After a significant amount of work, I have written out (hopefully correctly) the patterns for five different miscarriage blankets with schematic drawings and photos. They can be found on the "Blanket Patterns" page. I hope this will be helpful to those who have emailed me over the last year and a half to ask for … Continue reading Miscarriage Blanket Crochet Patterns
New Resource Added
I was just made aware of a new program to put together memory boxes for families who have lost babies in the first two trimesters (especially the second). So many memory boxes and clothing items are made and donated for babies lost in the third trimester, but not so many for the second. Crystal created … Continue reading New Resource Added
Comments
I just figured out how to enable comments on each individual page. (duh) So you if you have a comment you would like to make on, say, "Navigating the Hospital", then you can make a comment just on that page. I had assumed this was impossible and just found out it isn't. Hope this helps. … Continue reading Comments
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Update
I'm sorry there hasn't been much here lately. I just passed Andrew's due date and that was hard. There were many babies born in the few weeks and days preceding his due date (and on his due date) and while I have been glad that all of them are safe and sound, it is hard … Continue reading Update
2012 OCAMPR Conference
OCAMPR (The Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion) has announced its 2012 conference: The Child Conceived: Considering Infertility Treatment, Miscarriage and Early Child Loss. It will be held in Chicago on November 2nd and 3rd, but other details are still yet to be announced.
Stephanie’s story
Stephanie on Mama and Baby Love found Lost Innocents through a reader after she experienced a 12-week miscarriage herself. She wrote in great detail on her blog about the experience of delivering her baby naturally. She offered to share her story here and I have added it to the "Your Stories" page and also the … Continue reading Stephanie’s story
Savannah’s Song
I have added Savannah's Song to the blog list. Savannah died this past December, just before 19 weeks, due to a band around her umbilical cord. Her mother started a blog and is just now sharing it publicly. Savannah's birth story is also now in the "Your Stories" section.Thank you, Caroline, for sharing your sweet … Continue reading Savannah’s Song
New Page
There is a new page called How to Navigate the Hospital. It talks about dealing with admissions, consents, writing a birth plan, what to take to the hospital, etc. Additional information will be added later on disposition of the baby's body.
Andrew’s Story
I updated the "Your Stories" page with the story of Andrew's loss and birth. I feel like a wrung-out sponge. (Juliana has been gracious enough to share her story of little Philip on that page as well. Thank you, Juliana)
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