10/03/2025
This is so true. You can tell it’s written by a mama who knows.
Babies don’t replace babies.
October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month, and I think it’s important to say this out loud,
A new baby doesn’t erase the one you lost.
A rainbow doesn’t erase the storm that came before it.
A new heartbeat doesn’t silence the ache of the one that stopped.
Every child is their own person.
Every bond is unique.
Every love is sacred and irreplaceable.
Grief and joy can exist side by side.
You can miss one baby with every ounce of your soul, while still loving another with your whole heart.
It’s not replacement.
It’s not forgetting.
It’s carrying both love and loss at the same time.
So if you’ve lost a baby, your love for them is forever valid.
And if you’ve gone on to have more children, that love doesn’t replace, it simply multiplies.
Because babies don’t replace babies.
And this month, we remember them all.
©️Caty Sanders
