I’m taking part in Sands Ribbon Run
I’m taking part in Sands Ribbon Run this Baby Loss Awareness Week 9-15 October.
Support me as I take on 5, 10 or 15km in support of Sands, helping them to continue to build a world where more babies survive and more families receive the happy ending they deserve.
Ribbon Run is a sponsored run, walk or jog where thousands of people come together to remember their babies and raise funds for Sands. It’s free to sign up and it’s up to you how you take part. You can run it, walk it, push it, or jog it; alone or with friends and family.
By sponsoring me, you are helping Sands break the silence around baby loss and to continue to save babies’ lives.
£3 - could provide a Sands birth certificate for a baby whose birth cannot be registered through a register office.
£10 - could provide a hand and footprint kit to help create memories.
£20 - could provide a bereaved family with a memory box to help create and keep safe precious and lasting memories of their baby.
£35 - could answer a call from someone reaching out for support who has been through pregnancy loss or the death of a baby.
£100 - could help ensure every hospital in the UK has a dedicated Sands volunteer to help healthcare professionals access our training, guidance and support.
My Achievements
Fundraising page
Updated Profile Pic
Added a Blog Post
Received 5 Donations
Raised £100
Raised £150
Reached Goal
Increased Target
My Updates
My angel Sophie
Tuesday 27th Aug I sadly lost my daughter Sophie at 16 weeks +3. Totally unexpected & happened so suddenly. The day before I lost her, I had slight bleeding, which I thought was a UTI. I went to a & e & I wasn't checked & just left. As I had a GT test the following morning, I thought it would be best to go home & rest. I wasn't allowed any food due to the GT test. I started having period pains around 7.30am when I went to hospital. I gave them a urine sample & started the GT test process. They layed me on the bed to listen to my baby's heartbeat. They struggled to find it, but I thought, it's OK, baby is tiny. I'd never heard it before. So, they brought in a bedside scan. That's when everything stopped & my world completely shattered. An empty womb with just the top of my baby's head. I completely broke down & my waters broke. I knew it was all over & I wished it wasn't. I was taken to delivery suite where my baby was delivered. It was a girl. So tiny, so perfect. I couldn't stop crying. My body retained the placenta & I was badly hemorrhaging. I was rushed to theatre where the placenta was removed. I had a d & c & 2 blood transfusions. I wasn't very well. The hospital took good care of me. I was treated like a queen & my Sophie like a princess. They made the whole process bearable in my worst nightmare. I hope to have another baby, not to replace Sophie, but to ease my suffering. Always remembered, always loved, always missed. I wish this never happened to me.Thank you to my Sponsors
£42.40
Angela Sargeant
£21.20
Lauren Barnett
Good luck Carly and Angela
£21.20
Mama To Angel Sophie & Baby Unknown
£20
Jill Mcvey
Good luck
£10.60
Den
Good luck to you and your Mum raising money for a brilliant cause. Den x
£10.60
Theresa Mills
£10.60
Clare Nash
£10
Lisa Brown
£10
Josephine
£5.30
Mark Hills
£5.30
Paul Rouse
£5
Vanessa
Good Luck Carly xx
£5
Louise Murphy
Always in my thoughts Sophie
I am doing this in support of ALL babies that have been lost - Go Us!! XXX