Rainbow Baby – The pot of gold that shines through the storm!
Welcome friends to Fertility Friday.
October marks National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month.
It’s a time to remember those who have suffered loss, including miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, a still birth or the loss of an infant.
It’s a trying time for many and those who’ve gone through this experience know you can’t put into words how heart wrenching this is.
Since I myself was new to this term until a few months back, I thought it’s about time I share this bit of wisdom with you too!
Rainbow Baby ….
A rainbow baby is just what it sounds like, a beautiful rainbow full of life and color that shines through the storm.
For those who’ve suffered loss, I’ve come to understand it’s like a strong, terrible storm that seems to linger on for years on end. It’s crushing, life altering and truly debilitating.
Now, the bright side, that rainbow baby!
The rainbow baby is the life that gets breathed back into you once you are able to conceive and carry a baby through a successful pregnancy.
That new bundle of joy, or the pot of gold, is your rainbow baby.
Now, this doesn’t meant the hurt of loss goes away, but rather a new life has begun, leaving a rainbow to signify you have weathered the storm.
What a beautiful thought, right?
I hope to share with you over the coming months beautiful stories of those Rainbow Babies that have touched the lives of couples throughout the world.
If you have a story you’d like to share, please connect with me so we can continue the message and promote hope, love and peace to all suffering with infertility. You are not in this alone, remember that.
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EA - The Spicy RD says
Lovely post Liz, and thanks for sharing this as I had never heard this term before.I had a miscarriage b/w my oldest and youngest, plus one after my youngest was born, so I guess that makes Big Tex my rainbow baby. Sweet to think of it this way 🙂
Elizabeth Shaw says
E.A. thank you so much for sharing that, what a beautiful light at the end of your tunnel. I absolutely love the #SpicyRD family and hope we can all meet soon!
Julie @ RDelicious Kitchen says
wow, I never knew about this either. Very powerful post xoxo
Elizabeth Shaw says
Thank you Julie!!
diane says
Kudos to you for establishing a forum for conversation on this rarely discussed topic. Love that tiny foot photo.
Elizabeth Shaw says
Thanks Diane, so lovely, right? It’s from Pixaby!
gretchen | kumquat says
I so love that you are such a safe haven for this conversation. I also love this term and have been so grateful to see many friends with their rainbow babies…. i think my favorite story of all of those friends is this one. http://bit.ly/2drMOD1
Elizabeth Shaw says
Heading over to check that out now, thanks Gretchen for sharing!!
Sara @sarahaasrdn.com says
Such an important topic! Thank you Liz for continuing to keep the dialogue open! Here’s to all of the rainbow babies and the rainbow babies-to-be!
Elizabeth Shaw says
Amen Sara!
Amber @ Homemade Nutrition says
Beautiful post! And what a sweet term to refer to these precious little ones, thanks for sharing!
Elizabeth Shaw says
Absolutely Amber- thanks for following along with this series!
Sally @ Real Mom Nutrition says
I had never heard this term until recently either. Such an important message of hope–and a forum for support and understanding–you are giving to your readers.
Elizabeth Shaw says
Thank you Sally- I appreciate your support so much! Sara and I are blessed with this community!