Our Baby's Legacy

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Today Samantha and her family were able to donate several Heavenly Hug Memorial Animals and other items to their local hospital. These were made in honor of their daughter Abby, after her most recent birthday fundraiser.
“This round was particularly special as Brian and I made these animals ourselves. Such a special thing to do something with our hands to continue to honor and love our baby girl. Thank you to everyone who has helped us continue to love on grieving families with these donations, it means so much to everyone involved. Next round coming soon❤️”

HAVE YOU HEARD OF THE WATER METHOD?
The water method is an amazing technique that helps with babies who have been born early to preserve their features and creates a womb like environment .
Archie was born at 17 weeks and is amazing mum has asked me if I can please help raise some awareness for the water method and how this may help parents who are grieving. All hospitals should know about this and offer it, please comment and share to help get this amazing method out there.
https://www.mymissingpeace.com.au/pages/archies-water-method-17-weeks

"Something I wrote a few months back, after the ever common experience of being asked how many children I have. But this time was different. Because this time, I felt genuine empathy for the person in front of me, as I watched them panic and scramble for an ‘appropriate’ response.
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The passage of time has gifted me a wider perspective on these interactions. I see it’s more a societal issue, rather than the failings of an individual person. (Caveat being that sometimes jerks really are just jerks 🤪)
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Yes, it stings when people throw platitudes at me. But both truths can exist - The sting, and my compassion for the other. Not an easy place to get to. And certainly not an ‘arrival’. More of a ‘passing through and hope to return as much as I can’.
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Lots of love, Ann-Maree"

Heartfelt words shared by Foundation ambassador, Ann-Maree. Beautiful Xavier, so loved and remembered forever and ever 💙💙💙
📸 Annie Imrie

Today (September 6th) is Stillbirth Remembrance Day. It is a day set aside each year to honor and remember babies that have been stillborn. Of course for those who have had stillborn babies, every day is stillbirth remembrance day.

"26,000 babies are stillborn every year in the United States. That is approximately 71 loved and wanted babies every single day! 71 families every single day who are planning their child's funeral and deciding if they'd like to have them cremated or buried. 71 mothers going through labor and delivery, trying to prepare themselves to say hello and goodbye in the same day to their sweet babies they will love forever." ~Heather Fettig

When Someone You Love Is Grieving: How to Really Help - Tiny Buddha At times I haven't know how to help grieving friends. That’s why I’m sharing my insights about what healed, and what hurt, when I lost my husband to cancer.

“The best way I can describe grieving over a child as the years go by is to say it’s similar to carrying a stone in your pocket.

When you walk, the stone brushes against your skin. You feel it. You always feel it. But depending on the way you stand or the way your body moves, the smooth edges might barely graze your body.

Sometimes you lean the wrong way or you turn too quickly and a sharp edge pokes you. Your eyes water and you rub your wound but you have to keep going because not everyone knows about your stone or if they do, they don’t realize it can still bring this much pain.

There are days you are simply happy now, smiling comes easy and you laugh without thinking. You slap your leg during that laughter and you feel your stone and aren’t sure whether you should be laughing still. The stone still hurts.

Once in a while you can’t take your hand off that stone. You run it over your fingers and roll it in your palm and are so preoccupied by it’s weight, you forget things like your car keys and home address. You try to leave it alone but you just can’t. You want to take a nap but it’s been so many years since you’ve called in “sad” you’re not sure anyone would understand anymore or if they ever did.

But most days you can take your hand in and out of your pocket, feel your stone and even smile at its unwavering presence. You’ve accepted this stone as your own, crossing your hands over it, saying “mine” as children do.

You rest more peacefully than you once did, you’ve learned to move forward the best you can. Some days you want to show the world what a beautiful memory you’re holding. But most days you twirl it through your fingers, smile and look to the sky. You squeeze your hands together and hope you are living in a way that honors the missing piece you carry, until your arms are full again.” © Jessica Watson

Gorgeous piece written by Jessica Watson at Four Plus An Angel. 🦋

Let us know who you’re missing. We’d love to with you and flood this page with their beautiful faces!
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We are so honored to be part of angel baby Abigail Grace’s legacy. Her parents fundraiser to provide an incredible 18 Heavenly Hug Memorial Animals to their local hospital in memory of their daughter. 🎉🙏🏼💛

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“It was the night before Christmas and Santa was busy making his rounds.
He was light on his feet making sure he didn't make a sound.

But he took notice that some homes didn't have that Christmas Glee.
So he decided to stop because he thought that just can't be.

He crept in a mommy's bedroom and stopped in his steps, as he saw a little angel hugging his mom as she slept.

The little angel looked up and cried, "Oh, Santa you are finally here!!
I've been waiting for you to help me let Mommy know I am near.”

Santa picked up the wee angel and asked him, "What can I do? I'm just a simple toy maker I can't make your mommy's dreams come true.”

