DiscoverThe Rainbow Connection“It Wasn’t Supposed to End This Way” — Danielle Lampman’s Story of Rosie, Stillbirth, PTSD, and the Road to Mothering Again
“It Wasn’t Supposed to End This Way” — Danielle Lampman’s Story of Rosie, Stillbirth, PTSD, and the Road to Mothering Again

“It Wasn’t Supposed to End This Way” — Danielle Lampman’s Story of Rosie, Stillbirth, PTSD, and the Road to Mothering Again

Update: 2025-10-07
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Danielle Lampman opens her heart and shares the devastating story of her daughter Rosie, born still at 37 weeks. In this tender and courageous episode, Danielle walks us through the night everything changed, the birth and goodbye that followed, the trauma and PTSD that rippled through her first year of grief, and the long road to welcoming her rainbow baby.

We talk about:

  • The night Danielle realized her baby girl had stopped moving

  • Giving birth to Rosie and choosing to let family and friends meet her

  • The beauty and heartbreak of including her daughters in saying goodbye

  • Navigating the early days of grief and postpartum without a baby in her arms

  • Living with trauma, panic attacks, and PTSD symptoms after stillbirth

  • Finding answers through pathology and the questions that remained

  • The journey of trying to conceive again and facing infertility after loss

  • Becoming pregnant with her rainbow baby, Poppy, and navigating a new kind of hope and fear

This episode is a tender reminder that even when life doesn’t go as it was “supposed to,” mothers carry an unshakable love and strength that endures.

🕊️ Rosie Noel, this one is for you.

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Get to Know Danielle:

Danielle is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, wife to Chris, and mother to five daughters: Lily, Holly, Rosie (forever loved), Poppy, and another little girl due soon. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, and is passionate about mental health, family, and honoring all of her babies.

Connect with Kristin:

📍 Website: thedoulalife.ca🌈 The Haven – Pregnancy After Loss Support Program: thedoulalife.ca/the-haven (use promo code: RAINBOW to save $100)🤍 Mother Like No Other – Support for Navigating Life After Loss: thedoulalife.ca/mother (use promo code: MOTHER for your first month for only $11)📸 Instagram: @the.doula.life

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“It Wasn’t Supposed to End This Way” — Danielle Lampman’s Story of Rosie, Stillbirth, PTSD, and the Road to Mothering Again

“It Wasn’t Supposed to End This Way” — Danielle Lampman’s Story of Rosie, Stillbirth, PTSD, and the Road to Mothering Again

Kristin Mundy