How to Support a Friend during an Infant Loss [podcast]

On today’s episode of the Holy Heroes Podcast, Theoni Bell shared with moms how to support a friend going through an infant loss. 

Theoni and I share what helped us during our multiple losses and specifically mention the importance of supporting the older siblings in their grief.

We have been blown away by yesterday’s response to Jellybean: A Baby’s Journey to God.

Since announcing this book, we have not just had pre-orders flooding in…but we have had people pre-order multiple copies: 

Mothers ordering a copy not just for their family, but for friends who have also experienced an infant loss. 

Grandparents ordering copies for each of their adult children who have lost a child. 

Parishes ordering copies to give to families grieving and coming to their parish family for support. If you are a parish, we offer an automatic parish discount–please email customerservice@holyheroes.com to receive the discount. 

Jellybean: A Baby’s Journey to God ships April 16th, but all pre-orders receive a beautiful prayer card with the Blessing for Parents after Miscarriage.

“Jellybean is such a beautiful love story between a family and the innocent child growing within her mother’s womb. This little book is a gift to any family who has known Little Love and has had to say goodbye too soon.”

—Kelly Breaux, founder of Red Bird Ministry (supporting parents after infant loss)

“Heartrending in its honesty and depiction of earthly and spiritual realities – with all the joy, grief, and ultimately hope that families feel in welcoming and then relinquishing their precious baby from the mother’s womb to the arms of the Father. We’ve shared these losses with our children, and this is a valuable tool for many, many grieving families.”

–Carolyn Astfalk, Catholic Writers Guild Vice President, author, and infant loss mother

“A lovely story about a little baby in her mother’s womb who is so eager to see life but discovers that God has something different in His plan. Highly recommended, especially for families with children who are grieving.”

— Regina Doman, author of Angel in the Waters

“Jellybean is a masterpiece that delicately navigates the difficult subject of stillbirth and miscarriage. Children will appreciate the comforting perspective on the journey of unborn babies as they are tenderly led into the embrace of Heaven. This beautifully illustrated book serves as a source of solace and a beacon of hope for families impacted by loss. Such a unique and very much needed picture book, from which both adults and children will learn the sanctity of life and the boundless mercy of God’s love for unborn babies.”

— Sarah-Jean Ballard, founder of Raising Wild Saints and infant loss mother

“Losing a child and sibling in the womb is one of the greatest sorrows in life. Jellybean is a powerful story of hope amidst the darkness of child loss, a story that will allow parents and siblings to find healing by seeing death through the eyes of Heaven.”

—Patrick O’Hearn, author of The Grief of Dads and Nursery of Heaven: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss in the Lives of the Saints and Today’s Parents