As a mother who experienced the heart-wrenching loss of my first child before reaching the 24-week mark of pregnancy, the recent announcement by the government regarding the introduction of pregnancy loss certificates fills me with a mix of emotions. It’s a bittersweet revelation, one that evokes both sorrow for the past and hope for the Continue Reading
8 things I’ve learnt since my miscarriage This piece contains material of a highly sensitive nature including miscarriage, loss and bereavement that may be triggering for some individuals. Please do get in touch if you feel you need to talk to someone further. This was a piece I never thought I’d write. I’m not a Continue Reading
Hi, my name is Sarina and this is our fertility journey. The story of our 2 losses, our Baby Dinosaur and our Baby Butterfly. My Angels above, my brightest stars in the sky. The ones that changed my world, the ones who made me a Mum. I met my husband in 2015, and we have Continue Reading
Sharon Luca-Chatha will boast to anyone who asks that she is a proud mum of two. But there’s an unmistakable heartbreak behind her smile. Her first son Luca, whom she refers to as her ‘angel baby’, was stillborn at almost full term. In a life plagued by trauma, including domestic violence in a previous arranged Continue Reading
There’s a picture in an app on my phone of a tiny embryo. Apparently, my baby is the size of a peach. Their tiny heart is beating fast. Except it isn’t. I’ve just been told this baby hasn’t survived. They died five weeks ago, quietly and secretly, my body continuing to feel pregnant and sick Continue Reading
Woman, 24, gifting free memory boxes to parents grieving baby loss A self-less woman is offering free keep-sake parcels to families struggling with baby loss after suffering two miscarriages herself. Courtney Greener was almost five months pregnant with her son, Ezra when she was rushed to the hospital after starting to miscarry during the night. Continue Reading
