Hello I’m Elsie. I’m 18 years old. I lost my daughter at 16 and yes, you might think gosh that’s young, but it doesn’t affect how you feel. 

I had a miscarriage a couple months after I turned 16 and it broke me. 

I had a small gathering funeral and my daughter was buried. Her grave is my safe place to connect to when I’m struggling. 

I want people to know that mistakes happen and if a teen loses their baby it’s not easy, or fair to assume that they will just move on.

Since then, I’ve gone on to have another baby boy who is seven months old.