Stillbirth Support Group
This community is dedicated to those who have been impacted by a stillbirth. A stillbirth occurs when a fetus which has died in the uterus, during labor, or during delivery exits a woman's body. For help and support, share your experiences and learn how others coped. Don't forget that you are not alone.
The first 2 weeks I was in shock and in full grief mode with all the text book symptoms. I don't remember much of those 2 wk. I managed to only do 1 - 2 tasks in a day. But my husband and I got out in nature every day. We found so much comfort in it. We talked openly about our feeling.
Each week has been getting a tiny bit easier.
Wasn't until about wk 5 that I could do things I normally do such as meditation and diary writing. Before I was just in survival mode!
Here is a list I what I have done -
Meditate.
Yoga
Gratitude with my husband every night.
Read our promised that we made to our baby every day.
Open and honest discussions with my husband has provided so much comfort
Counselling
Healing (Reiki)
Share my story with anyone that I feel comfortable sharing with and will listen!
Share photos of my baby girl with everyone I can!
Made a photo album of our baby girl
Made a movie of all the photos of her
We are scattering her ashes into the ocean as the whales migrate past with their calves
I wrote a book about her soul moving on (she is a whale now ;). I will have it illustrated and printed.
We have some art work that is being commissioned in memory of her.
My husband had a ring made in memory of her.
Diary write: write letters to my girl, describe my birth etc etc
Take it really easy and note put too much pressure on myself to do anything.
I haven't returned to work yet
Taken up an old hobbie that used to make me really feel alive (surfing). Husband happy with this!
Being in nature
Listen to music that helps access emotion.
"not now time" try and give myself a break from thinking
Burn a candle every night for her
Cry a lot
Reach out to friend that really understand.
Reaching out to others that have had a still birth
Use 24hr support line for still births
Sleeping tablets!
xxx