#97: Bereaved Motherhood with Amy Balentine
Struggle Well School
Emily Thomas
5.0 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 July 2017
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
The biggest fear for any parent is the death of a child. Tragically, Amy has experienced this twice, first with her son Simon in May of 2014, then again in November 2014 with her son Thomas. Now, Amy is using her experience to help other moms who are struggling with the loss of their babies during pregnancy or infancy through the You Made Me Mom support group. She is also the mother of three earthly children - Teddy, Peter, and her fifth child, due this fall. What we chat about: How to graciously respond to awkward questions from well-meaning strangers Amy's emotional story about the passing of her second son, Simon Adam, who was diagnosed with full Trisomy 13; as well as her third son, Thomas Job, who passed after 13-weeks gestation Ways to feel connected to your heavenly child The You Made Me Mom support group that Amy created to help other bereaved mothers How losing two children affected Amy's relationship with God and her husband, Adam Options available to mom's who are facing the birth of a child with a life-limiting diagnosis Links mentioned: I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy You Made Me Mom Facebook Group Where to find Amy: website // blog Episode Sponsor: JellyTelly Did you know today our kids are consuming more media than ever before? - On average more than 5 hours a day!  For most kids, this means watching shows where God doesn’t even show up in them at all! As a mom, I want my kids to enjoy shows and movies, but I also want those things to point them to Jesus!  Which is why I’m excited to tell you about JellyTelly. Head over to jellytelly.com and use coupon code MSW for a free week and a coloring book download! Support the show: Shop Amazon Affiliate Link Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram or Facebook because I want to hear YOUR thoughts on this episode!  If you've been encouraged by the show, please share it with another mom.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together!
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| 0:00.0 | This is Emily Thomas and I'm sharing my chat with Amy Balantine. |
| 0:26.8 | She's a mom who has faced something that we all hope we never have to face, |
| 0:30.8 | which is a death of a child. And tragically, it hasn't just happened once. |
| 0:35.4 | While you may not have experience with this yourself, you've no doubt encountered suffering |
| 0:39.5 | on top of suffering in your own life and wondered what in the world God was up to. In this |
| 0:44.3 | chat there are definitely some tears. The reason I wanted to share Amy with you |
| 0:48.4 | though is because she not only has experienced the losses she walks other |
| 0:52.2 | moms through their own infant losses now and |
| 0:55.2 | is a wealth of all the detailed information about what mom's options are and what to |
| 1:00.4 | expect in those days following your baby's passing. |
| 1:03.6 | We also talk about how to answer questions that people |
| 1:06.9 | innocently ask you like at Target and they don't realize that they're |
| 1:10.4 | getting you to talk about something that is a big place of grief for you. |
| 1:14.0 | Or like me, people say things to me that accidentally put me in my kids in awkward positions |
| 1:19.0 | since they're adopted. |
| 1:20.1 | A whole lot of families are built unconventionally, and a lot of families have suffered loss. |
| 1:25.0 | So knowing how to respond in a gracious way to people who ask questions is a good thing, |
| 1:30.0 | even if you'd rather not think about those weird questions. |
| 1:33.0 | They're probably going to come. |
| 1:35.0 | Real quick though, I want to give a thank you to this week's episode sponsor, |
| 1:38.0 | Jelly Tully. |
| 1:39.0 | As a mom, I want my kids to enjoy shows and movies. I know they think I don't want them to enjoy |
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