SUPPORT AFTER LOSS IS A CRUCIAL STEP IN HEALHTY HEALING. PLEASE DON’T WALK YOUR JOURNEY ALONE. BELOW YOU WILL FIND A LIST OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RESOURCES FOR PREGNANCY LOSS, INFERTILITY AND STILL BIRTH.
Northern Colorado Resources
GRIEF SUPPORT
- Grief Support of the Rockies
- 3HopefulHearts
- Grow to be Strong – Bonnie Cochran LSW
- Pathways Hospice (Northern Colorado)
- Colorado Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Services Loss
- Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Northern Colorado
- Connections
NORTHERN COLORADO FUNERAL RESOURCES
- Allnut Funeral Home (Northern Colorado)
- Bohlender Funeral Home (Fort Collins)
- Vessey Funeral Servies (Fort Collins)
- Viegut Funeral Home.(Loveland)
LACTATION RESOURCES AND DECISION MAKING
- WeeSteps – Fort Collins and Loveland
- Cream for drying milk – Cabo Cream
- StillBirthday Post Loss LactationStillBirthDay Lacatation Professionals
HOSPITAL BEREAVEMENT PROGRAMS
SUPPORT GROUPS
FERTILITY SUPPORT PHOTOGRAPHERS Wedding Gown Donations |
National Grief And Loss Resources
MISCARRIAGE AND STILLBIRTH
- Stillbirthday
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
- Center for Loss in Multiple Birth (CLIMB)
- Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support, Inc.
- A Heartbreaking Choice
- Masters In Counseling: Coping With Loss
- National Share
- The Compassionate Friends (Providing Grief Support)
- Miss Foundation (Support For Grieving Families)
- Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (MEND)
- Circle and Bloom (Healing and Recovery Program)
- First Candle Program (Support for Babies and Grieving)
- Grieving Parents (Support for Surviving Couples After Loss)
- Unspoken Grief
- Sands (Stillborn and Neonatal Death Support)
- Silent Grief (Support for Miscarriages and Loss)
INFERTILITY SUPPORT
- RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association (and Pregnancy Loss)
- Sarah’s Laughter (Christian Support for Infertility and Baby Loss)
PRODUCTS FOR PHYSICAL HEALING AND SUPPORT
- Caring Bridge (Free Website Service to Share Your Story)
- Meal Train – Coordinate meals and support for a family
- Gracelyn’s Gifts Care packages for Parents with Babies in the NICU)
- Front Range Angel Gowns
- Purposeful Gift (Organ and Tissue Donation)
MEMORY/COMFORT BOXES
- Front Range Angel Gowns
- Project Sweet Peas
- Through the Heart
- Hannah’s Hope
- Perfect Joy Ministries, Inc.
- Remembering Our Babies Memorial Keepsake Boutique
PREGNANCY AFTER LOSS
Books And Articles For Parents And Families
BOOKS FOR ADULTS
- “Helping Someone Through Pregnancy Loss” – Blog by Elizabeth Petrucelli
- “Still Standing” (Articles and Stories)
- “The Wilderness of Grief: Finding Your Way (Understanding Your Grief)” – by Alan Wolfelt
- “Healing Your Grieving Heart After Miscarriage: 100 Practical Ideas for Parents and Families (The 100 Ideas Series)” – by Alan Wolfelt
- “Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome.” – by Rebecca Soffer
- “Three Minus One: Stories of Parents’ Love and Loss” by She Writes Press
- “Unspeakable Losses: Healing From Miscarriage, Abortion, And Other Pregnancy Loss” by Kim Kluger-Bell
- “All That is Seen and Unseen: A Journey Through a First Trimester Miscarriage” by Elizabeth Petrucelli
- “Empty Cradle: Surviving the Death of Your Baby” by Fulcrum Publishing
- “A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss – Guidance and Support for You and Your Family (Revised and Updated 2nd Edition)” by Kohm & Moffitt
- “A Time to Decide a Time to Heal: For Parents Making Difficult Decisions About Babies They Love” by M. Minnick
- “Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy” by Multnomah
- “Empty Arms: Coping With Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death” by Sherokee Ilse
- “Grieving the Child I Never Knew: A Devotional for Comfort in the Loss of Your Unborn or Newly Born Child” by Zondervan
- “Ended Beginnings: Healing Childbearing Losses” by Claudia Panuthos & Catherine Romeo
