Comfort. Support. Life After Perinatal Loss.
Local Support Groups
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Books
Grieving the Child I Never Knew By Kathe Wunnenberg
A Devotional Companion for Comfort in the Loss of Your Unborn Or Newly Born Child
Empty Arms By Pam Vredevelt
Hope and support for those who have suffered miscarriage, stillbirth or tubal pregnancy
I’ll Hold You in Heaven By Jack Hayford
Healing/hope for parents who have lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, or early infant death.
Heaven is For Real By Todd Burpo & Lynn Vincent
A little boy’s story of his trip to Heaven and back
Baby Dust By Deanna Roy
Based on the stories of dozens of real survivors, Baby Dust is a moving tribute to the strength of mothers who must endure this impossible loss.
Grieving Dads – To the Brink and Back By Kelly Farley
This book is about what happens to fathers after the death of a child. Through the candid stories from grieving dads from all walks of life, this book offers compassionate companionship from fellow members of, in the haunting words of one dad I interviewed, “this terrible, terrible club”.
Shining Through the Grief – Memoirs of Emma’s Mom By Meredith Duke
A personal memoir to understand how one family was able to find the light of God through their darkest hours.
We Were Gonna Have a Baby but We Had an Angel Instead By Pat Schwiebert
This is a book to help children confront and manage grief over the loss of a young sibling. It can help you let your children know that the baby that was lost can still be remembered in a special way.
Still Standing - an online magazine embracing life after loss after infertility.
Websites
Remembering Our Babies, Oct. 15th
The Official Site of Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Healing Hearts, Baby Loss Comfort
Site includes a multitude of grief resources and allows you to pay tribute to your baby.
For parents who have interrupted a wanted pregnancy following poor prenatal diagnosis
This site is in support of families who choose to carry to term after a fatal fetal diagnosis
The mission of the stillbirthday global network is to validate a pregnancy loss as the birth, and death, that it is, and to fill the chasm between the moment darkness falls and when resources are discovered
A local Austin website that features topics ranging from causes of miscarriage, to prevention, to when to try again for a new pregnancy.
American Pregnancy Association
This is a national health organization committed to promoting reproductive and pregnancy wellness through education, research, advocacy, and community awareness.
Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc.
Their mission is to serve those whose lives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through early pregnancy loss, stillbirth or in the first few months of life.
This project is designed to reach out to all bereaved dads and to provide a conduit to share their stories.
This national organization helps moms have full-term pregnancies and research the problems that threaten the health of babies.
A national nonprofit health organization uniting parents, caregivers and researchers nationwide with government, business and community service groups to advance infant health and survival.
Offers diverse and continually growing services to educate, support, connect, comfort and empower families of micro preemies.
Organization is dedicated to promoting the benefits of cord blood banking. Umbilical cord blood has helped children survive over 80 diseases including leukemia, lymphoma, and anemia and is now being used in older patients. Our mission is to help others understand how they can benefit and help save the lives of sick children in need.
A non-profit corporation organized to support families during life challenges such as separation, divorce, parenting, and the loss of a loved one.
Faces of Hope, Putting a Face on Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Loss
Remembrances
A beautiful piece of artwork created from the tiny footprint of your angel. A copy of it can be scanned to one of these talented artists and they will turn the footprint into an angel. This is probably my most prized memorial item of Luke. Angel Piggies is a division of Piggies and Paws – www.piggiesandpaws.com. Angel artists: Shea Corsetti: scorsetti@piggiesandpaws.com and Nicole Medina: nmedina@piggiesandpaws.com.
A non-profit organization dedicated to providing live butterflies to families of perinatal loss. These butterflies are intended to be released by the family as a memorial to their lost little one.
A friend recently gave me a beautiful necklace from this website.
They have beautiful, simple Remembrance Rings that you can customize with your child’s birthstone. You can also engrave the inside of the ring as desired.
The NILMDTS mission statement is to introduce remembrance photography to parents suffering the loss of a baby with the gift of professional portraiture. We believe these images serve as an important step in the family’s healing process by honoring their child’s legacy.
Helping women find what heals their hearts after experiencing grief + trauma after the death of their baby or child.
A ceramic heart meant to be a symbol of remembrance and peace, each heart includes the first name of a loved one in your life on the front, while the back includes the inscription “holding you in my heart.
Etsy & Pinterest
Search using words like pregnancy loss, infant loss, stillbirth, miscarriage, etc. to find a lot of beautiful remembrance items such as jewelry, artwork, quotes and more.
Funeral Resources
Specializes in providing small baby caskets and burial products for families suffering the loss of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth, or preemie death.
Charitably organized to assist families of stillborn children through programs designed to provide financial assistance for end-of-life expenses and counseling services, as well as funding for stillbirth research.