Leftover baby cells stay inside your body forever – even after a miscarriage
How amazing are our bodies? Anyone who has suffered a miscarriage can tell you how utterly devastating it is to lose a baby – regardless of how early and late into the pregnancy this miscarriage happens. To a mother, her baby is forever her baby, whether Earth-side or not. Recently, singer Mylene Klass opened up […]
4 years ago
Supporting a friend suffering a miscarriage can be this beautifully simple
The power of friendship. Miscarriages are common. So common. In fact, as many as one in five pregnancies end in miscarriage, which in Ireland means that around 15,000 women every year suffer a pregnancy loss. But just because they are common, it doesn’t make them any less heartbreaking – as so many of us know. […]
5 years ago
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: “Don’t say ‘you’ll have another baby’…”
Today, October 15th marks the global day of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance. Marking the end of the globally recognised Baby Loss Awareness Week, today is a day that holds a special meaning to so many of us. A day when families across the globe can come together to remember, grieve and honour all the babies […]
5 years ago
The National Maternity Hospital is set to light up in pink and blue for Wave of Light tomorrow
Tomorrow, October 15th, marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, an annual day of remembrance observed for pregnancy loss and infant death, which includes miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, ectopic pregnancy, and the death of a newborn. Across the world, monuments and buildings will light up in pink and blue to honour these babies and their grieving […]
5 years ago
Chrissy Teigen admits it’s difficult to come to terms with never being pregnant again
She bravely shared her story of pregnancy loss with the world – no doubt helping millions of other women to do the same, and to not feel ashamed to grieve and talk about the babies that never made it earth-side. And now Chrissy Teigen has spoken about her sadness knowing that she will never be […]
5 years ago
Wave of Light: How Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day is being marked across Ireland tonight
This evening, on October 15th, landmark buildings across the globe will light up as part of an international ‘Wave of Light’ marking the end of Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Week. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, grieving families will be prevented from gathering in person to mark the occasion this year, but […]
6 years ago