A few months ago I blogged about The Lullaby Trust and the loss of Matilda Mae. Today 9 very brave and inspiring ladies have jumped out of a plane to skydive in her precious memory. As I said in that post, nobody should ever have to lose a child to SIDS; I still just cannot imagine the heartbreak and emotional turmoil the family have to go through. Matilda Mae & Edspire’s story has touched me so much, and even now I am sat here in tears writing this. I would say, let’s help to get #MMSkydive trending on Twitter, but this …
baby loss
Remembering Our Little Bean
Today is the day I’ve been dreading for months. Our little angel bean’s due date. We should have been holding our new baby, any day now. Instead, he or she has sent us a precious gift. (Thank you). We have celebrated our little bean today though. We were going to have a picnic, but of course it rained. So we had one inside, instead. Little man seemed to enjoy it, he didn’t know what to eat first. So he had a bit of everything, all at once. At dinner, we lit a candle for bean. We will do this on …
This month…
…I should have reached full term, in one weeks time. …I should have reached my due date, in four weeks time. …I should (possibly) have been experiencing labour. …I should have been experiencing the amazing challenge of giving birth again. …I should have been giving breastfeeding another shot, and been determined to succeed. …I should have been bringing my new baby home. …I should have been introducing little man to his new sibling. Instead I will cry. Cry many tears for my little angel, and celebrate their short life they had inside me. …I should have been… …But it wasn’t …
Saying Goodbye
I first came across Saying Goodbye at the end of last year, not long after I miscarried. Saying Goodbye are part of The Mariposa Trust (whose other division is Growing You – aiming to support those who are pregnant following the loss of a baby). The Mariposa Trust was founded by Zoe & Andy Clark-Coates who have suffered 5 miscarriages, but are now blessed with two precious girls. Saying Goodbye offers international support to those who have lost babies at any stage of pregnancy, at birth, or in early years. They also hold remembrance services at Ministers & Cathedrals. I haven’t been to one …
The Lullaby Trust
Today I happened upon the message that the FSID charity has changed its name, to The Lullaby Trust. The Lullaby Trust is charity which supports families who have been bereaved by SIDS, and offers advice & support on safer baby sleep. As a parent I am always worrying about little man as he is sleeping, and constantly checking on him. I still don’t get a full nights sleep because I’m constantly waking up ‘just in case’. I am sure every other parent out there goes through the same thing. Most of you are probably aware that Edspire recently lost Matilda Mae to this …