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Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death affects more families than you may realize. Tracy and Julie (two grieving mothers) are here to help educate, support and break the stigma behind this topic of pregnancy and infant loss. Join us as laugh, cry and remember our babies!
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- 2 days ago31 min
𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙞
Type of loss: Second trimester lossMore about Jenna's Story: In this episode, we talk with Jenna Lotti as she shares the story of pregnancy loss and the profound grief that followed.In July 2025, at approximately 16 weeks pregnant, Jenna experienced light spotting and reached out to her doctor, hoping for reassurance. Instead, an ultrasound revealed the heartbreaking news that her baby's heart had stopped beating, and that the loss had likely occurred about a week earlier. The following day, Jenna underwent a D&E, beginning a journey through grief that no parent ever expects to face.
- 1 weeks ago47 min
𝗞𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗹𝘆𝗻𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗸𝗶: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙂𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖 𝙇𝙮𝙣𝙣
Type of loss: stillbirthMore about this story: In this episode, we talk with Kaitlynn Tempalski as she shares the story of her daughter Gianna Lynn. At 19 weeks pregnant, Kaitlynn began to wonder why she hadn't felt her baby move. Hoping for reassurance, she looked ahead to her upcoming anatomy scan, never imagining what was to come. Within moments of the ultrasound beginning, she and her husband were met with the words no parent is ever prepared to hear: "I'm sorry... there's no heartbeat."Kaitlynn opens up about the shock of receiving the diagnosis, the difficult experience of navigating a loss without an on-site physician, and the heartbreaking hours that followed as she prepared to deliver her daughter.
- 2 weeks ago1h 17m
𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀:𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙖
Type of loss: Infant lossMore about this story: In this episode, we talk with Olivia Hodge about the story of her daughter, Camila.Olivia's journey into motherhood began with a traumatic pregnancy after experiencing PPROM at 23.5 weeks. Following weeks of hospitalization and strict bed rest, she and her husband, Armondo, welcomed Camila at 34 weeks. After spending 22 days in the NICU, Camila came home and thrived.Olivia shares what it was like to care for Camila while Armondo was deployed, the joy of watching her daughter grow, and the memories they built together as a family.In September 2025, everything changed. After a sudden medical emergency at daycare, Camila was rushed to the hospital and placed on life support. Olivia and Armondo were faced with the devastating reality that Camila had no signs of brain activity and said goodbye to their daughter while holding her in their arms.More about Emma's Footprints:www.EmmasFootprints.com
- 3 weeks ago1h 12m
𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝘼𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙡
Type of loss: Life-limiting diagnosis, infant loss, twin lossMore about this story: In this episode, we are honored to share the story of Emily Riggi and her beloved daughter, Abigail.Emily delivered her identical twin girls at 32 weeks and quickly realized that something was different. While one daughter continued to grow stronger, Abigail faced challenge after challenge. After countless tests and a brain MRI, Emily and her family received the devastating news that Abigail’s condition was not sustainable. Surrounded by love and held tightly in the arms of her family, Abigail passed away just six days after birth.In this heartfelt conversation, Emily reflects on navigating the joy and complexity of welcoming twins while simultaneously facing unimaginable grief. She shares what it was like to parent both daughters, to say goodbye to Abigail, and to continue honoring her life while raising her sister.
- Jul 2, 202637 min
𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗷𝗲: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙊𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙖
Type of loss: StillbirthMore about this story: In this episode, we talk with Kira Tietje as she shares the story of her daughter, Olivia.During what should have been a routine 26-week appointment, Kira’s world changed forever when no heartbeat could be found. Although Olivia had a healthy anatomy scan and a heartbeat at 22 weeks, it was discovered that she had stopped growing around 19 weeks and 5 days. As a first-time mom with an anterior placenta, Kira struggled with questions and uncertainties that many grieving parents know all too well.
- Jun 25, 20261h 1m
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝘆𝗻𝗻-𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱: 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚, 𝙍𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙣, 𝙃𝙖𝙯𝙚𝙡, 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙖𝙜𝙚
Type of loss: Early-term losses, Ectopic Pregnancy, Chemical Pregnancy, Blighted OvumMore about this story: In this episode of Confessions of a Grieving Mother, Julie talks with Heather to share a story that spans infertility, pregnancy loss, medical trauma, and the complicated, enduring hope that lives alongside grief.Heather and her husband Brian were first diagnosed with unexplained infertility at age 30, beginning a journey where grief arrived long before any loss—grief over the inability to conceive freely, over the uncertainty of waiting, and over watching others experience pregnancies that felt out of reach. After multiple rounds of treatment, they finally conceived, only to experience an ectopic pregnancy and the devastating loss of their baby, Thistle, in a medical emergency that turned joy into trauma in an instant.What followed was a long and complicated path through IVF, embryo transfers, and repeated heartbreak. Heather shares the story of their embryos, their “double rainbow” boys born after loss, and the fragile hope that came with each attempt to grow their family. Along the way, she experienced multiple miscarriages—including the losses of Rowan, Hazel, Willow, and Sage—each one carrying its own weight of grief, questions, and longing.Through it all, Heather speaks honestly about the emotional toll of repeated loss, the strain on her body and spirit, and the moments where she questioned whether she would ever be able to bring a baby safely into her arms again.
- Jun 18, 202615 min
𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
In this Father’s Day episode, Tracy and Julie hold space for a side of grief that is often quiet, private, and deeply felt—fatherhood after loss.Through a series of heartfelt letters written by loss dads, they read words addressed to their babies and to their grief itself. These letters are tender, honest, and unfiltered—offering glimpses into love that has no physical place to land, and the ongoing relationship fathers continue to have with their children who are no longer here.
- Jun 11, 202620 min
𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘀
In this episode, Julie and Falon explore one of the most tender and complicated parts of grief: identity after loss.Through honest reflection and shared lived experience, they talk about what changes when loss becomes part of your story and how it reshapes everything from how you see yourself to how you move through the world. They reflect on the moment it becomes clear you are no longer the person you were before, and what it means to carry both who you were and who you are becoming.This conversation holds space for anyone who has ever wondered, “Who am I now?” after loss and reminds us that identity is not erased by grief, but deeply transformed by it.
About Confessions of a Grieving Mother
Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death affects more families than you may realize. Tracy and Julie (two grieving mothers) are here to help educate, support and break the stigma behind this topic of pregnancy and infant loss. Join us as laugh, cry and remember our babies!
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