10/01/2026
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
Did you know?
You may be able to stay on WIC as a postpartum client after a loss to receive support, nutrition counseling, and food to keep your body well. WIC provides food with the nutrition your body needs to recover. During this time, it is important to take care of yourself and keep your body healthy.
For more information go to https://indiana.wicresources.org/caring-for-yourself-after-loss/ or call the Clay County Indiana WIC office to schedule an appointment at 812-442-0573. You are not alone.
October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month.
For the babies who were loved before they were ever held.
For the babies who were held, but not nearly long enough.
For the pregnancies that ended before there was a chance to announce them.
For the due dates that still live in someone’s heart.
For the names only a few people know.
For the tiny clothes that never got worn.
For the moms who had to walk out of an ultrasound room with their entire world changed.
For the parents who still wonder who their baby would’ve been.
And for every family carrying a grief that the rest of the world may not see
Your baby mattered.
Your love mattered.
Your loss matters.
This October, please be gentle. You never know whose heart is remembering a little life they would’ve given anything to keep.
