Photos: Stunning rainbow baby shoot is the hope we loss moms need
by Melissa Willets posted in Parenting
If you are like me, and have lost a pregnancy, perhaps you look for meaning and hope in all things around you, and in all moments. A rainbow here. A special song there. A feeling that even for a second, it's going to be okay.
When I came across the rainbow baby photo shoot that photographer Lindsey Worthington recently posted on her Facebook page, I had that very sensation wash over me. Here was a group of moms who had lost everything, but somehow, now they had found the strength to celebrate love and life and hope.
On Facebook Lindsey wrote about her deeply-moving collection of rainbow baby and pregnancy images:
"Through heartbreak and loss, these incredibly strong mothers have experienced something all too common. It's estimated that 1/3 women will experience a miscarriage in their lifetimes. Rainbow Babies symbolize the bliss that comes after going through a storm. These little bundles of joy are absolute blessings." She continued, "We are sisters that are spreading hope & joy together to those who need it most. The silence about this topic is deafening, so many women experience such a traumatic and painful event, but it is taboo to talk about it."
The post ends with these powerful words: "We came together to embrace each other & share incredible stories. It was comforting knowing that even strangers can embrace each other & spread love. Even though we were united in loss, we came togethe...
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