So the two of them sat and they sat for a while until the tiny angel jumped up and screamed with a smile.
"Let’s leave her a sign a beautiful sign from above,
Let her know it's from me, sent from heaven with love!!!”

So Santa dug and he dug deep, in that big glorious bag that was filled with lots of treats.

He pulled out a beautiful white feather that look like it was made out of snow.
And he thought such a beautiful sign that only a grieving mother would know.

He placed it on her nightstand and kissed the angel on his head.
Then placed him next to his mom as she slumbered in bed.

I think I'll stay here with Mommy and visit her in her dreams tonight,
She misses me dearly and needs to know I'm all right.

Santa made his way to his sled, And wiped a tear from his eye.
He fell to his knees and managed to cry.

Merry Christmas to all the grieving mothers across this big land.
And let it be known your angels are with you holding your hands...”

: : : Written by Joe’s Mommy : : :

this season. It’s the best gift you can give a grieving heart. 🎁
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Before you complete your order, make sure to set up Our Baby’s Legacy as your recipient! 💛🙏🏼👼🏻

October is .
It’s a month for families devastated by a loss to and talk about the children they carried but can not now hold.
It’s a month for for loved ones to be reminded to reach out in support.
It’s a month for society to learn more about how to help families on such a heart breaking journey.
And it’s a month for you to contribute to the cause!
During this October, Our Baby’s Legacy is hand making beautiful lava bead bracelets for you to purchase. 100% of the proceeds goes to our non-profit and the simple design tells others you support the families and haven’t forgotten their babes 🙏🏼😌

Please help us spread awareness this month and support our mission by purchasing one of these meaningful bracelets. For more info and to order now, go to https://etsy.me/2nudE47 or www.ourbabyslegacy.com/shop
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Authentic. Raw. Real.
“This is losing your baby.” By Cassidy, mother to Connor Lee 👼🏻💙
“Each of these pictures were taken in 1 weeks time period. You go from being 19 and excited for your first baby and excited to experience your first child birth, to having to experience your first child funeral.
You go from publicly sharing your excitement, to privately crying away tears in the bathroom because you feel that’s the only acceptable place to grieve.
You can watch a person. You can see them laugh. You can see them post happy pictures on social media, and be polite, and carry on casual conversations. But you know what you can’t see?
You can’t see the helpless feeling they’re experiencing of trying to figure out how to live without their baby. You can’t see their loneliness. You can’t see their brokenness & breakdowns. You can’t see their heartache. You can’t see the silent weight they constantly carry on their shoulders. You can’t see how hard they’re working to get through this day, or week.

My baby is no less than yours. Just because your babies bed is a crib instead of a casket doesn’t mean your babies are less than mine. Ive missed out on everything. I’ve missed a lifetime of getting to know of my son. I’ve missed milestones and celebrations. I've missed the moments that would have made up the majority of memories with my son who didn't make it home. There was already life. There was already the sound of a heartbeat. There was already a connection between mother & baby. And there was already love planted deeply in my heart. A unconditional love that had already begun. There was already a baby who was loved immensely. Just because he isn’t here, doesnt mean I’m not a mother. That doesn’t mean my baby is loved less than any one else’s baby. He will forever be loved. This is what it’s like to lose your baby. You lose a part of yourself. And you’ll never be the same. Ever.”
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About GRIEF:

It comes from love. Immense love. Love transformed, not lost.

It comes in waves. Unpredictable waves. Waves that will both carry you and knock you down. Waves that will allow you to float and also sink you down so deep, you think you’ll never resurface.

It cannot be ignored. It is powerful and mighty.

It can give you purpose that you’ve never had before. Igniting pieces of your heart and soul that were once hidden and tucked away.

It never stops. It never goes away. Instead, it stays with you like an uninvited guest and an unwanted companion.

It teaches you things. Things you’re not ready to learn and things you are. The lessons of grief ache, but they also have great value if you pay attention.

It can be lessened with remembrance, hope, and time. Time doesn’t heal your grief, it simply changes your perspective.

Never be ashamed of your grief. Never lock it up or hide it from the world. It’s a beautiful piece of you, created by love and gifting you the opportunity to become someone’s legacy.

xox, Chels
www.hopeandharshrealities.com

A lovely home made message 💛👼🏻🙏🏼

1 year ago I started Our Baby’s Legacy, my non profit for pregnancy and infant loss support. These words are probably some of the most accurate I’ve written about Davin and this part of my journey living life after loss 🙏🏼👼🏻💛
- Sarah Adams, Founder & Davins Mom

Sweet baby boy, you would be so proud of me! I haven’t been excited about a whole lot since you left, but recently God put a fire in my belly for this non-profit.
He aligned so many things over the past year since your still birth, to bring me to this place today.
From making bereavement bears to fundraising on your birthday for a Cuddle Cot,
connecting with so many mothers of loss but wondering where the support is for the fathers,
my heart breaking for the other families of loss that are struggling but yet rejoicing in our love for our babes.
Wanting to see your name, hear your name, shout your name from the roof tops, and wondering how many other parents can relate.

