LibraryScenariosWhy pregnancy intensifies grief for deceased mothers
Scenario

Why pregnancy intensifies grief for deceased mothers

I'm eight months pregnant and my mother died when I was twelve, and I keep wishing she was here to tell me how to do this but also wondering if I even remember her right.

Dipa
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Becoming a mother without your own mother creates profound longing for guidance that exists only in incomplete memory.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Pregnancy and prenatal care?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.