Navigating loss

for bereaved parents

Click here for the resource FOr Parents

“Even with family and friends around me I felt so alone,

like I was the only person in the world this had ever happened to”

-Emily, SANDS

The loss of a child is said to be the most painful thing one can experience. Whether you didn’t get to meet your baby, you held your baby without breath or you got some time with your living baby, your feelings are valid and your grief is valid. It’s ok.

Grief is a very personal journey and no one person has the same experience. Some common feelings are shock, sadness, disbelief, guilt, shame, anger and anxiety. Grief is not linear and many people find themselves experiencing a range of emotions that can feel confusing and overwhelming.

It is often said it feels like you are lost and will not find the way out. With time, patience and a lot of compassion for yourself and each other, you will find your way again.

Below is a resource that talks about this process, shares the experiences of others, provides information on ways to remember baby and commemorate special dates and resources to support siblings through the grief of the loss.

Click here for the resource FOr Parents

For Family and friends of bereaved parents

Click here for the resource FOR Family and friends

“I wish that you could talk about my baby more than once.

The truth is if you do, it reassures me that you haven’t forgotten and that you

do care and understand.”

-Bereaved parent

After a loss, family and friends of the bereaved parents often describe feelings of overwhelm and confusion with no idea how to help. This resource provides:

• Phrases for when you don’t know what to say

• Practical ways to help

• How to offer the help

• Information on grief

• Understanding your own grief and resources to support yourself

• Ways to commemorate special dates

  
  Click here for the resource FOR Family and friends
  
  

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