We are coming up to both Sam's due date and my birthday (27/8). Having him due on my birthday was something that was originally quite sweet and funny, but now quite difficult. But to celebrate and remember Sam's short time, this year in the lead up we are wanting to raise money for Bears Of Hope Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support.

When you lose a baby, one of the hardest things is walking out of the hospital no longer pregnant and without your baby. To make this step a little bit easier, we were provided with a support package from Bears of hope, with a teddy bear to remember your baby. Most of these are donated in honour of other babies and by families who have also experienced a loss which makes you feel already that little bit less alone. 

Support packages also include things to remember your baby by as well as resources to connect to counselors and support groups, all of which are free and these were also something we found helpful throughout our journey.

These support resources comfort, acknowledge, empower, guide and inform families within the immediate days of their loss and beyond. These resources can be the difference between families leaving the hospital with or without immediate connection to a community of support ready for parents to lean on.

For every $50 we raise, a bear of hope will be donated in loving memory of our baby, Samuel James.