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Hi Kate, I like Joy’s ideas, and we did very
similar things when our little one died in June, friends gave us 2 Angel Face
roses, and a couple of David Austen roses, and we have planted a garden in
memory of our little girl with each of our children having their own special
plant for her. The children and my husband also wrote
either a poem or a letter to her and placed it in her casket with a family
photo of us all and a rose. There are so many wonderful ways of saying
goodbye, and I guess with knowing ideas others have used they will then be able
to choose their own special way of remembering their babies. We also dressed our baby in a new set of
clothes I had bought for her during the pregnancy, and my sister bought a
beautiful shawl to wrap her in.� We
wanted to keep the clothing she wore before her burial so that is kept in her
memory box along with her hospital name tag and card, photos and sympathy cards
we �received at the time. Basically we kept everything so we can
pull it out and remember whenever we like. Photos were really important to us, and we
have a special baby album with all the photos taken after her birth. Were the couple in your care able to have
photos taken? Even if they don’t want to keep them
in an album for all to see, they could just have them put away for themselves when
they need to pull them out. Amanda -----Original
Message----- Hi I'm a first year BMid. A
little over a month ago, one of my follow through women had stillborn twins.
Because she is still quite ill (and in hospital), the funeral is yet to be held
and we have just starting to talk about momentos. We've covered a lot, but I
wanted any other ideas. We've talked about: �
photos �
foot, hand & lip
prints �
hair & nail clippings �
body tracing �
hospital bracelets �
cot name cards �
cord clamps �
tape measure �
blanket �
clothing �
anything that has come
into contact with the babies �
memory box Any
other ideas would be gratefully received. Kate |
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