The charity, Tommys, means so much to us. In the darkest days, we discovered them and their desire to fight baby loss and they gave us so much hope. Hope for a future after stillbirth, for the potential of bringing home a breathing baby, for surviving. I can't really put into words exactly what Tommy's … Continue reading Tommy’s Awards : Mum’s Voice, a celebration of a year of Leo
Miles In Memory : The End
This October, in recognition of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, we set out to honour babies gone too soon. It was a small idea, a way to motivate us out of the house to complete the 310 miles we had pledged to Aching Arms’ Miles in Memory challenge. Why 310 miles? We pledged to … Continue reading Miles In Memory : The End
Still Loved : Trying to Break a Taboo through Film
Last night we travelled home to see Still Loved at the cinema. If you haven't heard much about this film, it's a documentary on how a group of families have coped with life after stillbirth, and the various issues that interweave such a loss. It's been crowdfunded and a passion project of the director for … Continue reading Still Loved : Trying to Break a Taboo through Film
The Baby Loss Debate : Talk About it We Must
Today, the House of Commons hosted the Baby Loss Debate, that was introduced by Antionette Sandbach and Will Quince, co-chairs of the All-Party Parliamentry Group for Baby Loss. It has been welcomed and highly anticipated by the baby loss community. The first debate of this kind on this levels is aptly timed for Baby Loss … Continue reading The Baby Loss Debate : Talk About it We Must
What I Want the World to Know… Baby Loss Awareness Week 2016
I want to be able to write some hugely profound piece to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week, that conveys everything that I want the world to know about Baby Loss... but the words have failed me so much that I've barely heard the urge to start writing something just to delete it again. What do … Continue reading What I Want the World to Know… Baby Loss Awareness Week 2016
Miles In Memory : Update
Well, the past few weeks have been a bit of a blur and have been filled with the love (and deep missing) of so many babies. A small idea (http://wp.me/p7boXM-vD£) that I thought would be good to motivate us to meet our crazy aim of waking 310 miles throughout October (between me and The Wife) … Continue reading Miles In Memory : Update
Miles in Memory
For October, Baby Loss Awareness Month, we are taking part in Aching Arms UK #MilesInMemory. We have a team involved (feel free to join) but me and The Wife have decided to try and clock up 310 miles, which statistically is a mile for every baby stillborn through the month of October. This is going … Continue reading Miles in Memory
Validating Motherhood with a Sweater
Today, I got happy post. Happy post in the form of Tiba & Marl Selfish Mother sweater. I have wanted one for SO long. The Tiba & Marl Selfish Mother jumper specifically raises money for Tommys, and anything and anyone that supports Tommy's, is a friend in my book. Last weekend, through some posts on … Continue reading Validating Motherhood with a Sweater
#FistPumpAWarrior
I went for a walk this morning (hatching Pokemon Eggs) and got thinking. We are all WARRIORS. Some bloody scary warriors in the face of life's shits. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle. Big ones. Small ones. Multicolour ones. Most of us don't even know what that battle is. Some people don't like to … Continue reading #FistPumpAWarrior
What does SANDS give us?
June is SANDS Awareness Month. It's like Christmas for the baby loss community online. Just with orange and a bucket load of sadness. It's incredible. It's eye opening. It's comforting. I've been sharing on our Facebook page, the different ways SANDS use all the generous donations to help the baby loss community. It's important for … Continue reading What does SANDS give us?
The Legacy of Leo 