We are chatting with Hilary Erickson, Labor & Delivery nurse and founder of the popular parenting and pregnancy website and podcast, Pulling Curls. She covers how she prepares for a stillbirth or infant loss, how she helps the family during this difficult time, and what she advises and encourages those families to do while at the hospital.
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In this episode, we talk about:
- Our new episode publishing schedule, where we will be releasing one family’s interviews during a month. The mom’s episodes will be released on the 1st and the dad’s episodes will be released on the 15th (if there are dad episodes)
- What we did for our son’s would-be 1st birthday
- We interview Hilary Erickson of pregnancy and parenting website and podcast Pulling Curls, and her background as a nurse on Labor and Delivery
- What she does to prepare herself for a family that will deliver a stillborn baby or a baby that will die shortly after birth
- What to expect while on the L&D unit when they’re expecting a loss family
- Her advice to families to ask questions while on the floor and after discharge
- Check out her Pulling Curls website here and podcast here!
