Rest In Hope: A Day of Remembrance ~ October 15 + CYG2012 Day 15

Half-way through the month of October, a month proclaimed in 1988 as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, this is our Day of Remembrance. This is the day we publicly proclaim the lives of our babies. The babies we carried in our womb. Some we never met, some that were born but never cried, some that cried but only briefly before they left us all too soon.

This day brings mixed emotions for me. It is half-way between two of my losses. My Christian whom I celebrate on October 1st and may daughter Bailey who was born at 25wks 5days on October 30th. This year has been particularly hard and I'm not exactly sure why. I think it may have to do with this being Bailey's 17th birthday. Seventeen years! It's hard for me to wrap my mind around it being that long. Sometimes it feels like yesterday.

But today, today I want to be a proud Momma. I want to tell everyone that will listen that I have more than one child. That's right, the child you see me at the store with is my only living son. I have three other children as well and they are just as much loved as the son that stands right beside me. You can't see them but they are near. They are in my heart. I named them. It doesn't matter to me that two of them were only alive for weeks or that one of them lived for two days outside of me. It doesn't matter because they were all wanted, all loved, and I had dreams for each one of them.

So today, I am the voice of my children gone too soon. I encourage you to share your child today as well. Perhaps you came across this post and you have never lost a child, well then consider yourself lucky because 1 in every 4 women will experience a loss of this type. 1 in 4 will have their life changed forever. So chances are you know someone that has lost a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. You may say that you don't know anyone but I would bet you if you shared the graphic below on your personal Facebook page that your friends would let you know that they have had a loss. Women have lived these losses in quiet and alone for years and only until you have a loss or you show support for those that have will you know the extent of how affected you are in your little circle of the world. Please help us break the silence and support those that have lost a baby today!

You are welcome to use or share the profile graphic or timeline cover below to raise awareness and remember our babies today. The graphics for you to use or share can be found here.