The devil tried to deter me.
He told me to doubt myself, my abilities, my passion. What about when we have our rainbow babies, would I even care about this non-profit anymore? There are so many start up costs, there’s so much work involved, I’ll run out of people that want to contribute and I’ll get overwhelmed and give up on it. And in the midst of all the noise, I let this silly non-profit idea go...

And then I remembered you.
I remember you every day. I’ve thought of you EVERY morning since the day I got those two pink lines. Sometimes it takes a few minutes to hit me and others times your name is the first conscious thought before I even open my eyes.
I’ll never understand how I can feel so physically and spiritually connected to someone I’ve never really met, well, met alive (although I felt all those times you kicked my bladder thank you very much). That’s a funny thing really, to know you alive inside of me for so long, all the ultrasounds watching you squirm around and seeing your heart beating. Then finally holding and kissing you,
cold and still.
But that was just a moment we had together. The tragedy of your passing is not where our story ends and is not what defines you or what you are to me.

I remembered God created you for a reason. “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13;
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5;
“The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your hands.” Psalm 138:8

And I believe just one of the many reasons He made you, is to move me in this non-profit.
I can’t carry you in my arms, but I can carry you in how I live my life.
I won’t get to share with friends how I’m transitioning you off of baby food to solids, but I will share with them the good that will be coming from this non-profit.
I can’t post about your first tooth, but I will post about the first of many Cuddle Cots this non-profit will place in hospitals around the world.
I won’t get to wipe your tears when you scrape your knee, but I will hold the hand of another bereaved parent as they cry.
You won’t hear me tell you how beautiful you are each day, but each day I’ll get to comfort a parent of loss by telling them their sleeping angel is so beautiful.

I wouldn’t wish loss on anyone. But I’m grateful I have you Davin. You make me and the world a better place.

Love always,
Mom



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Two years ago, Tahlequah the Orca carried her dead calf for 17 days, pushing the small body up with her nose and preventing it from sinking. For 1,000 miles. Now, NOAA drone images show she is pregnant again.

New life is possible. Be well, sweet mama.

These are the first of over a dozen to be donated to Medical City Children’s Hospital of Dallas in honor of Ezra Andrew Ostrawski 👼🏻💙🙏🏼
His mama fundraised for these as well as honoring her precious son on our next Cuddle Cot donation.
So proud of you BreAnna for pouring all of your grief and love for your son into creating his legacy!
These special bears will go to families that need something to hold and cuddle during their darkest days. We pray they bring them comfort and remind them that their love and hugs are being sent to heaven and coming back down to them!
Are you a parent of loss and want to create a legacy for your ?
Visit www.ourbabyslegacy.com/waystodonate to learn more
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We are so honored to team up with Eleanor's blankets of Love and Project SAGE to make these special packages for newly bereaved parents possible. A special thanks to Eleanor’s mother Thea for her vision for these special blankets, to project sage for distributing them, and to our donors that make help make our projects possible 🙏🏼👼🏻💛

Just received a box of blankets, hats, bears & angel pockets from Eleanor's blankets of Love.

These beautiful keepsakes will be placed inside our loss packages that will be donated to the local hospitals maternity ward (COVID pending).

I cannot thank them enough for helping us with keepsakes to include into our packages. Without the help of non-profits like them, things like this wouldn’t be possible. 💗💙

Did you know you can set up your Amazon account to benefit our non profit for pregnancy and Infant loss?!
All of your purchases are at the same price, but amazon donated a percentage of your purse are to Our Baby’s Legacy!
Please consider taking a moment to turning your amazon smile account on to Our Baby’s Legacy 💛👼🏻🙌

Support Our Babys Legacy by shopping at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate to Our Babys Legacy. Support us every time you shop.

Did you know you can support Our Baby’s Legacy by just changing you settings? Turn on for Our Baby’s Legacy and with every eligible purchase you make from your account, they will donate .5%!!
By participating they don’t charge you any more than the usual price, and you don’t have to do anything else once you turn on!
Click through these pictures for instructions, it only takes 30 seconds!


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Did you know, Love You Forever was written in honor of the author, Robert Munsch's two stillborn babies. It's a simple children's story, a mere 757 words in all, many of them repeated again and again, including this tender passage:

I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
as long as I'm living
my baby you'll be.

To purchase this book or other pregnancy and infant loss related books visit, https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/families/books/

Have a special date happening in June? Say their names! Let us know your babes name/s and the occasion so we can remember them with you.
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is coming soon and we want to help you acknowledge the in your life. For just a $2 donation to our we will send you a wildflower seed in the shape of a butterfly along with a keepsake poem card. This special gift will keep on giving as you plant them on Father’s Day and the beautiful flowers bloom, reminding the of their 💐
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Sending out 50 seeds and poem cards for
Order one to place in your card for just $2.
Names can be written on the butterfly and once they are planted, the beautiful blooms will remind dad of his 👼🏻💛🦋💐
Find them in our
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