Pregnancy and Neonatal Loss

A Little About My History

Before my daughter Juliana was born, I suffered two pregnancy  losses.  My first loss was an ectopic pregnancy in January of 2001.  I lost my baby, and my left fallopian tube was removed as well.  I was unsure if I would ever be able to have another baby. 

I got pregnant again in March of 2001. After many blood tests and sonograms, I was thrilled to find out that this was a uterine pregnancy!  But by early May, I was devastated to learn that my baby’s heart stopped, and I miscarried.  As I did after my ectopic loss, I became very depressed and upset.  Everything I did reminded me of wanting to be pregnant again, and wanting a healthy baby.  I was in an unhealthy place, for I couldn’t function in my everyday life without crying over my babies.  I prayed and prayed, and then left it in God’s hands.  I found out in August of 2001 that I was again pregnant.  Although I was scared of another loss, I got through my pregnancy day by day.

Juliana Rose was born on March 20, 2002.  She is the light of my life.  I later went on to divorce, remarry, and was blessed with three more children, my sons: Louis, Anthony and Joseph.  They are my miracles and I thank God every day for the chance to be mom to these four beauties.

My experience has led me in a direction in my life I would have never expected.  I  completed my Masters in Counseling with an advanced certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) to counsel couples and families dealing with pregnancy loss, neonatal death, and infertility.  I have written a book Becoming a Mother, which I am happy to say I have just published.  It is available by e-book and in print.

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 I have six biological children.  God has blessed me with my four earth angels.  They also have a brother and sister in heaven, Nicholas and Daniela.  My angel babies have been an inspiration for me to help those who are suffering from these losses and to help raise Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness.

This section is in memory of my two Angel Babies,  Nicholas and Daniela.

           – Jennifer Nevadomski, Contact me at:  jennifer@mommyslinks.com

I am available for telephone counseling to help you through your own trials and tribulations with infertility and pregnancy loss.  If I am not on a call with someone else or not currently available to talk, feel free to set up an appointment with me.Each new caller gets  3 free minutesto talk with me.If you need someone to talk to, please remember that I am a family counselor and I am hear to listen.  I can be reached online or by telephone.  If I am not available, schedule an appointment where we can talk.

I worked personally with Ilene from NINE, and she runs the BEST support system for dealing with infertility and loss.  Please check out the organization! Support NINE by clicking on the iGive logo   Please check out the website of the Shrine of the Holy Innocents.  The shrine is in a Catholic church in Manhattan.  The website shows a photo of the shrine which memorializes the children that have been lost unborn.  It holds a Book of Life, which has the names of all the babies that are memorialized.  The church’s website has a fill in form to add your baby’s name to the book of life.  The sisters then send you a beautiful certificate to keep. After I entered my babies’ names in the Book of Life, I needed to go down into the city and see the shrine.  I went with a friend of mine who also suffered losses, and we not only were able to see the church and the shrine, but the sister opened up the book for us to view our babies’ names!  The church was a beautiful old church, and I was very moved and impressed with the Shrine.  If you are ever in the NYC area, please try to visit.  You can enter your baby’s names in the Book of Life at http://www.innocents.com/bookoflife.html     Ectopic Pregnancy Links I feel a special bond with any woman who has suffered the loss of an ectopic pregnancy.  It is a compound loss, and is felt profoundly.  I am very lucky to have stumbled across the website www.ectopicpregnancy.com, and the Yahoo group that Krista, the author of the site, created.  It is through this group, that I found the most comfort after my ectopic.    Click to join ectopicpregnancy     Jo-Ann, a beautiful person and personal friend of mine, formed www.pregnancyafteranectopicloss.com, a website full of inspiration and hope for those considering pregnancy after a loss.  Many of us migrated over to Jo-Ann’s Yahoo group, and the women on that group are not just posters, but friends.   Click to join PregnancyBabiesAfterEctopic       Other Organizations/Associations SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support SIDELINES National Support for High Risk Pregnancies   After my losses, I was fortunate to locate Morning Light Ministry, a Catholic ministry for parents who have suffered the loss of a child through ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death.  I even got to speak to the founder of Morning Light Ministry.  Please visit their site for telephone support, mementos for your baby, books (helpful and consoling reads for parents) and more.

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