It is the birthday of our stillborn twin sons Alex and Ian today. They would have been 18 today. If they were hadn't died they would be adults, able to drink alcohol and drive. As it is, there are is too much over the years that they have missed out on. Always in our hearts. We have cake for them today to remember them, what was and what might have been.
As I do every year, I am sharing some recent online news stories related to pregnancy loss and grief.
In the face of grief, it’s hard to find the right words to say. What matters is that you keep trying, by
Ranjana Srivastava, in the Guardian, 11 September 2024.
Allanah lost her son when she was 22 weeks pregnant. Now she’s helping others through the grief of stillbirth, in the Guardian, 29 December 2024.
Outrage as company asks influencer [Brooklyn Larsen] for cot back after her baby died as they apologise for 'additional hurt', in National World, 24 March 2025.
'Sylvie was stillborn. It was tough to hear other babies cry', in BBC News, on 15 April 2025.
Parents, midwives call for better bereavement care training after stillbirth, in ABC News, 16 May 2025.
World’s most premature baby celebrates first birthday [21 weeks, 133 days], in the Guardian, 26 July 2025.
How Katharine, Duchess of Kent Broke Barriers by Speaking About Stillborn Son and the 'Devastating Effect on Me' in People on 5 September 2025.Memorial call for stillborn babies in mass graves, BBC News, 22 September 2025.
Count the Kicks: Football teams raise awareness for stillbirth rate, in Our Quad News, on 15 October 2025.
