How to explain A Miscarriage To A Child
Explaining stillbirth or miscarriage to a young child
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explaining stillbirth or miscarriage to
a young child when a new baby is on the
way it's an exciting time for the whole
family having to explain the death of a
baby brother or sister is a very
difficult thing to do especially if
you're deep in your own grief here are a
few guidelines to help you explain this
to your young child tell your child as
soon as you can an explanation will help
your child's start to make sense of a
situation even if they don't completely
understand what has happened what
they're not told they tend to make up
which can cause further confusion and
distress if your child is asking
questions it's usually because they need
to hear and are ready to hear the
answers the longer you leave it the
greater the likelihood that they will
overhear a conversation sense something
is wrong and feel alone with their
worries explain using simple language
it's best to talk simply and honestly in
age-appropriate language for a
miscarriage you might say sometimes
babies are born too soon because they've
not grown properly inside their mommy's
tummy because they're not ready to be
born and are so very tiny they can't
live we are very sad because this is
what's happened to our baby when a baby
is stillborn you might say while still
inside mummys tummy our baby died before
they were born which is very sad this
means that the baby won't be coming home
to live with us or grow up to be big
like you
try to use the correct words such as
dead or died and avoid using phrases
such as lost or gone to sleep these
words may feel kinder but they can be
confusing to children who may look for
the person who's lost or become anxious
about going to sleep it's okay to show
you're upset it can be helpful to
reassure your child that you are okay
and that feeling sad is a normal
response you might say I'm feeling very
sad because our baby has died I'm okay
but people do sometimes get upset when
sad things happen to talk to someone
about the death of your baby and
supporting your young child call our
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