Remembering your baby/babies
Having your baby die at any point in gestation or after is something horrible to even comprehend. Yet millions of families face this tragedy. People don't know how to memorialize their child(ren). For everyone, how they find comfort will be different. Keeping that memory alive though is so important. Below you will find links to information regarding keepsakes, funeral and memorial service resources as well as about October 15th/"Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day".
Keepsakes
Remembering Our Babies Memorial Keepsake Boutique
Offering memorial items for pregnancy and infant loss.
Offers jewelry, figurines, memorial stones, books and other keepsakes.
A site that offers beautiful personalized memorial jewelry.
An online store offering a nice line of pregnancy and infant loss items.
An organization started by a bereaved mother that offers weighted teddy bears to bereaved parents.
T-shirts, car decals, awareness bands and other items for purchase.
Offering books, cards, specialty/ gift items and memorial/funeral items.
They make butterfly prints from your baby's footprints.
Offering bereavement jewelry, specializing in handprint and footprint jewelry.
Urns, cards, books and specialty items for infant/pregnancy loss.
Child Angel Memorial Candles.
Offering Wingseez™, infant memorial blankets.
Remembering Our Babies - October 15th
A site dedicated to "Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day".
Specializing in memorial pencil portraits and angel drawings.
Funeral and Memorial Service Information
Financial Assistance Programs
The Tears Foundation - A non-profit organization available in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, or Washington State.that seeks to assist bereaved parents with the financial expenses they face in making final arrangements.
Mason's Cause Bereavement Grant - A grant program to help assist families with the financial burdens associated with the death of a child. Covers the cost of a burial or cremation services.
Funeral and Memorial Service Planning
Memory JAR - A website offering free funeral planning ideas and resources.
When Your Baby Dies - A site created to inform bereaved families and the family, friends and health professionals who support them of the option for families to bring their stillborn or deceased baby home for time with the family and/or a home funeral.
Your Own Special Goodbye -A downloadable PDF to arranging a funeral for your baby.
About October 15th
The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Movement began in the United States on October 25, 1988. President Ronald Reagan designated the month of October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. The October 15th Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (PAILRD) Campaign began in 2002 as an American movement started by Robyn Bear, Lisa Brown, and Tammy Novak. Together, they petitioned for National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. It was passed in the House of Representatives on September 28, 2006 & ever since, October 15th of each year is to be Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States.
Many people choose to participate in The International Wave of Light. Which invites people affected by this tragedy from around the world to light a candle in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, starting at 7:00 p.m. on October 15th in their respective time zones. It is suggested to leave the candle burning for at least an hour. The result is a continuous chain of light spanning the globe for a 24-hour period in honor and remembrance of the children who die during pregnancy or shortly after birth.
There's usually a walk or some type of activity scheduled in most major cities on October 15th. You can possibly find one in your area on the October 15th website.
Photo taken in LaJolla, CA
10/15/14
Madison and Makenzies luminaries
Photo taken in LaJolla, CA
10/15/14
Attendees luminaries