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Gone But Not Forgotten

Mourning the Loss of a Multiple

By Carol Sjostrom Miller

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are good places to start.

  • Give a gift. When giving a new-baby present, take along a gift that acknowledges the loss. Thoughtful ideas include a figurine of animals or children that affirms parenthood of all the babies, a memorial tree for planting or a donation to a bereaved parents' group.
  • Think before you speak. Although perhaps well intentioned, avoid making comments that could cause painful feelings, such as: "At least you have another baby," or "It would have been too hard to raise quadruplets anyway."
  • Remember the baby. Send a card, small gift or call on holidays and anniversaries of the baby's birth and death.


    About the Author: Amy E. Tracy is the co-author of Your Premature Baby and Child (Berkley, 1999) and founder of www.preemieparents.com.


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