Pregancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month

Serious post, get ready!

October is very popular for Breast Cancer Awareness. I've also talked a little on Alzheimer's Awareness. But what is closest to my heart this month is Pregnancy and Baby Loss Awareness. This day is for babies lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death.

I have two angel babies. I lost one in March of 08 and one in the 8th week of this pregnancy (My little Bumble B is a twin).

I always kind of figured I'd have a hard time getting pregnant because my mom did and it was something I wanted so so so bad (I'm an Eeyore). Never in a million years did I ever imagine going through a miscarriage, much less two. They were both very very different, obviously. Still having a living baby in your belly when you've miscarried the other is very hard to deal with. It was less sad for me, but a million times scarier. The first miscarriage broke and shattered my heart into a bajillion pieces. I don't think I'll ever be able to glue those back together completely.

I have some more in depth posts on my journey from my loss and infertility blog. Please feel free to email me at katie@babybumbleb.com for that blog link! I found the support I needed to make it through this past year and half online through blogs and message boards. I have been with a group of girls (20+ of us!) that I met on Babycenter for over a year and a half. We have our own private home now, but I can honestly say those 20+ girls are my best friends, as well as some fabulous women I have met through my blog. If I didn't have the internet, I don't know where I would be right now. There are some really fabulous resources out there on the web, and you can definitely find one or 2 or 5 that will help you.

There are tons of things I could say here, but the most important is to please remember our babies. We miss them a lot and think about them every day.

Here are some great resources in case you are looking for support, ways to support, or how to commemorate a special baby on this day.

October 15th
Stirrup Queens (List of 1000+ loss and IF blogs, loss support, etc)
Say It With Flowers
To Write Their Names In The Sand
Babycenter's Grief And Loss
Facts About Miscarriage
My Forever Child

Also something fabulous you can do to help out today is donate to The March Of Dimes! Baby Makin' Machine is currently holding a raffle and is 90% on the way to her goal! There are tons of prizes to be won and all the money foes 100% to The March Of Dimes!