Lauren’s story

Lauren’s story

Lauren’s love “I was full to the brim with grief. There was anger, there were so many why’s and what if’s?” And so much longing for Kitty, all whilst still trying to be present for my son.” Kitty was stillborn just a few days before Lauren’s elective...
Answers for Elsie: Maddie’s story

Answers for Elsie: Maddie’s story

Answers for Elsie: Maddie’s story “I trusted the hospital team when they told me not to worry. The next day, my baby died.”  Elsie was stillborn at 34 weeks at Queens Hospital in Nottingham on 23 December 2024. Maddie and her partner, Corey-Jack, were among the...
Rebecca’s story

Rebecca’s story

Hope between heartbreaks: Rebecca’s story  “I kept saying to the midwives, ‘I don’t want to do this again. I know how this is going to go. I don’t want to be here again.’ But I had no choice. Here we are. Again.”  After the devastating experience of losing her twins,...
Georgia’s story

Georgia’s story

Honouring Oaklee: Georgia’s story Here, Georgia, 23 shares in her own beautiful and emotional words, the shock, confusion and shame of her baby boy, Oaklee, being stillborn at 36 weeks and 4 days, and how Petals Counselling saved her My beautiful son was sadly...
Chloe & Adam’s story

Chloe & Adam’s story

Remembering Ronnie – Chloe’s story of love, loss and healing On 12 June 2025, 17 weeks into her pregnancy, Chloe delivered her beautiful baby boy, Ronnie. After a long, difficult labour that included emergency intervention, he was placed in her arms.  “He...