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Marnie Maes Place – a place for bereaved parents
As I type this I can hear the giggles and laughter of my 7 year old daughter Ruby. At the same time I glance over to a photo on my coffee table. A gorgeous blue eyed baby smiles back at me and my heart melts and breaks at the same time. That baby is Marnie…
Families are not taking out life insurance
It has been revealed that families could be putting themselves at considerable financial risk, as a new report finds that modern family are units much less likely to protect their dependents when it comes to preparing for the worst. New analysis of Government data by Sainsbury’s Life Insurance(1) reveals that in the past decade there…
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Clodagh’s poem : losing her son
Clodagh lost a baby son and wrote this poem as a result. Her Health Visitor has reproduced it for many parents who have found it immensely helpful. She hopes it will help many more parents and shares it with you here. Little Angel I was given an angel to cherish and love, So tiny, so perfect, a gift…
Experiences of death within the family
Babyworld mums have scored above average on the bravery scales. Here they say why honesty is so important, and explain the difficult decisions they have had to make. He knew she was ill, and we had talked a little… about how people, animals, all things age and die. He was okay with it. I think adults complicate things…
Amazing Grace
From the end of the second trimester, little Gracie was not given much chance of survival but for a year she continued to fight to prove the medical team wrong. Here her mother Stace Hollingsworth tells the moving and inspiring story of her daughter who bravely fought against the odds and touched everyone’s life in…
Premature Birth Certificates
If your baby is born showing signs of life your baby legally has to be registered regardless of gestation. Birth and Death Certificates The hospital is obliged to give you a form with your babies details on which you then take to the register office so that you can register the birth and death. Unfortunately if your baby…
Explaining death to your child
The only thing more taboo than sex in British culture is death. We ask why do we have a thing about death? And, for the sake of our children, should we be more open about it? What’s death got to do with it? Two things in the media got me thinking at the weekend. The first was an…
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Do you have a Will?
Millions of us still don’t have a will, but having children can bethe catalyst to address this difficult subject. Every parent wants to provide the best upbringing for their children both in health, provision and well being. Knowing where to start can feel like a maze and the anxiety of becoming a parent can just make it…
Losing a child: A little life, not a little loss
Any parent who has experienced the numbing grief of losing a child will be familiar with the feelings of guilt that creep up on you while you are trying to cope as well as other emotions and thoughts that seem to engulf you and yet seem too irrational to mention. As a mother who lost…
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Pregnancy after miscarriage : Tracy’s story
Finding out you are pregnant is a nerve-wracking time for any mum-to-be. For women who have already suffered the trauma of miscarrying, those following nine months are the longest of their lives… Pregnant women who have lost a child take each day as it comes. They are excited but frightened, anxiously awaiting the birth while apprehensively considering the risks. It’s…
