During Baby Loss Awareness Week we’re sharing different perspectives on baby loss from those whose experience is first hand. Here dad Haps tells his story and explains why 15 October is so important to him. In 2011 we found out at the 20 week scan appointment...
During Baby Loss Awareness Week we’re sharing different perspectives on baby loss from those whose experience is first hand. Today, Natalie blogs about her son Thomas, who sadly died shortly after he was born. Our journey started back in 2009 when, after three years of being...
I felt scared and excited when I found out I was pregnant with Alice.With every scan my fear reduced and my hope increased, then at 37 weeks I relaxed because I felt that everything would be ok now that I was full term.When I went...
I always knew I’d have twins, I don’t why or how I knew but since I was young it just felt as though it was written in my stars, and in October 2017 those longed for magic two lines appeared, it was our first pregnancy...
After years of waiting for the “right time” and then 18 months of trying for our first child, we finally got a positive pregnancy test. My husband Andy and I were overjoyed, the baby we’d wanted for so long was finally going to become a...
I had the last of three miscarriages eight years ago. During my losses there were individual healthcare staff that did their best. But the majority of my care wasn’t great. Nobody could explain what was happening. Care was disjointed, communication careless. There was no counselling,...
When I was pregnant with my first born I excitedly browsed through mother and baby magazines and visited a few baby departments, dreaming of what wonderful items I would buy for my baby boy or girl. Sadly, 23weeks into my pregnancy my baby girl Robyn...
We want to say a big thank you to Marks and Spencer for supporting Baby Loss Awareness Week through the sale of a special t-shirt and candle, raising £32,000 to help support Baby Loss Awareness Week. The t-shirt and candle were designed by Amy Mott, a buyer...
We were over the moon to be expecting our first baby boy after having our two beautiful girls in 2010 and 2013. They were so excited to be having a baby brother and couldn’t wait to help look after him! Eden was due on the 11th...
A coalition of more than 60 charities behind Baby Loss Awareness Week 2018 are calling on all NHS Trusts and Boards across the UK to improve bereavement care for anyone affected by pregnancy and baby loss. This year, Baby Loss Awareness Week marks the roll-out of the National...