- “Finding Hope When a Child Dies: What Other Cultures Can Teach Us” by Sukie Miller
- “Good Grief: 50th Anniversary Edition” by Granger E. Westburg
- “Life Touches Life: A Mother’s Story of Stillbirth and Healing” by Lorriane Ash
- “Miscarriage: A Shattered Dream” by Sherokee Ilse & Linda Hammer Burns
- “Remembering Our Angels: Personal Stories of Healing from a Pregnancy Loss” by Hannah Stone
- “Stuck for Words: What to Say to Someone Who Is Grieving” by Doris Zagdanski
- “Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss” by Pat Schweibert
- “Still: A Collection of Honest Artwork and Writings from the Heart of a Grieving Mother” by Stephanie Paige Cole
- “Unspeakable Losses: Understanding the Experience of Pregnancy Loss, Miscarriage, and Abortion” by Kim Kluger-Bell
- “When a Grandchild Dies: What to Do, What to Say, How to Cope” by Nadine Galinsky
- “About What Was Lost: 20 writers on Miscarriage, Healing and Hope” by Jessica Berger Gross
- “Beyond Parental Choice: Support and Information After Pregnancy Termination Due to a Fetal Abnormality” by Centering Corporation
- “Coping with Grief” by Mal McKissock
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
- “Am I Still a Sister?” by Alicia Sims
- “Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children” by Mellonie & Ingpen
- “No New Baby: For Siblings Who Have a Brother or Sister Die Before Birth (Nnc)” by Marilyn Gryte
- “Something Happened: A Book for Children and Parents Who Have Experienced Pregnancy Loss” by Something Happened Handbook
- “Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss (Elf-Help Books for Kids)” by Michaelene Mundy
- “Someone Came Before You” by Pat Schweibert (for ages 2-6)
- “A Rainbow Baby Story: The Rainbow After the Storm (Explain It To Me!) (Volume 2)” by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- “My Baby Big Sister: A Book for Children Born Subsequent to a Pregnancy Loss” by CreateSpace
- “To My Rainbow Baby With Love” by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- “The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages” by Leo Buscaglia
- “When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death (Dino Life Guides for Families)” by Laurie Krasny Brown
- “When Something Terrible Happens: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief” by Marge Heegaard
- “Where’s Jess: For Children Who Have a Brother or Sister Die” by Jody Goldstein
- The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
- “I Miss You: A First Look at Death” by Barron’s Educational Series
BOOKS FOR PROFESSIONALS
- “A Caregiver’s Handbook to Perinatal Loss” by Gary Vogel
- “Death and Bereavement Across Cultures: Second edition” by Colin Murray Parkes
- “Giving Care, Taking Care : Support for the Helpers” by Sherokee Ilse
- “Grieving in the NICU-Supporting Families and the Health Team When a Baby Dies” Film by Dan Duffy
- “When a Child Dies: How Pediatric Physicians and Nurses Cope” by Robert McKelvey
- “When a Baby Dies: A Handbook for Healing and Helping” by Rana Limbo & Sara Wheeler
- Companioning at a Time of Perinatal Loss: A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, Social Workers, Chaplains and Other Bedside Caregivers
- Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula by Amy Wright Glen
- “Nurturing the Family: The Guide for Postpartum Doulas” by Jacqueline Kellehner
- “Infertility Counseling” by Covington & Hammer-Burns
- “SIDS & Infant Death Survival Guide: Information & Comfort for the Grieving Families & Professionals Who Seek to Help Them” by Joani Nelson Horchler & Robin Rice
I am continually updating this list to provide the most current and accurate resources. If you are a Northern Colorado professional who would like your services listed here, please contact me.
If you are a loss family and worked with a Northern Colorado business who provided you excellent support and would like to see them listed, please contact me and provide their information so I may get it added to the website.
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