Making these promises to yourself may help you regain hope in your life:

• I will allow myself to grieve completely, my first step to healing.
• I will seek guidance from loving persons who may offer wisdom and comfort.
• I will recognize the gift in my ability to carry life however briefly.
• I will have a deep compassion and sisterhood to other women who have experienced loss.
• I will trust that once again I will be reunited with my baby in heaven and will fulfill the need to hold them in my arms.
• I will feel true comfort in knowing that there is a star in heaven that belongs to me.