My baby died during childbirth and I never got to take her home, so I don't know if what I'm feeling counts as real grief since we barely knew each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
Grief for unlived possibility can be as profound as grief for actual relationship, despite cultural dismissal of such loss.
“Where Are You with Death and dying — the physical process?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.