Finley’s 3rd Birthday
2nd August 2012 began as it usually does with the cuddles in bed with a squishy almost 2 year old. It doesn’t allow a lot of time for sadness. This birthday has had a different focus for me. I have...
View ArticleStillbirth – Still happening…
Today the world is once again forced to open it’s eyes to the suffering that many parents face every day. In fact here in the UK 11 babies will be stillborn every day – EVERY SINGLE DAY. And another 6...
View ArticleThe mystery of Stillbirth…
Sadly this weekend Gary Barlow and Dawn his wife lost their baby, their much awaited fourth child. Here in this link the BBC report upon why stillbirth remains a mystery...
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I never said Goodbye…
I write about a lot of things on this blog, but interestingly it has always been Finley’s blog. I may occasionally mention my Twinkle, my living child, my rainbow baby. I very rarely mention my first...
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Finley’s Daddy and dance
Those of you who have been around here for a while probably have not read much about Finley’s Daddy. He is incredibly private really. I am never quite sure if he understands or approves of the...
View ArticleReview – The Littlest Angel
I am an avid reader, often reading a book in a short space of time. But I don’t often find that I am able to read a book written by a baby loss family in a day. It generally takes my heart some time to...
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Father’s Day following child death
Father's Day is so hard when your child is not here. Father’s Day is hard for some people. When you have experienced the death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, neo natal death or as an...
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Break The Silence Surrounding Stillbirth
Sometimes no words are needed - but to change things we have to speak out. Every day in the UK 11 families experience the devastation of the stillbirth of their child. This rate has not changed in a...
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In the Sunshine…
We went to see Finley today. For the first time in a long time, together, as a family. The sun was shining, it was lovely and warm and I was reminded of the first few weeks after Finley died. It was...
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Coping with Traumatic Child Death Featured in the News.
It can be difficult for bereaved parents to cope with hearing the news of children being killed on the television, in media, in the newspapers. This post shares strategies for managing feelings of...
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