Learning to live after baby loss

Sharing my experiences after the still birth of our daughter, Ottilie. 

Thoughts, feelings and things that have helped me and I hope will help you too

 

The Magic of Peonies

The Magic of Peonies

These beautiful peonies caught my eye in Pikes Place Market, Seattle. The magical thing about peonies is that their beauty is so short lived, available for such a short amount of time. A poignant symbol from a flower I love. It is three weeks today since we had a...

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Departures

Departures

Eight weeks after having Ottilie we got on a plane.   As I lay in theatre with Ben by my side only hours after we had learned that our baby had died, we knew that a trip away would be something we wanted to do. We chatted to the anaesthetist about places we could...

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My First Post Without Ottilie

My First Post Without Ottilie

When I wrote this post for social media...   I knew it wouldn’t be the one that people were expecting from the picture. It is a post that is deeply personal and took a lot of thought before sharing. A little over 8 weeks ago @ingrambenjamin and I became parents...

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