I have 2 daughters-one who I can't talk to in court and is getting evicted the day after Mothers Day from my home in NH which is a short sale or foreclosure next week. Saw my other daughter Becky this past week. I had a miscarriage before they were born very early so I never felt the loss. You are grieving and I feel for you @Lady Alyxandrea. Tough Mothers Day for some of us.

Today's been hard for me too. I'm struggling with the emotions from having my 6 kids taken away and given to their abusive dad. My pre-teen and teenage daughters have opened up over the last couple weeks about emotional struggles they are having due to their dad and new step mom. It's killing me.

I am so sorry for your loss, thank you for sharing something so private with us. Im sending you a dump truck full of hugs.

I am sorry. I have one too.

Thanks for sharing. Stay strong. My thoughts are with you. You're a mother indeed. Hold your last paragraph close to you. Here's to a great mother's day.

My first daughter died after 3 days of being born I held her in me hands knowing she was not going to live. My second daughter was taken away from me by my first ex wife at the age of 8 and I have not been allowed to speak with her since. I feel for you my dear The pain and lose of a child never goes away

I am so sorry for your losses. I lost my first baby at almost 6 months pregnant, she had neuraltube defects that precluded life after birth. When I was an xian it was comforting to think she was in heaven with my mom. That was a nice little fantasy. I still wonder, 36 years later what she would have been like.

So sad for your loss. Being a mother sure holds us in a certain bondage, I can not imagine any mother that says that is not true for them. Some of us are luckier than others.

Big, big hugs

Nothing on earth is as painful as losing a child. I hope that you can find peace.

I know how you must be feeling. My girlfriend (at the time) miscarried our daughter about a month into the second trimester. I still have dreams about her to this day, and she has been aging each time she makes an appearance - it's unsettling. She would be turning 18 this month. I have never really been the same since.

So sorry for what you are going through.

A loss such as yours,leaves a hole in your heart,as you said,wondering how they may have affected the World,inventions,medical breakthroughs,or a manufacturing process,not thought of....

My late partner had 2 kids and 2 abortions. She then got pregnant again and had the child but then got sterilized. She was always open and never apologized about the abortions. I asked her why 2 and she only said it was the husbands responsibility to deal with family planning. This was a curious answer coming from such a strong personality. After we married I did get to know her jerk husband and understood some of which she had to go through. After joining this site I got into many conversations and it finally hit me. In many cultures (and even here marital rape is not a crime or even considered wrong - they were from Iran). There are often solid reasons we do what we do and I believe every child has to be a wanted, loved and have a reasonable expectation of success. In this area no one should ever feel guilty for their past actions. They are probably justified and we men have no right to judge.

Hugs.. they're always beautiful cz you carry them in your heart xox

I do feel your pain. I have 2 daughters that I will never be able to hold again. So sorry for your loss.

So sorry for your loss. I can't even begin to imagine....

Awww, man. Of course you love them. I've got nothing for you but a big ass virtual hug.

Sorry to hear that.

I have 4 brothers/sisters that never survived child birth.

I'm very sorry to hear of your loss, for a parent I know it's the worst loss to suffer from losing their children's death , you are in my thoughts for sure

I can only wish all people peace and love. Mothers and women who have never had children, all of us, do the best we can with what we have. We cannot change the past but we can change our future.

According to march of dimes, about 50% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, though only about 20% are known (most miscarriages happen before the woman knows she was pregnant). About 1% end in stillbirth (25 weeks or later). I don't know how many miscarriages the average sexually active, het female, has. Anyhow, a whole bunch of depressing stats, but each and every one of us has a mom, and that's what this day is really about, not the brothers and sisters we might have had, or the numbers of offspring we've made.

I am so sorry that happened to you.

I send my warm warm hugs. The words you chose tell me that that you are a very warm human being and will be a great new mother again.

I never knew my mother. I've lost 6 pregnancies, almost 7. I had a baby that weighed 2 pounds.

You never accept the loss. You never get over the pain. I have a hard time with Mother's day. So much so that my kids take me to dinner on Saturday. I worked all day yesterday. I had to say Happy mother's day too many times. Not a soul said it back, and I was very grateful.

I'm sorry for your loss. Your post reminded me also that my mother went through some of this because I had a sister that I never met. Her name was Deborah and she never made it out of the hospital. I never saw her, but have only heard the story and remember when this happened. I must have been about 12 and later on we went to her grave maybe twice. Today I cannot even tell you where it is but your post caused me to recall what I am writing.