This is the final episode of our 2023 Holiday Series and the final episode of the year! In this episode, Tracy and Julie discuss how to create new traditions to honor and memorialize your baby. As we move into a new year, it can can stir a wave of emotions. We are starting something new with a huge piece of our hearts missing, our babies. Tracy and Julie discuss things have done over the years that helps them honor their babies.

Listen as Tracy and Julie talk with Pam Presler about How to Navigate Your Emotions This Holiday Season. *Spoiler Alert* ...it is not possible. Listen as Pam gives us the tools and coping mechanisms to deal with our grief this holiday season. She reminds us that grief will show up and shares how we can prepare ourselves on how to best handle our grief. If you are interested in learning more from Pam, please reach out to her via email at [email protected].

In honor of Wyatt's birthday, we are shaking up the Holiday Series to share his story. Hailey (Wyatt's mom) shares she had a pretty uneventful pregnancy, until the end, when she developed gestational hypertension around 34 weeks. Her doctors scheduled an induction for 37 weeks, however, she went into preeclampsia the day of her induction. Hailey shares that her induction failed and she had an emergency c-section. Wyatt was not breathing when he first emerged, but steadily got better after a...

This is episode two of our 2023 Holiday Series. In this episode, Tracy and Julie talk about how to set healthy boundaries and how important it is to your grief journey. They give examples of healthy boundaries they have set for themselves and ask you to share what boundaries you have set.

In this episode, Tracy and Julie talk with Falon Gervais Emma's Footprints Director of Support Group about the Importance of Community During the Holidays. They talk about surrounding yourself with a positive, healthy support community and how to effectively communicate your needs this holiday season.

Listen as Ashley shares how her text book pregnancy got flipped upside down at 33 weeks gestation when she went into preterm labor. When Ashley's water broke the doctors discovered it to be foul-smelling and discolored, meaning there was an issue. Ashley was rushed into an emergency c-section and Harper was born at exactly 34 weeks gestation. The doctors believed that Harper was without oxygen for up to 20 minutes. They were able to resuscitate her, but she was on life support. Doctors...

Listen as Tracy and Julie dive into this special Thanksgiving episode 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳: 𝘐𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘴? They share how they navigate their grief through the holidays, the difference between happiness and joy and they share inspiring ways for you to honor your baby this season.

Listen as Nicole shares her stillbirth experience. She was 37 weeks pregnant with her son Jack when she noticed decrease movement. She went to triage where she was told the devastating news that Jack no longer had a heartbeat. To learn more about Emma's Footprints and the recourses we provide, please visit emmasfootprints.com.

Listen as Tori shares how her first two pregnancies both ended in loss. Her first loss was at 9 weeks gestation. She ended up getting pregnant very quickly following her loss and says she had a false sense of security thinking - it couldn't happen again. Unfortunately, when she went in for the anatomy scan, she was told her baby no longer had a heartbeat. To learn more about Emma's Footprints and the recourses we provide, please visit emmasfootprints.com.

Listen as Sarah shares her daughter Georgia who was stillborn. In late March of 2021, Sarah and her husband Rob, discovered they were pregnant. While this pregnancy came as a surprise they were excited to welcome a baby girl to their family because their other two children were boys. Sarah describes her pregnancy as a textbook pregnancy. On November 30th, when she was 39 weeks and 3 days pregnant she noticed decrease fetal movement. Following her doctors orders, she went straight to the...

Teri and her husband, Jay, thought they were done having kids after their second child was born. Jay had a vasectomy, however they felt like they had made a mistake and had the reversal. They got pregnant immediately after trying again for their third child. At Teri's first sonogram the baby wasn’t measuring correctly. Doctors told her that her dates were probably off and they scheduled a follow up in two weeks. She started spotting a couple days after her sonogram. Listen as Teri shares...

Listen as Shannon shares Charles and Benedictus with us, two different pregnancy's that both ended in loss. Charlie, was Shanon and her husband Justin's eighth child. Shannon's pregnancy with Charlie was unlike the rest of her earlier pregnancies. She had experienced heavy bleeding at 6 weeks gestation and was told she was most likely miscarrying. She waited for signs of miscarriage and nothing ever happened. Then when she showed up for her original 10 week ultrasound they had cancelled the...

