I recently had a email from a babylost mama. She found my blog and wrote to thank me for sharing my experience. And she told me about hers. Still very raw and new, she is feeling lost and alone in a country far from her home. People don't want to talk about her baby. No support or counselling was offered. 'They' didn't think it was a good idea for her to hold her precious baby. I could feel her intense pain and loneliness and anger through her writing. I cried thinking about her birth experience and about how she felt so alone.
I wrote to her and told her that she is not alone, that we are here and the we understand. We really understand. I told her that we will talk about her baby with her and scream with her and sometimes hate the world with her.
I told her we would take care of her.
I have not heard back. I need to know that she is OK. Not OK, as no-one here is 'OK' but you know what I mean.
If you are there, please just let me know how you are going.
You are not alone, even though at times you feel such an indescribable loneliness.
We are here with you on this awful journey.
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Warm Whispers - About this blog
On September 11 2008 I delivered our second baby girl at 20 weeks. Alice Buttons died a short time after. This blog is about the death of a baby.
blogs about loss and death
support groups and agencies
- Bonnie Babes Foundation - information and counselling services. The Charity is a national grief counselling organisation and is the only organisation of its type in Australia covering all pregnancy loss issues.
- Essential Baby - see Forums for discussion groups for miscarriage, neonatal death and still birth
- SIDS and Kids - information for bereaved parents
- Teddy Love Club - support and information, including parents stories
8 comments:
For the lady who wrote to you, come inside, it's warm in here.
For you Rach, HUGS.
xxx
For the lady that wrote to you as well, please join us we are all here for you. please don't ever feel like you are alone & can't talk about your precious baby.
She'll never be alone.
To Whomever Wrote:
You are not alone. We have all been there are... and are will forever be there. I wish you did not have to join us, but please do. It makes a world of difference.
Rach, thank you for posting this.
Lea xo
We want to know your story. We will remember your baby. We get it, when everyone else doesn't. When you are ready, we are here...Much love.
No, not OK, none of us are, but by babyloss mama standards, and standing within this support network, OK takes on a new and easier meaning...
New babylost mama, I hope you're ok too, but please feel free to rant and rave to any of us. We've been there. We know.
Thanks Rach..
x
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For the woman who wrote, I hope you come back - we want to hear about your baby. We'll remember with you and talk, scream, cry with you. You are not alone.
Come back sweet Mummy. You won't be alone here.
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