Thank you for your e-mail and for joining us on our blog. We were very sorry to hear of the loss of you first child. We know how devastating it is to have our children die as we have such hopes, dreams and plans for them. Many women tell us of their concerns regarding their husbands responses to loss. It sounds like you have really made sure that he has had medical evaluation. Since we do not know him and have not seen him we have suggestions that we believe could impact you as a couple. We would first suggest that you and hopefully your husband listen to our February 23rd show with Dr. Irv Leon. Irv has professional as well as personal experience related to pre-natal loss. Other shows that we believe that would be helpful are the September 1, 2004 show with Susan Hawkes, “Death of a child in early infancy.” and April 13th show, “Gender and Grief: Knowing our differences, knowing our strengths” with Tom Golden. Secondly, we think that it would be helpful for you to seek out a group for parents who have lost children in early infancy. You could try to find a group through your local hospital or go to The Compassionate Friends web site. If you can’t find a group you may think about starting one. It has been our experience that self help grief groups can be very healing as you connect with a supportive community where you can explore your loss. We suggest that you take the pressure off your husband. Ask him to help you express your grief. Don’t try to make him a better griever. If you find a group ask him to go three times for you. Although it sounds like you are a wonderfully supportive wife none of us like to be told that we haven’t grieved correctly. We would also hope that you would come to The Compassionate Friends National Conference in Oklahoma City, in July. There will be several hundred workshops and great speakers. Let us know how things go. Gloria and Heidi