Listen as Tracy and Julie chat with Amanda Berk, Emma's Footprints Director of Bereavement about our mission. They touch on who we are, what we do and how you can support a loved one going through a pregnancy or infant loss. To learn more, visit emmasfootprints.com

Listen as Emily shares the loss of her daughter Isabel. Emily and her husband, Kyle, got pregnant right away before they were even officially trying to get pregnant. She shares that her pregnancy was very smooth until she was just shy of 23 weeks and didn't feel Isabel move all day. She went to triage and they gave her the devastating news that they could not find a heartbeat. At 23 weeks gestation, Isabel was stillbirth. Emily, thank you for sharing your sweet Isabel with us and our...

Listen as Lindsay shares her sweet Suvi with us. Lindsay shares she had a textbook pregnancy and really bonded with Suvi even before she was born. At 40 weeks gestation, Suvi had decreased movements. Lindsay went to the hospital where she was rushed into an emergency c-section because of Suvi's low heart rate. When she woke from surgery, Lindsay and her husband Travis, were told Suvi had a severe true knot in her umbilical chord that was tightening more and more as Lindsay was having...

Listen as Julie shares her son Evan with us. Julie did not know she was pregnant until she went into labor at a MedExpress. Since she had never had any pregnancy symptoms and no prior prenatal care, doctors estimated she was around 30-32 weeks when she went into labor. After arriving at the hospital, Evan was was diagnosed with HLHS, a rare genetic condition in which the left side of the heart is underdeveloped. In this type of condition, a minimum of 3 surgeries are needed within the first 2...

Listen as Taylor shares her experience of abruptly and unexpectedly losing her son, Stetson at 19 weeks gestation. She shares that she didn't realize she was in labor and losing him until it was happening. Her doctors, testing and specialist deemed her loss due to cervical insufficiency. Grateful to have answers, her and her husband, were hopeful when they got pregnant 5 months later with their daughter Matilda. At 14 weeks gestation, she had a transvaginal cerclage placed. Even with...

Listen as Kirsten shares Theo with us. Kirsten and her husband are high school sweethearts and knew they wanted to grow a family and were excited when they found out they were expecting. She was 7 weeks gestation when she began bleeding. She was instructed to head to the ER for monitoring and a checkup. After more severe cramping and bleeding she lost her baby. Kirsten shares that day she not only lost her baby, but herself. Following her loss, she describes her life being plagued by...

Listen as Stephanie shares her daughter Josie with listeners. She had two healthy pregnancy and deliveries after getting married in 2014. Then with her third pregnancy she experienced an early-term miscarriage. After experiencing that loss, she got pregnant right away with her daughter Josie. Her pregnancy was smooth until she started to experience less and less movement. At an appointment when she was 24.5 weeks she was told Josie no longer had a heartbeat.

When a rainbow baby is expected, the grief journey changes. Each step is a "baby step" in navigating the new challenges that come with pregnancy and parenthood after loss. Baby Steps is a peer-led support group of Emma's Footprints who's mission is to provide a community and support for loss parents who are expecting or raising their rainbow baby. 🌈Learn more about Baby Steps here: www.emmasfootprints.com/support-groups 🌈Join the Baby Steps Facebook group here: https://bit.ly/BabyStepsFB

Listen as Lauren shares her son, Henry with us. She had two previous healthy pregnancies which resulted in her living children Rowan and Calvin. Her pregnancy with her son, Calvin, was smooth sailing until delivery. At delivery she was told Calvin had too much fluid around his heart. He spent 5 weeks in the NICU but overall lives a healthy life. Her third pregnancy ended much differently with her son Henry. At an appointment at 18 weeks gestation, she was told Henry had too much fluid around...

Listen as Regina shares her four losses including 2 miscarriages, 1 ectopic pregnancy and the loss of her daughter, Jordan, at 17 weeks gestation due to a cord accident.

Listen as Sofiya shares her son Emerson with us. Sofiya and her husband Bill were over the moon excited when they finally got pregnant after more than a year of trying to conceive. She reflects back on the pregnancy being difficult from the very beginning. She experienced very heavy bleeding and found out she had a subchorionic hematoma. She went into preterm labor at 19 weeks and delivered her son, Emerson.

Listen as Jessica shares her pregnancy and delivery of her daughter, Freya. Jessica had a healthy pregnancy until she was 19 weeks gestation. At that point she began bleeding fairly heavily. Her doctors told her they suspected a placental abruption. From 19 weeks to 23 weeks gestation, Jessica was in and out of the hospital multiple times due to her heavy bleeding. At 23 weeks 3 days, Jessica went into preterm labor and Freya was born on January 12, 2023.

Listen as Maci shares her daughter Luna with us. Luna was born in March of 2021. She had a textbook pregnancy and delivery. Maci and her husband's lives were flipped upside down when at two months old, Luna was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. She fought hard, but in December 2021, Luna passed away.