Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Today is October 15th, National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

Before losing Hailey I had no idea such a day existed, but now that I know I am so glad that it does. I just wish more people knew about it and more people recognized it and showed their support for it.

Please consider showing your support and love for Hailey, me, and my family as well as for all of the other babies who have gone to Heaven and their families.

We grieve every day. We love and miss our baby every day. And this will be our life for as long as we live. It doesn't matter if it's been one week, one month, one year, or ten years since our babies went to Heaven, we "babylost" parents need reminders of your support and love, and we need you to acknowledge, remember, and show your love for our babies who have passed.

How can you show your support and let people know you care?

Tonight at 7pm wherever you live, please consider lighting a candle in remembrance of Hailey and all the other babies around the world who have passed away.

Consider posting something like this as your Facebook status to bring awareness and show your support: Today is October 15th, National Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Please show your support and join me in remembering all the babies lost due to miscarriage, still birth, and early infant death. They are gone but never forgotten.


Send a word of encouragement, love, and support to someone you know who has lost their baby. A card, a phone call, an email, a comment on a Facebook status. Anything is appreciated. Don't know what to say? Any of these examples bring comfort to me: "Thinking of you and remembering Hailey." "Sending hugs." "Love you." "Praying for you." "We love and miss "Hailey" too."

Even sending a small gift like flowers on today, birthdays, or anniversaries means more than you'd ever imagine.

And last but not least, please pray for my family and other families who have lost a baby, that they will find comfort, love, peace, and strength today and every day.

I, we, need to know you haven't forgotten about our babies who mean the world to us. We need your support. Today and every day. We need to know you care about our grief and that you care about our babies.

Step outside of your comfort zone. Dare to address what you might find as awkward, uncomfortable, or painful. Help break the silence that keeps parents like myself feeling isolated and alone and like no one cares about our baby or our loss. Trust me, we need you to mention our babies' names.

My Child’s Name Author Unknown

Go ahead and mention my child,
The one that died, you know.
Don’t worry about hurting me further.
The depth of my pain doesn’t show.
Don’t worry about making me cry.
I’m already crying inside.
Help me to heal by releasing the tears that I try to hide.
I’m hurt when you just keep silent, pretending he didn’t exist.
I’d rather you mention my child,
Knowing that he has been missed.
You asked me how I was doing,
I say “pretty good” or “fine.”
But healing is something ongoing.
I feel it will take a lifetime.