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Oct 17, 2020
1 min

Wave of Light 2020

2020 is an "unprecedented year", as the media says. The events we would look forward to in the past, such as PAIL's Wave of Light, have b...

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Three Little Birds

Oct 17, 2020
3 min

Because of them.

I often credit my living children for holding my hands and (unknowingly) forcing me to be okay.

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Ali Ferrara

Jul 15, 2020
5 min

You Can Laugh or You Can Cry

Written by: Ali Ferrara “You can laugh, or you can cry.” My coworkers and myself said this to each other and the people in our lives ofte...

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Finding Grace - The first year after loss

Three Little Birds

Jul 12, 2020
4 min

Finding Grace - The first year after loss

By Erin Epstein Trauma affects people in different ways. The trauma after the loss of a child comes with different stages of grief. These...

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Ali Ferrara

Jun 19, 2020
4 min

Don’t Forget Grieving Dads

Written by: Joe Ferrara (Mira’s Dad) If you follow Three Little Birds’ Blog, you have probably already read some posts written by my wife...

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Madelynn - A story of love, loss and never enough time

Three Little Birds

Jun 16, 2020
6 min

Madelynn - A story of love, loss and never enough time

There is no rhyme or reason as to why bad things happen to good people, they just do. What matters is how you handle those bad things.

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Three Little Birds

Jun 12, 2020
2 min

A Letter from a Grief Strickened Heart

I am the mother of four boys. Four precious "perfect-in-every-way" little boys. One of whom happens to have been born still.

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Emotions of Secondary Infertility After Infant Loss

Ali Ferrara

Jun 5, 2020
5 min

Emotions of Secondary Infertility After Infant Loss

As of the day I am typing these words, my only child took her last breath two years, five months, two weeks, and four days ago. As I carr...

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Three Little Birds

May 31, 2020
4 min

Where’s my happy ending?

By: Erin Epstein This is for all of the women who have experienced Infertility & Loss Ironically, as I began to edit this piece, a People...

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Ali Ferrara

May 26, 2020
5 min

I Could Not Survive That.

Author: Ali Ferrara (Mira's Momma) *Author's Note: The word 'child loss' and 'child' is used in this post to encompass any loss of a baby...

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Ali Ferrara

May 19, 2020
22 min

Songs for Pregnancy/Infant Loss

There are not a ton of songs out there specific to losing a baby, but there are some great ones!

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Three Little Birds

May 18, 2020
4 min

My Sunshine Girl by Erin Epstein

Sometimes I still cannot believe that you were real Too beautiful, too good to be true Weeks spent holding you close to me, gone so fast ...

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Ali Ferrara

May 17, 2020
7 min

Sharing Your Story

pregnancy, infant loss, terminal diagnosis

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Three Little Birds

May 17, 2020
3 min

Lennon Rhys

My son's name is Lennon Rhys. He was born sleeping. Loss has always been a part of my journey to become a mother. My very first pregnancy...

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Three Little Birds

May 16, 2020
5 min

"Remembrance"

I remember the words, “THERE ARE TWO” – forever ingrained in my mind. I remember the months and months of trying. Rounds of infertility t...

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Three Little Birds

May 15, 2020
6 min

Luca Grey

(Luca's story was written by Desiree', after an extensive interview with his mom, Dominique. I'll do my best to tell their story!) _____...

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Ali Ferrara

May 11, 2020
9 min

The Ferrera Family Story

Hello! Let me introduce myself; my full name is Alison Ferrara, but everyone calls me Ali. I wanted to make a formal introduction to sh...

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Three Little Birds

Jun 24, 2019
5 min

The Story of a Girl Named Jimmie

This is the personal story of Three Little Birds Founder, Kristen Samuelson. As we approach Mother’s Day, my third as a loss mom, I feel ...

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Three Little Birds

Jun 24, 2019
4 min

Over the Rainbow...

February 9th. This was the due date Kathleen and her husband Brian were given for their daughter Scarlet. They had an unremarkable and he...

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Three Little Birds

Jun 24, 2019
2 min

For this child, we have prayed...

At their 20 week anatomy scan, the Edgar Family was told their son was diagnosed with anencephaly. The family was given the option of t...

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