For those of you asking about how we are getting one with our pregnancy, I thought I'd share my most recent Bump Day Blogs that's I've written for "Pregnancy After Loss Support" here. It's been really helpful to have weekly check points, recapping on how things have been going and also, a really good reminder … Continue reading Magpie : Bump Day Blogs for Pregnancy After Loss Support
This day last year, at 2:33am, a 6lb 40z bundle of Leo Phoenix entered the world, with long feet and surprisingly dark hair. With him came the start of a year we could never have prepared for, but complete with a continuous, overflowing unconditional amount of love. Leo was born silently into this world, just … Continue reading Celebrating a Year of Leo
With the run of celebrity deaths this year, and the good ol' Brexit and Trump fiasco, everyone is declaring 2016 as "the worst year ever", attempting to put Stevie Wonder into hiding until the the new year just incase, and wishing it over already. Seemingly 2017 is clearly promising the world political rebalance and a … Continue reading Why, Despite Our Son Dying, 2016 is not the Worst Year Ever
I've missed a few of these updates, but now as we approach the end of the year I thought I'd do a final review of where we are with all the aspects of the challenge. If you haven't read before, the 5 for 5 Challenge was set up to mark a little boy called Seamus' … Continue reading 5 for 5 Challenge : End of Year Update
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
Today, marks us being 10 weeks pregnant. A milestone I didn't really place much weight on until we got here. It hadn't been one of our mini-goals, or even crossed my mind leading up to it. Yet now, at 10 weeks - double figures - it seems somewhat poignant, significant. The power of another digit … Continue reading “But, they are going to look after you better this time, aren’t they?”
"One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for silver, Six for gold, Seven for a secret never to be told" A few weeks ago, we started noticing Magpies. Sometimes one, often two, occasionally three, never four. They kept landing in front of the car, or appearing on … Continue reading One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
So, it appears I haven't written a blog all month - and have missed my monthly update... which I guess I'll get round to at some point! We were incredibly busy in October, doing #MilesInMemory - which was such a success. I think November hit and we just stopped and randomly, it's nearly the end of … Continue reading A November Catch Up
Here are the last few days of the Capture Your Grief project. You can catch Day 1-10 and Day 11-20 on previous blog posts. Overall, I liked taking part in this project, and it has been a goal to get to October and re-evaluate how we are doing in our grief at this point. October … Continue reading Capture Your Grief : Day 21 – 31
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
The Legacy of Leo 