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Parents of lost babies and potential of all kinds: come here to share the technicolour, the vividness, the despair, the heart-broken-open, the compassion we learn for others, having been through this mess — and see it reflected back at you, acknowledged and understood.

Thanks to photographer Xin Li and to artist Stephanie Sicore for their respective illustrations and photos.

parenting after loss > Gift

Hi im looking for suggestions for a memorial gift for younger siblings please?
November 24, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterAS
We’ve done a few different things for my son who was born after we tragically lost his sister a year earlier. Here are a couple gifts we’ve given to him / our family to remember our little girl:

- stuffed animal: we chose an animal to represent our daughter and let my son play with one of those stuffed animals. It’s his favorite thing to cuddle which is precious to me. We also include it in family pictures as a way to remember his sister.
- books: there are a few options I’ve seen for books for children born after losses. The one that we purchased is called “Perfectly imperfect family.” I’m hoping that as he grows he can read the story of this family and know that he’s not alone in having a sibling that he never got to meet.
- picture book: we have a little baby book filled with pictures of his extended family (aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents) and we also included a picture of me holding my daughter so that he has easy access to a picture of his sister
- matching blankets: we received and beautiful soft blanket and nightgown set for our daughter that she wore in the hospital and was buried in. When we were pregnant with my son, we received a matching blanket for him, a beautiful reminder to me of both of my little babies.

I hope these ideas were at least a little helpful. I hope you have peace and love in your family this holiday season as we are longing for the ones we miss.
December 1, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterA