Dealing with death/grief

My Dad is currently at end of life stage, have spent the past week with him and I'm a little worried about how this is affecting my baby boy. Trying to avoid stressing myself out but just wondered if anyone is dealing with the same or has experienced this, any tips for coping/keeping baby safe?

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My mum was on end of life care for most of the beginning of my pregnancy and passed away when I was about 14 weeks. I was really worried about baby too but he’s perfectly fine! The biggest thing is to just make sure you’re making time for yourself and trying to not worry about baby too much (easier said than done I know!) I hope you’re doing okay, it’s not easy to loose a parent/have a parent on end of life care especially with all the pregnancy hormones xx

No advice but thinking of you at this difficult time xx

My mum took ill unexpectedly and died 3 weeks before my wee boy was born. It’s a horrendous experience but honestly my wee boy kept me going. It is going to be a lot to process but try not to keep everything bottled up. Speak to people who are there for you and speak to your midwife if you really struggle. Sorry your going through this

I hope you are doing okay , lots of hugs mama 🤗My mom passed away unexpectedly due to covid at 57 😔We didn’t have any ceremony and I couldn’t even go back home to be with my family. It was the darkest time of my life . I did grieve Counsoling and it helped a lot! I wouldn’t be the same person I am now if it wasn’t for Counsoling. Recommend it to everyone.

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