Now with updated content. “I’m not picking up a heartbeat.” These are the most dreaded words an expectant mother can hear. As joy and anticipation dissolve into confusion and grief, painful questions refuse to go away: Why me? Did I do something wrong? How will this affect my ability to have a family? What do I say to my children without scaring them? With the warmth and compassion of a Licensed Professional Counselor and writing as a mother who has suffered the loss of a baby and a sixteen-year-old son, Pam Vredevelt offers sound answers and advice. As an expert in love and loss, Pam gives reassuring comfort to any woman fighting to maintain stability and faith in the midst of devastating heartbreak. Empty Arms: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy is the essential guidebook for anyone suffering the agony of losing a baby.

FIND HEALING AND RESTORATION IN THIS COMPANION JOURNAL TO THE NATIONAL BEST-SELLER EMPTY ARMS: Hope and Support for Those Who Have Suffered Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Tubal Pregnancy. Take God's hand and courageously embark on an experiential healing journey, using scientifically proven practices to embrace your loss and heal your heart.

An updated edition of a trusted resource on the all-too familiar topic of infertility. Includes questions at the end of each chapter, lists for recommended reading, case histories, and personal testimonies.

Are you aching for a child? Empty Arms Holding on to Hope: Coping with Infertility openly deals with the painful issue of infertility. Author Deanna Lamb shares her own struggles and victories with fertility drugs, medical procedures, and adoption. Empty Arms Holding on to Hope takes an in-depth look at the biblical story of Hannah and invites readers to examine their hearts and journal on key issues, offering a new look at motherhood and a depiction of enduring hope.