Photo Retouching
Here is the place we used – they were amazing (and free)! They preserved the beauty of Malou but took away the signs of her death
BabyAngelPics
And here’s another option
BabyPhotoRetouch
Others who have been there
A list of blogs and resources
BabyLossDirectory
Books that have helped me
Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby by Deborah L. Davis
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief by Martha W. Hickman
When Ghosts Speak by Mary Ann Winkowski
Information and Support
We received support from this group
and it is therefore written In Danish
Here are some English options
International Stillbirth Alliance
SANDS
SHARE
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance
SIDS Alliance
Legislation to support
House of Representative Bill 5979
Preventing Stillbirth and SUID Act of 2008
What to do when your baby is stillborn
Practical advice here
Mementoes
Personalized jewelry at
Mountain Girl Jewelry and My Forever Child
Personalized clothing and other items
Name Fan Club
A Place to Get Away
What a compassionate idea – giving a respite to parents of seriously ill children or whose children have died
Faith’s Lodge
Professional Photography
Offering beautiful photography services
(if you know in advance of birth that your child will not survive)
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
Free “Birth Certificates” for Stillborn Babies
The Church of the Holy Innocents in NYC
You can apply online here.
I’ll update more as needed – your comments and suggestions are also very welcome!
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