The whole month of October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, but October 15th is our day of remembrance. This year I am again hosting a linkup for anyone who has a post that they would like to share about their experience with PAIL.
If you don’t have a story to share, you can still participate. Perhaps you know someone who has lost a baby. Each year on October 15th at 7pm in your time zone, you can light a candle in memory of a baby. Post a picture on Facebook, and we’ll have a wave of light around the world. This idea is brought to you by October15th.com
October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
Additionally, since we just released the book “Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother” (which is FREE for ebook download in honor of October 15th until the 17th on amazon) we are giving away two copies of the print version of the book. All you have to do to enter is Tweet and Like the SATS page on Facebook. Not too tough! 🙂
You can also now PURCHASE the print copy here.
We want you to know that you are not alone, we are all here with you. So please join us as we share about our children that are lost to us, but not lost from us.
The Dose of Reality says
October 15, 2013 at 6:32 amWhat a beautiful way for people to come together on this special day!
katbiggie says
October 15, 2013 at 8:11 amThank you so very much, and for all of your support and sweet comments. They are greatly appreciated!
Janine Huldie says
October 15, 2013 at 7:36 amI love this way of remembering a pregnancy or infant loss. I will say as early as I was with my chemical pregnancy, I still sometimes feel sad and down thinking about it. I know I have two beautiful, healthy children, but still it happened and I was definitely changed by it. Thanks for sharing and may just have to light a candle tonight. And huge congrats on the book. I already read the parts of those I knew in the book and plan on reading some of the other stories now, too. Truly wonderful read and can see this being a huge help and comfort to others going through or who also experienced a loss.
katbiggie says
October 15, 2013 at 7:56 amJanine – even a chemical pregnancy counts as a loss. You were pregnant – your body thought so, your heart thought so. I know many mothers who grieved chemical pregnancies as much as people who lost later in my life. In my opinion, you have every right to grieve for that pregnancy. Love you and thanks for your support!
Cindy says
October 15, 2013 at 9:23 amSo thankful for this book. Two days before Christmas in 1980, our first son was prematurely stillborn. I did not see him. I wanted to remember him but only as a full term baby would have looked like. I was not quite 23 weeks. In the coming years I would also experience other earlier miscarriages between healthy pregnancies. I had 8 pregnancies and 3 children born. I am thankful that when I delivered our first son stillborn, the rules at that time was that we had to go through a funeral home. He is buried in a local cemetery.
katbiggie says
October 15, 2013 at 10:15 amI am so very sorry for your losses Cindy. May you find hope and comfort in the surroundings of other mothers who have experienced this tragedy.
Tamara says
October 15, 2013 at 9:55 amI will be lighting a candle tonight for many baby losses among my friends. It’s an important message. I have tweeted your post – I hope that gets more people to know about today, or to know they are being thought about.
katbiggie says
October 15, 2013 at 10:14 amThank you so much! You have been such a great friend and supporter!!
shelly says
October 15, 2013 at 1:11 pmThank you for the link up. It was hard for me to even write anything today. But there is healing. Love to all those moms today who remember their angel babies!
katbiggie says
October 18, 2013 at 12:50 pmThank you so much for coming and sharing! There is definitely healing!
Considerer says
October 15, 2013 at 1:17 pmThanks for hosting this linkie so we can all put our posts on this, in one place.
another jennifer says
October 15, 2013 at 9:09 pmI’ve seen a few posts of moms sharing their stories of loss today. It’s heartbreaking but so important to hear these stories. I love that you are providing a space for moms to feel comfortable sharing their experiences and finding support.
katbiggie says
October 18, 2013 at 12:50 pmThank you Jennifer. I appreciate that. It’s unfortunate that the timing of the book releases (YES BOTH OF THEM) were right in the middle of this week so that I could not give it, or the contributors, the time that they deserved, but I will read every story and share all of their pain.
Chris Carter says
October 15, 2013 at 11:37 pmOh Alexa- I just love how this is all taking off so beautifully!!! You are doing a “good work” my friend!!! XOXO
Michelle says
October 18, 2013 at 8:28 pmYou’re doing a great thing Alexa! Hugs!