Comments on: Why I Didn’t Blog My Pregnancy: Fear

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:51:33 +0000

Molly,
I’ve been reading a lot of your posts about Felicity lately, and I want you to know you’ve helped me so much. We lost our baby boy, Haddon Brooks last month on April 2nd, 2011 he lived for 40 hours. As I’ve been spending time in the Word, praying and remembering each day that his joy is overflowing in the presence of Christ, you’ve helped me recognize some of these same fears I’ve been dealing with. I trust the Lord, but I’ve realized I’m afraid to hope. I’ve had thoughts that the Lord will maybe do this again to use me as an example for suffering again, just as you posted here about your fear. I don’t believe in jinxes either, of course! It’s so silly isn’t it? But still, the fear comes.
I always remind myself everyday that Haddon knows Jesus perfectly, and that’s all we asked the Lord for in my pregnancy. I trust Felicity and Haddon know each other well and will rejoice with their parents very soon:)
Thank you for sharing those fears and helping mothers like me, I pray you are overcoming them still!
Lisa

By: My Baby in His Hands « Hope Road

My Baby in His Hands « Hope Road — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:09:34 +0000

[...] was reminded of this today when I read Molly Piper’s post Why I Didn’t Blog My Pregnancy: Fear. Her daughter Felicity was stillborn at 39 weeks. A blogger who commented on Molly’s site [...]

By: Lauri B

Lauri B — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:26:00 +0000

Thank you for your transperency. I have two babies in Heaven and identify with all the fears you mentioned. I was very fearful throughout all my pregnancies. I have had 6 pregnancies which have blessed me (and my husband) with 4 beautiful children. I think I cherrish them more because of my two looses. Thank you for sharing your heart!!

By: shawnda

shawnda — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:21:31 +0000

I just saw this, “and rejoicing with you in your current pregnancy!” YES???!!!!!

I think I’m back to the blogging world ;) It’s almost been a YEAR since I’ve opened my blog reader – crazy!!! I love you, sister! Thankful you shared this post 17mo later….thankful for your honesty….thankful for the Lord’s presence in all your words – He’s SO evident in all you write. He has indeed been faithful….indeed.

By: cathie

cathie — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:14:23 +0000

this post ministered to me as i went through my own trials these past couple of weeks. so thankful for your honesty & openness during this time… and rejoicing with you in your current pregnancy! :]

By: Bethany

Bethany — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:42:22 +0000

Thank you so much for this post. I have been struggling with great fear and anxiety in the last weeks. I am 29 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby girl but lost a baby girl in the second trimester about 10 months ago. I struggle with fear that she is healthy today but my body might “cause” her to die tomorrow.
Your post ministered to me. Fear is not of God.
Thanks you.

By: dawn

dawn — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:52:57 +0000

Wow….have you summed up my thoughts well. I had a little girl that was stillborn two years ago. I just discovered that I am pregnant again….and I’m not sure I want to tell anyone. I will have to work on this. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

By: jessica mell

jessica mell — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:05:41 +0000

“Yet a friend reminded me the other day, that there is a reality that a Mama who has lost a child owns, that others don’t necessarily.”

yes.
i assent to this, wholeheartedly, though i don’t posses that reality myself.

thanks for your response, which blessed me, Tracy!

By: jessica mell

jessica mell — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:00:09 +0000

hallelujah.

i’m thankful–as one who is younger, married, but has never ventured into child-pursuit–to be shaped, sharpened, and made wiser through your life-sharing.

thank you, molly!

By: Barbara M. Roberts

Barbara M. Roberts — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:46:57 +0000

Your writing is beautiful. I am so sorry for your loss. I so appreciate some of the resources you have mentioned here. Another is: “Helping Those Who Hurt: A Handbook for Caring and Crisis.” I hope that it will be of help to you as well.

God Bless You as He Walks Beside You,
Barbara M. Roberts