When we found out that I was pregnant in October 2021, we were both excited and ever so nervous. As this was my first pregnancy I didn't know what to expect. I had a perfect textbook pregnancy, however, a few times I had a little niggle...
Our angel Jacob is our loved and cherished firstborn baby. He was stillborn at 31 weeks due to COVID, which had infected my placenta and blocked blood flow to him. The day after I finished isolating, I noticed reduced movements, so we went to hospital....
My beautiful daughter died in 2014 at Great Ormond Street Hospital from a rare heart condition. She was 89 days old. Since her death my life has changed irrevocably and the stepping stones taken in a daily basis are always done with her beside me. The pain doesn’t...
Sands is the leading stillbirth and neonatal death charity and exists to reduce the number of babies dying and to support anyone affected by the death of a baby, before, during or shortly after birth. Sands provides bereavement support services both nationally through its Freephone helpline...
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2022 marks 20 years since the beginnings of Baby Loss Awareness Week. We’re proud to share the story of one of its co-founders, Marion Currie, who is a Database Co-ordinator at Sands. The following is a transcript an article that was published in the Daily Record in...
2022 marks 20 years since the beginnings of Baby Loss Awareness Week. We're proud to share the story of one of its co-founders, Carolyn Bray, who is the Assistant Director of Income & Engagement at Sands. The following is a transcript of the article that was published...
I never knew pain until I woke up from my emergency c-section at 30 weeks and was told my baby died. Life has changed in so many ways forever. My relationship with his dad ended because I went down a black hole. To say the least I...