Kiddipedia
The loss of a baby or a child is undoubtedly the most devastating, heartbreaking experience anyone could possibly endure.
It’s common for many parents to experience intense and profound feelings of despair, loss, and heartache and is left living their lives like a piece of it is missing
It’s the deep feelings of maternal and paternal love for a child you never had the chance to know
If you’re a parent who has lived an experience such as this, and or a friend or family member who is supporting a grieving family or someone who would love to have greater knowledge and perspective on what parents live through, then this chat is for you
To help talk to us about this today we welcome our special guest special guests Amelia Walker and Chris Barnes from the Gidget Foundation
We ask Amelia and Chris questions including:
- What has been your exposure to parents who have experienced the trauma of baby or child loss?
- Is there a difference in which a mother mourns to how a father emotionally lives through life events? If so, how?
- How long can the acute mourning stage of grief last? In some cases, this process can last for years?
- What types of perinatal loss does Gidget Foundation assist with?
- How important do you think it is to commemorate and pause to remember the lives of babies who have died during pregnancy, or soon after birth and in infancy?
- What are some of the most common feelings and experiences parents face?
- Why is it important to allow yourself to grieve in your own way and in your own time?
- How can rituals be an important part of dealing with grief?
- What are some of the common triggers for parents? How do they differ from male to female, mother to father?
- What is the impact of grief and loss on families?
For Gidget Foundation’s full article, please go to: https://kiddipedia.com.au/a-guide-to-coping-with-reminders-of-your-pregnancy-and-child-loss/
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