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Unexpecting - by Rachel Lewis

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  • About the Author: Rachel Lewis is the founder of Brave Mamas support group, an online community offering support to thousands of bereaved moms.
  • 272 Pages
  • Religion + Beliefs, Christian Life

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About the Book



When your baby dies, you find yourself in a life you never expected. And even though pregnancy and infant loss are common, they are not common to you. In Unexpecting, bereaved mom Rachel Lewis is the friend you never hoped to need, walking you through the unique grief of baby loss. When nothing about life after loss makes sense, this book will.



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What to Expect When You're No Longer Expecting

When your baby dies, you find yourself in a life you never expected. And even though pregnancy and infant loss are common, they're not common to you. Instead, you feel like a stranger in your own body, surrounded by well-meaning people who often don't know how to support you.

What you need during this time is not a book offering easy answers. You need a safe place to help you navigate what comes next, such as:

- Coping with a postpartum body without a baby in your arms.
- Facing social isolation and grief invalidation.
- Wrestling with faith when you feel let down by God.
- Dealing with the overwhelming process of making everyday decisions.
- Learning to move forward after loss.
- Creating a legacy for your child.

In Unexpecting, bereaved mom Rachel Lewis is the friend you never knew you'd need, walking you through the unique grief of baby loss. When nothing about life after loss makes sense . . . this book will.

"The guide that all parents experiencing pregnancy loss need when leaving the hospital grief-stricken, without a baby in their arms."--LINDSEY M. HENKE, founder of Pregnancy After Loss Support



About the Author



Rachel Lewis is the founder of Brave Mamas support group, an online community offering support to thousands of bereaved moms. Rachel has experienced the loss of five pregnancies, as well as the unique grief of raising a foster son and returning him to his biological family. Connect with Rachel on her blog, TheLewisNote.com.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.43 Inches (H) x 5.43 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Religion + Beliefs
Sub-Genre: Christian Life
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Format: Paperback
Author: Rachel Lewis
Language: English
Street Date: August 10, 2021
TCIN: 83966929
UPC: 9780764237713
Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-0833
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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5.0 out of 5 stars with 4 reviews
100% would recommend
2 recommendations

A Gift of Love, Support, and Validation

5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
Kasey - 3 years ago, Verified purchaser
This book is truly a gift to the pregnancy and infant loss community. Rachel Lewis’ words resonated so well with my experiences of grieving after consecutive second trimester losses. I found myself nodding along and feeling all of my experiences validated as I read each chapter. This book can provide guidance on how to navigate decision making surrounding pregnancy loss, can help you know what to expect or anticipate how you may feel as time goes on, and can help you understand the feelings that you are having. It includes personal stories from the author and words from other loss parents, but it centers on helping the reader navigate their feelings, meeting them wherever they are at. Overall, the book has a strong sentiment of love, validation, and support throughout, leaving the reader with a feeling that they are not alone and that others understand their experience. I think this book would be helpful for people at any point in their grieving after losing a pregnancy, and it is now on the top of my list of books to send to anyone experiencing a pregnancy loss at any gestation.
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Healing in the most gentle way

5 out of 5 stars
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Frances - 3 years ago
If you find yourself dumped into the bereaved community, then this is the book for you. Rachel gives you the raw, unfiltered truth about what it's really like after pregnancy loss in the most graceful way. Her words are like pillows wrapped in satin, cushioning you throughout the most painful time of your life. Anyone that has experienced a loss, whether it be recent or 10 years ago, should read this book. It will bring to the surface emotions you didn't know you had about your experience, emotions that need to be worked through. This is the book you want to give to your friend that just suffered a miscarriage. This is the book I wish I had when I suffered through a stillbirth.
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An important book!

5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
Craiganddi - 3 years ago
This is such an important book. I lost my baby 8 years ago. At the time, I felt lonely about it and it seemed as though so many people around me didn’t know what to say or how to act. It was a topic of secrecy..which was only more isolating. I remember feeling frustrated that family members wanted me to just move on as if nothing had happened. I wish I’d had this book then. Even all of these years later, this book still helped me. Our pain lives inside us long after the traumatic time has passed. Processing it is healing, whether it happened 2 months ago or many years. Processing also doesn’t mean forgetting. This book creates space for remembering and honoring your baby and yourself. I love that Rachel included information about what our bodies go through after baby loss. I appreciated the perspective of male partners offered in the book. Unexpected is affirming of our real and valid pain.
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