With Father’s Day coming up on the 21st June in the UK, we are aware that it may be a difficult time for people for many different reasons. For bereaved fathers, this can be a particularly challenging and painful time. The loss of loved ones, and especially little ones lost too soon, it can feel immensely painful...
Talking About Pregnancy After Loss: How to Approach Conversations with Loved Ones Pregnancy after loss is something many people go through every day. Navigating your feelings can be hard enough, but sharing the news with family and friends can add another layer of complexity. Why Is It a Complex Topic? Finding out you’re pregnant after...
When you have been through baby loss or are struggling with any pregnancy-related crisis, the festive period can be particularly difficult. Whilst your friends and family are getting together to celebrate, you may want to take things a little slower and give yourself time and space to grieve – that is okay. At this time,...
Baby Loss Awareness Week this year is from 9-15 October. During this week, we locally, nationally and internationally remember all those little ones born too soon, born sleeping, unable to remain with us on earth. It’s a time to remember and share memories, to grieve, and to be supported and surrounded by others who know,...
Today, 22.8.24, is Rainbow 🌈 Baby Day. A time to celebrate those precious babies born after a previous loss. Happy days for some. Extremely difficult days for those who’ve not yet been able to have their Rainbow babies. We see many clients who have suffered such devastating loss of a baby within pregnancy. It often...
With Father’s Day coming up, another difficult day and another trigger for so many….. here are some thoughts about what may be helpful. Everyone grieves in different ways, which is OK and normal. Men sometimes grieve in different ways to women – men may like to ‘do’ something like go for a run, or dig...
Something that is not always talked about openly is an unexpected pregnancy and the hard decision that this can present. In this blog, I wanted to raise awareness of the issues raised for those who face the difficulties surrounding an unexpected pregnancy. It can often be a very anxious, complex and fearful time for those...
For many women, Mother’s Day is a day that is not always greeted with the same joy that card companies portray and is a reminder of baby loss, fertility issues or the loss of a Mother. Even for Mothers who have had children after baby loss, it can be a difficult day. Whether you...
Here at Pregnancy Crisis Care, we know that attending counselling can be a vulnerable thing to do, especially when you’re feeling so low and we’re very aware of how scary it can be, reaching out and taking this brave first step to seek help. However the first step no matter how small will help make...