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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.

ttc | pregnancy | birth after loss > Baby names

I'm about 23 weeks pregnant and starting to actually believe this might happen. I'm blanking on baby names --- especially if this baby is a boy.
Would love something meaningful post my losses. I have a few options for baby girls meaning rainbow, hope, etc. but stuck on boys. Any suggestions?
September 18, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterR
Our rainbow's name means "The Third" as he came after my LC and my Shelby who was stillborn at 20 weeks. I like that he is named as my third child as kind of acknowledgement that Shelby will always be my second even though everyone else can't always see that.

A quick google search showed these names- not sure if you are religious or not, a fair few reference god.

I really like Luca and Felix. All the best with the rest of your pregnancy x


Anthony - priceless one
Asher - blessed, happy
Benedict - blessing
Cadeau - gift
Felix - fortunate, happy
Gabriel - hero of God
Jonathan - God has favoured
Luca - bringer of light
Luke - light
Magnus - great
Matthias - God's gift
Maximillian - greatest, Maxim, Maximus
Nathaniel - God has given
Phoenix - rising bird
Salvatore - saviour
Samuel - God's word
Simon - God has heard
Theodore - gift
Zechariah - God has remembered
September 18, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterShelby's Mum
Thank you, Shelby's mum.
These are great. I have Felix on my list --- but an acquaintance just named one of her twins Felix. Still debating if I know them well enough to take the name off our list.

xo
September 19, 2016 | Unregistered CommenterR