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Stillbirth: “Losing Wren changed how I see the world” - Katie’s Story

This Baby Loss Awareness Week, Katie shares how her pregnancy with her first baby Wren in 2019 was wonderfully smooth but sadly Katie had a stillbirth at 41 weeks pregnant. Katie and her husband were introduced to Sands and a Sands memory box meant they could leave the hospital holding something of Wren. Katie also shares how the Sands online community helped her through her darkest days including decision making around Wren’s funeral. She has since gone on to offer advice and support to other bereaved mums within the online community. Katie went on to fundraise for Sands making Christmas cards and prints which raised over £3,000. A talented author and illustrator, Katie has also written a book celebrating Wren called ‘Beyond’. ‘Beyond’ is the story of a bereaved mother penguin and the journey she goes on and has been published by Puffin. Katie’s hope is that families who have been through baby loss can use her book to start the conversation about the babies that can’t stay, and that bereaved parents see some of themselves in the book.

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