Each pregnancy is a blessing, but any woman who suffers through a miscarriage knows the heartbreaking pain this can cause. Sometimes quotes on pregnancy loss can help an expecting mom to understand that they’re not alone while grieving.
I don’t often have a way with words in expressing how I feel, but after living through a pregnancy loss, I found that miscarriage sympathy quotes helped me so much.
They allowed me to express my feelings in a way that I couldn’t necessarily put into words myself.
While grieving a miscarriage, you’ll find yourself constantly asking questions. Questions that will never be answered.
Why me? Did I do something wrong? Will this keep happening? Was there something wrong with my baby? Is there something wrong with me? Why am I so unlucky?
These types of rhetorical questions can be heartbreaking for an expecting mother to think about.
Quotes about pregnancy loss really helped me to open up about my feelings when grieving. Reading about other women’s losses (while unfortunate that this happens so often) helped me to know that I was not alone.
Quotes to Show Empathy For Grieving Moms
In these modern days of technology, people tend to want to express themselves through not only happy, but dark and sad times, as well.
These miscarriage sympathy quotes can help both a grieving mother cope with her pain, as well as help loved ones to express empathy and encouraging words toward an expecting and hopeful mom.
Sometimes it’s hard to find the words if you want to express yourself to others via text message, email, or even as a social media post.
If you have suffered a miscarriage, I am deeply sorry for your loss. There’s nothing that can take your pain away, but I hope that you find some solace in these quotes on pregnancy loss.
Miscarriage Grieving Quotes to Say to Your Baby
“You never arrived in my arms, but you will never leave my heart.” — Zoe Clark-Coates
“I carry you in my heart.”
“How very softly you tiptoed into our world, almost silently, only a moment you stayed. But what an imprint your footsteps have left upon our hearts.” — Dorothy Ferguson
“I held you every second of your life.” — Stephanie Paige Cole
“Your wings were ready, but my heart was not.”
“You didn’t stay for long, but in those precious few weeks, you changed me forever.” ZOE CLARK-COATES
“Heaven and earth may separate us today, but nothing will ever change the fact that you made me a mom.”
“…and to think the first thing you saw when you opened your tiny little eyes was the face of Jesus.”
“Some say you are too painful to remember. I say you are too precious to forget.”
“You’ll be forever in our hearts, until we can hold you in Heaven.”
“I am sad because you’re not in my arms, but I rejoice because you existed.”
Quotes on Pregnancy Loss About the Pain
“It hurts because it matters.” — John Green
“Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few.” —Meghan Markle
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes in waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” —Vicki Harrison
“Life isn’t always about beating the waves. Sometimes, it’s about learning to breathe underwater.” —L.E. Bowman
“There is no right way to grieve; there is only your way to grieve, and that is different for everyone.” — Nathalie Himmelrich
“When you began shining down on us, and just like the moon, we will go through phases of emptiness to feel full again.”
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou
“There is a unique pain that comes from preparing a place in your heart for a child that never comes.” —David Platt
‘There is no heartbeat.’ 4 words. 4 words to end the life I had. 4 words to change who I was. It will never be the same again. I will never be the same again.” —Kerin Lee
“There is no time limit to healing. You take as much time as you need.” —S.L. Gray
Miscarriage Quotes for Mom to Bring You Positivity
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched. They must be felt within the heart.” —Helen Keller
“A mother is never defined by the number of children you can see, but by the love that she holds in her heart.” —Franchesca Cox
“In the garden of memory, in the palace of dreams…that is where you and I shall meet.” ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
“Babies lost in the womb were never touched by fear. They were never cold, never hungry, never alone, and importantly always knew love.” —Zoe Clark-Coates
“A miscarriage is a natural and common event. All told, probably more women have lost a child from this world than haven’t. Most don’t mention it. But ask her sometime: how old would your child be now? And she’ll know.” —Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
“A life need not be long lived, for it to be meaningful.”
“A miscarriage is not a failure, because a failure implies that it’s something you can ‘control.’ Miscarriages are beyond our control.” —Dr. Simone Whitmore
“Because someone we love is in heaven, there’s a little bit of heaven in our home.” —Unknown
“Carried for a moment. Loved for a lifetime.”
“It is better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved you at all my sweet baby.”
“This is not goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy.” NICHOLAS SPARKS
“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” CORINTHIANS 13: 7-8
“An Angel in the book of life wrote down my baby’s birth and whispered as she closed the book, ‘too beautiful for Earth'”
“Everyone wants happiness, no one wants pain; but you can’t have a rainbow without a little rain.”
“When we lose one blessing, another is most often unexpectedly given in its place”. C.S. LEWIS
“I am going to send an angel in front of you, to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that you have prepared.” -EXODUS 23: 20
“We shall find our little ones up above”
“She/he was born silent into this world, but their little life spoke volumes.”
“I will love you forever. I will like you for always. As long as I’m living, my baby you’ll be.”
“Perhaps they are not the stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.”
“Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day…unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear.”
“The pain you have been feeling can’t compare to the joy that will come.” ROMANS 8:18
Quotes to Offer Condolences to Loved Ones
When someone is in pain or grieving, it is often hard to find the right words to make them feel better. You know you’ll never be able to take their pain away, so natural human tendency is not to say anything at all.
We don’t want to say the wrong thing that could make them more upset. You don’t want to come off as getting too much in their business or not showing enough empathy.
Unfortunately, no one will ever know the pain of experiencing a miscarriage like someone who has gone through it.
If you’re trying to comfort a loved one or offer encouraging words, you can recite these miscarriage quotes for a mom to show your empathy and how much you care.
“I know how much this baby was loved and wanted. I am so incredibly sorry for your loss.”
“You are one of the strongest people I know, but please don’t feel like you need to be strong right now. Being kind to yourself is more important.”
“Grief has its own timeline. I am here for you whenever you need to talk about this, whether that’s in ten minutes or ten years.”
“You and your little one are constantly on my mind and in my heart.”
“I know it can take a long time to grieve a loss like this. Please know that however long it takes, I’ll be with you the whole way.”
“I wish I had the right words to say to make you feel better, but I know no words could really be enough. I am here for you always, to talk or to listen.”
“This baby was so, so loved. No matter what, they will always be a part of our family.”
“Please don’t forget to be as kind to yourself as you can right now. Allow yourself the same grace you would afford anyone else.”
“I hope you know you can call me anytime and I’ll always pick up the phone for you, day or night.”
I wish no one had to experience the pain of miscarriage because it is devastating to a hopeful new mom. However, as moms or expecting moms, we can all relate to one another.
I hope these miscarriage grieving quotes for moms and parents can bring you some peace and comfort in a terrible time. Positive thoughts for future pregnancies!
Marissa is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist turned stay-at-home mom who loves sharing her tips, tricks, and ideas for navigating motherhood. Her days are filled starting tickle wars and dance parties with three energetic toddlers and wondering how long she can leave the house a mess until her husband notices. When she doesn’t have her hands full of children, she enjoys a glass (or 3) of wine, reality tv, and country music. In addition to blogging about all things motherhood, she sells printables on Etsy and has another website, teachinglittles.com, for kid’s activity ideas.
