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....
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....
Baby Loss Awareness Week has won Campaign of the Year at the 2025 GLOMAMA Awards. This is the second year in a row that BLAW has received the award, which is the result of a public vote. Carolyn Bray was one of the co-founders of BLAW 23...
He may not say it, he may not show it, he just isn’t programmed that way But his heart is broken, and he too carries the grief, through every moment, of every day He lost his baby too He wipes away her tears, then when no-one’s around he...
In December 2020, my wife and I found out the devastating news that our baby had stopped developing and that my wife would need a medical intervention to terminate the pregnancy. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, I wasn’t even able to attend the hospital when...
At 36 weeks pregnant I woke up one morning and couldn’t feel my baby move. He was often less wiggly in the morning so I gave him a while and then phoned MAU who said to lie on my left side for 2 hours. I...