Becca Cordes shares her intimate story of baby loss and trisomy 18. Listeners are encouraged to take care of themselves around this sensitive subject. Theirs is a powerful story of emotion, hope and Valor. Becca shares about carrying her son after the diagnosis, how she supported her husband and children through the process and what she needed from others. She is an amazing example of a woman who has continued forward through pure heartbreak and held onto her faith and family through it all. She also shares her experience of having another baby shortly after her loss. If you are able, sit with us as we share the story of Valor Emmanuel. 

Resources shared by Becca:

For moms: 

"Saying Goodbye" and "The Baby Loss Guide" by Zoe Clark Coates, also her foundation Saying Goodbye Foundation & The Mariposa Trust; "Empty Arms" Pam Vredevelt; "They Were Still Born" Janel C. Atlas; "I will Carry You" Angie Smith; "Carrying To Term" Jane Lebak; "Grieving The Child I Never Knew" Kathe Wunnenberg

For Kids: "We Had to Say Goodbye Before We Even Met" Irene Teague; "Something Happened" Cathy Blanford; "There Was A Baby" Laura Camerona; "The Invisible String" Patrice Karst; "We Were Gonna Have a Baby But We Had an Angel Instead" Pat Schwiebert; "My Sibling Still" Megan Lacourrege; 

For Dads: "Men and Miscarriage" Aaron and MJ Gouveia; "From Father to Father" Emily R. Long; 

Pregnancy After Loss: "Happy Tears to Rainbow Babies"(kids) Natasha Melissa Carlow; "A rainbow baby story" (kids) Crystal Falk and Kim Roman; "Pregnancy after loss" Zoe Clark Coates; 

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