family Know What You Need.

If you feel uncomfortable being recognized as one mother at a banquet or other function, substitute an activity that he would feel good. If you prefer not to receive or wear a flower, then wear an item that lets you connect with your child, like a piece of jewelry that includes the child's birthstone.

- Remember your child.

Mother's Day can be a great time for husband and wife to talk about their child and the child what it meant for them. Take a walk, a quiet dinner, or simply set aside some time to remember the child together.

- Decide in advance.

The way you chose to spend Mother's Day should be your decision, and what you do ahead of time. Setting time aside to remember and talk about your child you will "feel" more like a mother on the day designed to do. Church also reminds women that their spouses may experience feelings similar to Father's Day, so be sure to ask how he wanted to spend the day. "

Hope is like the sun, find hope and healing after Miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death is available online at HopeXchange.com, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com or by calling HopeXchange edition to 757 -826-2162.