Edann-Rose and I are walking 100K in September for families facing baby loss
Edann-Rose and I have committed to walking 100K in September for every much-loved baby sadly not here today.
Sands ensure that everyone affected by the loss of a baby gets the support they need and deserve when facing the toughest of times. They campaign for change, provide training for midwives and healthcare professionals, and support research so that fewer babies die and so that less families experience the tragedy of losing their baby. Anything you are able to donate means so much.
Our Story
Monday 13th September 2021, 24 weeks pregnant, the day I knew our world was going to come crashing down around us. I hadn’t felt your movements through the night but convinced myself you must be sleeping. I phoned Broomfield Hospital midday as I knew something really wasn’t right. They told me to make my way into the hospital but to come alone due to COVID restrictions. 13:05 I left alone, cold at heart, the longest drive of my life, sitting in a waiting room just to hear my name called, hour after hour went by and the midwife came in to get me.
15.30 the time the midwife told me that she couldn’t find your heartbeat, the time I thought it's okay she's just 'hiding'
16.05 the time our world came crashing down, the time we found out you had flown to heaven
I didn’t know where to go next, then came the Blossom Suite team who made something so terrible into something bearable. They took me into a beautiful room filled with memories, not fear. A double bed where I thought wow they actually thought about partners rather than a beanbag, a coffee machine, a treat cupboard filled with goodies but I didn’t want that. I wanted my little girl.
Doctor after doctors, blood test after blood test, it was time to take ‘the tablet’ the tablet to start my labour, but it was 3 months too early I wasn’t ready for this moment. Blossom-Rose was due 3rd January 2022 not now.
Thursday 16th September 2021 at 05:05 we flooded you with tears, we held you until we had to lay you back into the cool cot where you peacefully slept until it was time for us to say goodbye for the last time.
During the past 6 years Pearce and I have suffered with the loss of 12 babies just to get the babies we have earth side now, the support isn't out there enough for baby loss however with friends and family that have suffered also we've always tried to support to help them as much as we can along the way like we had the support when we lost our Blossom-Rose.
