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Treasured Babies Program: Seeing, Holding and Dressing Your Baby
“Midwives shouldn’t choose the clothes, parents should, because you want to do something for your baby, and there is very little that you can do as parents.” “The only decision you can get ...
Still a Mum - In loving memory of Violet Grace
Violet Grace Donaldson was born on the 19/7/2019. It was not the birth I had been hoping for. At 22 weeks pregnant my husband Chris and I were informed that our little Violet had a rare condition. He...
Ages and Stages
The way in which children may respond to the death of their brother or sister is influenced by many factors. These include the meaning of the relationship (protector, rival, ally, only sibling, playma...
Why Men and Women Express Grief Differently
Biological Influences Differences in brain structure means that women are more likely to have a vocabulary for grief and a need to communicate with others about their emotional experience. Men howe...
Trying Again for Another Baby
In thinking about whether to have another baby, you may be afraid of being disloyal or that you may come to love that precious child less. Every child is unique. Your love and memories will always rem...
The New Baby
Your new baby will bring joy but maybe also sorrow, as you remember the older brother or sister whom he or she will never know.
Particular Circumstances
An only child When an only child dies, parents may feel that they have lost their identity as a family. However, while your parenting ‘role’ is gone, you will never stop being a parent. Your ch...