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Photographing 15 Faces of Baby Loss - Fiona Russell
Joanne Lewis • 15 October 2019
My baby boy was perfect - he just feel asleep.
October 15th is Baby Loss Awareness Day. At 7pm there is an an international wave of light that flows around the world for 24 hours - so please light a candle between 7 and 8pm for all the babies gone too soon. I will be meeting other bereaved parents at Hertford Castle tonight so we can light our candles and remember our babies together. Please feel free to join us if you live locally in Hertford, Ware, Buntingford, Harlow or Bishops Stortford.
This also means we have reached the end of our 15 Faces of Baby Loss (for this year) and I would like to end by introducing a beautiful woman I met at my first ever SANDS meeting. Fiona has only shared a few words, but they say it all really.
I lost my son Ernie at 34+4 weeks. He was born still. Ernie was my only pregnancy - I was never pregnant again, and will never have a rainbow baby.
My son was perfect and there was nothing wrong with me - he just feel asleep.
The pregnancy had been ok until the last trimester. I was quite poorly but they all said it was just being pregnant. I gave birth to Ernie at the Addenbrooks hospital and had counselling with Petals Charity - the staff were all amazing and helped me through.
I miss him every minute of every day.
A picture of Santa and me...
... Buy one, Get one Free*
... a second print using the same photo for free*
... a mounted print of a photo she's created for me*
I couldn't let Black Friday 2020 go by without some amazing deals for my wonderful and valued customers... I've missed you all so much this year, but have loved the few shoots I was able to squeeze in between lockdowns and Home Education. With all the optimism I can muster for next year (I am naturally a pretty positive person) I am offering some spectacular deals on vouchers for my Hertford Studio and outdoor or on-location sessions next year (packages may be given as gifts, but please confirm preferred locations around Hertfordshire and some parts of London, Cambridgeshire and Essex with me before booking).
You will need: an egg box scissors black and white paint paint brush googly eyes glue (hot glue gun ideally) black felt tip pen string or ribbon for hanging
You will need: an egg box scissors white paint paint brush black felt tip pen or sharpie goggly eyes and glue (optional)
You will need: an egg box scissors Orange (or yellow and red) paint paint brush black felt tip pen or sharpie lollypop stick glue green paper/card for leaf
You will need: an egg box scissors black paint paint brush googly eyes glue Red paper/card for bow-tie White paper/card for shirt and teeth
You will need: an egg box scissors green and black paint (or I used a green egg box for the head) paint brush googly eyes glue black paper/card for hat orange paper/card for hair
