Pregnancy & Infant Loss Resources
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Online Information & Resources
Stillbirthday A pregnancy loss is still a birthday. Find a birth and bereavement doula in your area. Tons of information and resources. Connect with others and find support. Personal stories & photos. A globally recognized authority on pregnancy loss in any trimester. Sufficient Grace Ministries "Comforting others with the comfort we have received..." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Bereaved Parents of the USA The Grief Toolbox Tools for you as you are walking through grief. Still Standing Magazine Surviving child loss and infertility The Birdhouse Project Founded by Kris Munsch after the tragic death of his teenage son. Excerpt taken from their website: "The Birdhouse Project is the first project-based healing tool of its kind. It was built around the belief that growth is most evident when people experience, reflect on that experience, and act in more beneficial ways because of their examined experience." I have personally attended one of their workshops and it is thought-provoking and life changing. Everyone journeys through grief and loss in some form or fashion: child loss, death of a parent or spouse, the loss and grief experienced by foster and adopted children, past abuse, parental divorce, and so forth. If you have a chance to attend a Birdhouse Project workshop, take it, it is a very healing experience. |
For Bereaved Dads
Books A Guide For Fathers: When A Baby Dies Grieving Dad--Love is Forever Downloadable Guides Dads & Bereavement Blogs A Blog for Fathers When a Baby Dies Grieving Dads Websites Bereaved Parents of the USA--For Fathers |
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Remembrance Photography
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Providing the gift of remembrance photography for parents suffering the loss of a baby. Visit website to find a photographer in your area. |
Recommended Books
Immediate Decisions
From the back of the book: "Every mother has the right to an informed decision to include comprehensive support in birth and bereavement." This book will do just that by guiding you through medical terminology, developing birth plans, postpartum information and steps to planning a farewell celebration. This is the book I give to everyone I encounter that is facing pregnancy loss in any trimester.
I Will Hold You In My Heart Forever
A baby book designed specifically for your angel
In A Heartbeat
A beautiful devotional for those who have lost a baby
Ghostbelly
A mother recounts her indescribable grief after delivering a stillborn son, her shocking and intimate bonding with the baby's body before the burial, and the impossible task of saying goodbye.
Sufficient Grace
Answers the questions many people ask when in the face of tragedy.
From the back of the book: "Every mother has the right to an informed decision to include comprehensive support in birth and bereavement." This book will do just that by guiding you through medical terminology, developing birth plans, postpartum information and steps to planning a farewell celebration. This is the book I give to everyone I encounter that is facing pregnancy loss in any trimester.
I Will Hold You In My Heart Forever
A baby book designed specifically for your angel
In A Heartbeat
A beautiful devotional for those who have lost a baby
Ghostbelly
A mother recounts her indescribable grief after delivering a stillborn son, her shocking and intimate bonding with the baby's body before the burial, and the impossible task of saying goodbye.
Sufficient Grace
Answers the questions many people ask when in the face of tragedy.
Memorials
Perfect Memorials
It's a fact that military families typically move from duty station-to-duty station frequently. When a family has lost a child, this can be particularly difficult because they are forced to leave their child behind in the grave. One couple that I spoke with decided to have their baby cremated, and then have her ashes placed in an urn, which was then placed in a specially made teddy bear from Perfect Memorials. This did two things for them, they were able to take their child's remains with them to each new home, and they were, in a sense, also able to "hold" their baby by holding the teddy bear. I recognize that this is not for everyone, however, it is another way to find a solution to an already difficult circumstance. Perfect Memorials also has many other items to remember your loved one or pet, from urns to jewelry and outdoor memorials.
Bastian's Bears
Bastian's Bears are handmade memory bears created with love for those who are missing a lost child.
It's a fact that military families typically move from duty station-to-duty station frequently. When a family has lost a child, this can be particularly difficult because they are forced to leave their child behind in the grave. One couple that I spoke with decided to have their baby cremated, and then have her ashes placed in an urn, which was then placed in a specially made teddy bear from Perfect Memorials. This did two things for them, they were able to take their child's remains with them to each new home, and they were, in a sense, also able to "hold" their baby by holding the teddy bear. I recognize that this is not for everyone, however, it is another way to find a solution to an already difficult circumstance. Perfect Memorials also has many other items to remember your loved one or pet, from urns to jewelry and outdoor memorials.
Bastian's Bears
Bastian's Bears are handmade memory bears created with love for those who are missing a lost child.
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Grief Support Groups The Compassionate Friends
Providing grief support after a child dies. Search for support groups that meet in your area. |
Lawton/ Fort Sill, Oklahoma Resources
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Prenatal/ Pregnancy
Funeral Homes
Whinery Huddleston Funeral Service
6210 NW Cache Road Lawton, OK (580) 536-0211 Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home 632 C Ave. Lawton, OK 73501 (580) 353-1113 Becker-Rabon Funeral Home 1502 Fort Sill Blvd. Lawton, OK 73507 (580) 353-3030 |
Remembrance Photography
Grief Support Groups
The Compassionate Friends
Lawton/Ft. Sill Chapter Chapter Phone Line (580) 215-3479 Meets at: Comanche Co. Memorial Hospital Maple Room 2 3401 W Gore Blvd Lawton, OK 73505-6332 |