Born Still But Still Born

I believe every stories are worth being told.  Some are, unfortunately, harder to read than others. When it comes to the loss of a child, I think it is so important to allow families to talk freely about what happened to them.  Because worst than not being able to talk about it, is feeling the need to keep it bottled in as the world might not understand.

I can't imagine how hard it would be for a parent to put those words on to paper. However I can see how it would help make it real. A way to fully document the events, so they are remembered. Not a split second missed.

The article I am sharing with you today is the story of Emma and Aaron, who welcomed their beautiful son Reid, still, on April 4th. Although it is a sad story, it is also a beautiful one. About a little angel who was loved from his first heartbeat to the last.


You can find the article here : Born Still But Still Born

Love

Annie

Helping grieving parents heal with photographs

Via Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Facebook, April 6th, 2015

In 2013, NILMDTS Affiliated Photographer Tonia LaRiviera captured the love and relationship between Baby Elodie and her parents, Alethea and Roman. They recently shared their story with their local news station in Hamilton, Canada. You can view their story by clicking the 2nd link below.

As part of Recruit a Photographer Month, we encourage you to watch and share this beautiful report on how one photographer was able to share her skills and compassion to honor Elodie and bring comfort and healing to her parents.

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep is in need of more compassionate and skilled photographers like Tonia to help families across Canada, the US, and several other countries. If you are a photographer, please learn more about how you can be a part of our organization:

https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/photographers/become-an-affiliated-photographer/ 

http://www.chch.com/helping-grieving-parents-heal-with-photographs/

The Little Signs We Encounter

Via Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Facebook, April 8th, 2015

Many of our parents have shared stories about the little ways they still feel their children around them. Some just call this wishful thinking, others believe that we carry our children in our hearts forever, and others feel peace and comfort in finding these little 'signs' or symbols such as is mentioned in this penny poem.
If anyone has a story to share of feeling your baby near you or your children near you or even ANY loved one that has gone before us, please share!