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Our Rainbow
As part of our ongoing partnership with MAM who donate 50p for every Rainbow Soother sold, Tommy’s sat down to chat with Samantha Jones, founder of the blog ‘Storms and Rainbows’ about her experiences of loss and what the term ‘rainbow baby’ means to her.
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“Being physically close with my baby made the loss much more bearable”
For many people, the loss of a baby leaves them feeling shocked, isolated and empty. It is difficult in this traumatic time to realise that later, you may treasure the memories of your baby you create. Mary shares her experience of spending time and making memories with her stillborn daughter, Alana.
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“I couldn’t have got through my pregnancy without the Rainbow Clinic”
Anne and Neil had a missed miscarriage before the arrival of their son Theodore, now 3. They sadly experienced two further losses before they were referred to the Rainbow Clinic at St Mary’s in Manchester. Their son, Albert, is now 8 months old.
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We will never forget those we have lost
Neither of us had ever contemplated miscarriage - it simply wasn’t in our thoughts. Yes we’d of course heard of it, but we never for one moment thought it would happen to us.
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“Like many people suffering grief, I experienced anger and blame and feelings of depression.”
Helen from Berkshire was delighted when she became pregnant for the first time. She sadly experienced a late miscarriage and lost her baby at 17 weeks. She had a further 2 miscarriages before her two healthy, happy rainbow children were arrived.
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“I didn’t know how to cope with the emptiness”
Jenna and her husband Jonathan from London lost three babies before falling pregnant for the 4th time. They now have a son called Harry who is 20 months old.
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“I felt an overwhelming rush of sadness: sadness for the loss of my first grandchild and sadness that my own baby was going through so much pain.”
Anne from North Wales reflects on how she supported her daughter who had a missed miscarriage at 12 weeks.
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"My hope, my heartbeat"
I was broken-hearted. I was isolated. I felt like I was up against a wall. I kept pushing forward and I would not give up.
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“Without Tommy’s, I don’t think we’d be where we are today”
Danielle and her husband Paul experienced a missed miscarriage before their first daughter Eva, 5, was born. They had 3 more heartbreaking losses before self-referring to Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. Danielle gave birth to baby Louie in July 2019.
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“Knowledge is what got us through this journey”
Ali and Daisy from London were excited when they found out they were expecting their second child in 2017. After a complicated first trimester, Daisy went into labour at 23 weeks gestation. Baby Jannah was born weighing just over 1 pound and spent 105 days in hospital before finally going home. This is Ali’s story.
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