About this blog

The intent of this blog is to form an interactive community where parents of dead babies can come together and swap information, stories, tears, memories and encouragement. This is designed to be a neutral place. We are not religious nor are we anti-religious. Come as you are. You can sign the guest book, add your baby(ies) to the baby name memory list, review books on infant death, add warnings about movies and books that contain a dead baby, add your blog to our directory or a number of other things. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or would like to see something added to this blog. Rule One: be kind to each other. We're all in this together. We all suffer and miss our babies madly.

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If you are new to blogging and would like to be featured please let us know! Looking for parents who are new to this community and are looking for some peer support.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Approaching Gloom or Joy?

Whether you celebrate religiously or not, Christmas can be a tough time after the loss of a loved one, especially a child.  All of the expectations you had of the season; the family events you attend, minus one; questions from insensitive people or people who don't know about your loss; wanting to escape or be alone.  Many of us deal with one or all of these issues.  Here are some tips I found on various sites.  Feel free to comment with your own tips.

http://www.opentohope.com/?post=surviving-the-holidays

http://sids-network.org/survhol.htm

www.griefshare.org/holidays