Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 Oct) is now in it’s 19th year.
Baby Loss Awareness Week is a wonderful opportunity to bring us together as a community and give anyone touched by pregnancy and baby loss a safe and supportive space to share their experiences and feel that they are not alone.
This year our theme is Wellbeing and we will be exploring what this means to people from all walks of life who have been affected by pregnancy and baby loss.
We recognise that health workers, who have been under immense pressure during the pandemic, can only look after bereaved families with empathy and kindness if they themselves are supported, and we are here for them too.
Parents and families tell us how important it is that they each find a way to remember their baby in a way that suits them. Some join with others at special services organised by their local hospital or a local support organisation, some find solace in events organised by their faith community while others will remember alone in a way unique to them. It is important to remember there is no right or wrong way and it can change as the years pass too.
During last year’s #WaveOfLight messages of remembrance and hope brought many people together. Take care of yourselves and know that we are here for you now and throughout the year. You really don’t have to feel alone.
Our daily topics for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021
Each day during Baby Loss Awareness Week 2021 we will be exploring a different topic and we want to hear from you, whatever your experience of loss may be, about how you’ve coped, what helped (and what didn’t) so we can all learn how to better look after each other as a community and know how to get the right kind of support when we need it.
Saturday 9th October
Introduction to the week and the theme of wellbeing
Sunday 10th
Looking after yourself
Monday 11th
Looking after those who provide care and support and those on the frontline
Tuesday 12th
Looking after siblings (children and adults)
Wednesday 13th
Looking after partners
Thursday 14th
Looking after each other as a community (including the workplace)
Friday 15th
Remembering your baby and Wave of Light
Your Stories
“Nobody knows how baby loss will affect them, and sadly the pain doesn’t just go away.”
“Like lots of other people in this sad situation, acknowledgement was what we were seeking and to those who gave that and asked about our babies and our experiences, I will always be grateful.”
More ways to get involved
Baby Loss Awareness Alliance Members
