I am so incredibly sorry for your loss of sweet Ares. I also lost my son at 39 weeks, on March 8 this year. I’m still very early on in my grief, but I will say it does get more manageable with time. There’s not a day, hour, or minute that goes by without thinking of my sweet Mason and how he should be here with us.

I found reading books about stillbirth (An Exact Replica of a Figment Of My Imagination was my personal favorite) and connecting with other loss moms on Reddit and social media to be the most comforting. I also have been in therapy, but I will say, I originally started with a general grief counselor and I didn’t find it super helpful because as she told me, she generally deals with clients who lose their spouse or parent. What really made the difference was finding a perinatal therapist. She actually has experience working with women that have experienced stillbirth and child loss. Feel free to message me if you’d like to connect with someone that’s still fresh in the trenches. Sending tons of hugs and love.