About the Founder
I do not have any fantastic credentials. I am not a doctor. I have no college degree.
I am the grateful mother of three absolutely cherished little girls, Sarah, Ellen and Anna. Anna was born after the loss of our baby, Max, the inspiration for this site. We are so grateful for her healthy birth. I never knew what I wanted to be when I "grew up" until the birth of my first daughter. The moment I held Sarah, our oldest, in my arms I knew. A mother.
My husband, John, and the girls and I live in Oregon, although my husband and I were both born and raised in Southern Michigan. We love to whitewater kayak and raft, but seem to spend most of our free time working around the house and chasing our little girls. In March, 2008, I started my own retail business. With Anna's birth I found a passion with baby wearing, and Sweet Pickles, my store emerged. I could go on all day about the benefits and wonderful bonding I've enjoyed, but that is not the focus of this site. Please feel free to visit Sweet Pickles to peek into that side of my life!
My only experience with miscarriage is my own. Just prior to my 12 week prenatal checkup for our third expected child my husband, John, and I entered into the greatest test of endurance we have ever faced. Our baby had died at approximately eight weeks gestation, and finally at 12 weeks my body realized the demise and miscarried our sweet little bean.
In the weeks following my miscarriage I realized that there just didn't seem to be an organized place on the Internet for people that lose their babies. I googled until my fingers were numb, and found some great sites, but nothing that pulled it ALL together and provided some sort of support system. So, this site was born. I decided it was the avenue I needed to pursue to find peace with our loss. If I can help just one person facing the same devastation of hopes and dreams, then I will rest at night knowing that some good is coming out of something so absolutely overwhelming and crushing.
I hope that you can be the one person that finds help through this site. I truly believe that even though we cannot always choose what happens to us in life, we have a choice in how we react and move forward.
Sincerely,
Susan, Founder of BabyLossandHealing.com
A special memory, our first outing as a family after losing Max.