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The secret club none of us wanted to join

I know that after Gabriel died it seemed that I was running into pregnant women everywhere. The grocery. Church. Out running errands. And if they weren't pregnant, they often had little kids and babies. Lots of babies. Everywhere I went, seemed like.

I've heard other moms say they felt this way, as well.

What was hard to remember is that often we are also seeing moms who have had babies die. I have heard statistics that indicate that 1 out of 4 pregnancies results in a pregnancy loss. It may be as high as 1 out of 3. Crazy. Unreal.

So why do people not talk about it? Why must grieving moms feel so alone? What if there was a symbol so that we could recognize each other?

A while back I ordered some rubber band bracelets. They are very similar to the yellow 'lance armstrong' bracelets, but with different wording. The white ones say "Remembering Our Babies" and have little footprints. I have heard that dads are wearing these, as well. When it was requested to make smaller ones for siblings I ordered the pink/blue swirl ones that say "Remembering" with footprints.

I sell these bracelets on my site.

ORIGINAL bracelets are White, and debossed with the words "Remembering Our Babies". They also have a small baby feet symbol. These are an adult size. They are 8.5 inches measured around the bracelet.

PINK/BLUE SWIRL bracelets are SMALLER youth size for women with small wrists or for siblings. These say REMEMBERING and have the baby feet logo. They are 7.5 inches measured around the bracelet.

These are perfect for support groups, mementos for memory walks, or to use in fundraising. Bulk pricing is available, please email me at nickwilberg@hotmail.com. I try to keep a quantity in stock but may need to reorder depending on demand.

peace-
emily

Hanami Prints

I just discovered this site and wanted to share it with all of you- so many beautiful items. They have gorgeous jewelry, angel announcements, candles, and so many rememberance items. They are offering free shipping until 4/30

They also have a page with quite a few quotes. Some of my favorites I found there include:

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough
— Tagore

There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart
— Gandhi

Hanami Prints

Hanami Prints Quotes Page

Beautiful Bracelets

Rose from SHARE emailed me about these gorgeous bracelets

She writes:
I’ve been making these for years. The first one I made was several years ago as a gift to my friend Barb (whose baby’s name I had your sister write in the sand) on the 3rd anniversary of Hannah’s stillbirth. I had just started making jewelry as a hobby, and it sort of snowballed from there. I ended up making 15 of them that we sold at the Angel Ball that year, and I have given them often as gifts and donations to silent auctions, etc. I usually don’t sell them as it’s such a special bracelet to me, and I feel guilty making money from it.

Any money made is going to benefit SHARE. Take a look. If you click on the photo to make it larger it shows even more 'sparkly'- the photo doesn't really do it justice.

Thanks, Rose!

peace-
emily