A Gift Guide for Mothers Who’ve Lost Their Babies

I know what these mothers want because I’ve been one

Kathleen Dawson Clancy
Human Parts
Published in
3 min readNov 19, 2019

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TThe other day, a friend asked me what she could do for her friend who had just lost their baby. I’ve been asked this before, so I said what I normally do: “Just be there for her” and “maybe make her a meal.”

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Kathleen Dawson Clancy
Human Parts

Short stories and poems about motherhood, grief, and life. Follow along @kdawsonclancy on instagram.