Baby Loss Awareness Week is an opportunity for me to raise more awareness on the true impact that pregnancy and baby loss can cause, and to highlight the importance that bereavement support plays during what can be an extremely isolating time. I'm Jo, and in 2022...
Stormi was just 5 weeks old when she passed away in may 2023 from sudden infant death syndrome, breaks our hearts everyday she was just to perfect for this world. The most gorgeous girl. Life’s so cruel I’ll never forget the day we woke up...
At our 20-week scan, we thought we’d be finding out if Jack would have a brother or sister. Instead, our world changed forever with the words: “I’m so sorry, I’ve found a heart abnormality.” Our baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. It wasn’t fixable....
I found out I was pregnant at around 2 weeks. One week later I was bleeding, I went to hospital and was told I had a miscarriage (they confirmed this with a pregnancy test). I continued testing and everyday the test was showing a strong positive....
I was driving home from work when I had a sudden onset of abdominal pain, I got home and couldn’t walk or stand. We rang for an ambulance and I was taken to hospital, the nurses could not get my blood pressure up and I...
After 2 failed rounds of IUI and an IVF round from hell (everything that could possibly go wrong did), our pregnancy was positive. We had a 7 week scan where we saw her heart beating, I have never seen my wife so happy. At 11 weeks,...
My name is Bastian René. I have faced the profound loss of four babies before birth, as well as the unexpected passing of my father. Reflecting on these experiences led me to compose 'Canción de Amor' (Love Song), a piece meant to offer solace to...
I have two daughters, and with those pregnancies, I had no complications. So, I was shocked when I found out I was pregnant again, 11 months postpartum. My husband and I were excited, but I wasn’t sure how far along I was. At my first OB...
I tried to process the words coming out of the doctor’s mouth, but all I could focus on was the first sentence she said, "We couldn't find a heartbeat". The world as my wife and I knew it came crashing down. No more building a...
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....