EDD

My EDD have come and gone for both my angels.  I think the days leading up to them were the worst.  That and having a baby born on each of the days :(.  They are friends and I am happy for them but it hurst knowing I should have a 13 month old and a 2 week old.  I have good days and bad days just like anyone else would.  Its still hard because I want to talk about them.  I want people to know what an impact they made on my life even for the short time they were here.  I also know that it hurts.  And sometimes I just wish there was an easy way to make the hurt go away.  I wish I could just poof be better.  Sometimes when I get frustrated with the kids I think "this is why they were taken from me".  But I know that isn't true.  I just have less patience lately.  I need to work on it.  I feel better now that my EDD's have passed.

Oct 15th Infant loss remembrance

The code for the above graphic and additional awareness information can be found at Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Pregnancy. Special thanks to AK_Sapphire for providing them!Help spread the word by posting both of the above buttons. You can help raise awareness by also reading and following some or all of the suggestions in the post below, which was graciously and eloquently written by the lovely Antigone.


October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States. More than 25,000 children are stillborn in the United States every year leaving mothers, entire families and communities devastated. Estimates of the rate of occurrence of stillbirth make it at least as common as autism.
Stillbirth is not an intractable problem. Greater research would likely significantly reduce its incidence, but good research requires good data. H.R. 5979: Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act is under consideration by Congress. This proposed bill would standardize stillbirth investigation and diagnosis, thus providing more data for the needed research. Better research means fewer children born still.
On October 15th, remember the thousands of unfinished children lost and the families who remain to grieve them. Honor them by taking action. Let' s help pass H.R. 5979. 

Action Steps:
Step 1. Use Your Blog to Enlist Others
-Copy the contents of this entire post and publish it on your blog immediately.
GOAL: Enlist 10 of your readers to spread the word
Step 2. Use Your E-mail to Enlist Others
-E-mail 5 bloggers and ask them (nicely and in an unspammy way) to publish these action steps on their blog. Consider contacting celebrity bloggers, political bloggers, medical bloggers, or bloggers who are not part of your reading community.
GOAL: Enlist 3 bloggers outside of your normal blog sphere to spread the word in other online communities.
Step 3. Help Pass the Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act
-By October 15th, publish a post on your blog supporting H.R. 5979 Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act. For maximum impact, title your post: "Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act."
GOAL:1,000,000 Google results on October 15th when that term is searched for. Currently, Google only returns 20,400 pages - most of which have nothing to do with the bill.