Mother’s Day Wasn’t So Bad After All

Celebrating Mother’s Day After Two Losses

Grace Bianco

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After months and months of dreading Mother’s Day with many tears shed at just the thought, the day finally arrived, and honestly, it turned out to be a very blessed day.

As promised, I am here to follow up with what I ended up doing on Mother’s Day.

I had anticipated a day of grieving and allowing myself to be sad.

On the eighth of May, I faced my first baby’s due date (lost at eight weeks pregnant). I remember losing that baby and realizing that I would have to face both a due date and Mother’s Day in the same month. I prayed to get pregnant with my second before then to ease the blow. I got pregnant at the end of March, but I lost that baby at a little over five weeks.

May was fast approaching, and with healing from my second miscarriage, I was going to have to face it with an empty womb and now two losses.

Thankfully, when Mother’s Day was only a few days away, I suddenly became flooded with peace. The dread slowly began to leave me. I was still unsure how I would feel on the actual day, but I was shocked at how good I was already feeling.

Maybe, Mother’s Day wouldn’t end up being a terribly sad day.

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Grace Bianco
Grace Bianco

Written by Grace Bianco

I am the author of “Party Pooper: Growing up with Anxiety.” I love oversharing my life. I talk about my faith, marriage, mental health, & everything in between.

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