More ideas in memory of your baby

Here are a few ideas of other things you could do in memory of your baby x

• Create an online memorial page sharing your story and allowing others to leave messages and light virtual candles for your baby. You can do this for free. Alexandra's was created via the "gone too soon" website, but there are others too. Do a search on the internet and choose the one you like best. Click here to visit Alexandra's website. Please light her a candle on your way through x 

• Create a space in your garden dedicated to your baby. You can fill this space with little items that you come across whilst out and about over time, such as little windmills, fairies, wind chimes, winnie the pooh etc. If you do a search on the internet, you may even find a flower with your babies name that you can plant in memory of your baby.

• Have a shelf in your living room or bedroom again dedicated with little things for your baby. We have a shelf with Alex's little sculpture, her candles, her giraffe identical to the one she was buried with, some angel ornaments, her photo and her portrait. If you can't make it to your babies grave, it's comforting to have somewhere special you can put flowers and light a candle instead x

• Have a portrait created in memory of your baby. We can very highly recommend Sue Fernandes who did Alex's portrait. She can create one for you even if you don't have pictures of your baby. Click here for further details.

• You may like to get your photo's re-touched. There are a number of people who specialize in this service particularly for those who have lost a baby. They are able to remove bruising, marks, tubes etc or some can even create special pictures of your baby with you, on a cloud or with angels for example. Here is a link to a lady who we can recommend. Please be warned there are lots of pictures of baby's on this website. Vicky creates really beautiful pictures and has lost a baby herself so completely understands how important your pictures are x Click here for her website and contact details. Click here for another website we found via sands also specializing in this service.

• Name a star - You can have a star dedicated to your baby which will come along with a little gift pack. You can do a search on the internet to find the best gift package for you x

• If your baby was cremated and you have ashes, there is an option of having some of your babies ashes made into jewellery. Click here for a website we found who offer this service, although we can not recommend just yet as we have not heard of anyone who has had this done. Please let us know if you have had this done & what you thought.

• Keep a journal in which to write to your baby and also to write down your private thoughts and feelings. There's something very thereputic in putting pen to paper x

• From Amy - I am currently making embroidery samplers for my three babies whom I lost to miscarriage.  It is common for people to do these when babies are born, so I felt I wanted to make one for each of my babies, who are no longer with me, but are living somewhere else and have left an imprint on earth and in my heart.