Northside Hospital Perinatal Loss Office

Ways to Remember Your Baby 

This list includes organizations and companies

that were recommended by other parents.

The Northside Hospital Perinatal Loss Office is

not affiliated with any of the companies listed.

This list is in no particular order.

Name your baby

If you don’t know the gender of your baby,

use a gender-neutral name or a nickname.

Here is a list of names and their meanings: 

Create a baby album or storybook 

using your keepsakes and photos

If you are interested in creating a storybook, you can consult with

Betty Miller, a Heritage Makers representative.  Her first son was born

16 weeks too early and only lived for 2 short weeks.

The storybook that she created for him is a celebration of his life and includes

the only photos that they have of him as well as his entire life story.

Writing her baby's story was very healing and helped to restore peace in her heart. 

http://www.heritagemakers.com/252540

Create a memory box, collage, or shadowbox

Many keepsake boxes are homemade,

but they can also be purchased.

Plant flowers, bulbs, or a tree in remembrance of your baby

The entire family, including children, can particpate.

Each birth flower holds distinctive symbolic traits.

Below is a guide to each month's specific flower and the meaning tied to their petals:

January

Carnation: pride and gratitude with its gorgeous floral scent and abundant paper-like petals

February

Iris: faithfulness and virtue with its royal purple hues and elegant stem

March

Daffodil: affection and new beginnings with it's bright yellow tones and sunny disposition

April

Peonies: riches and honor with its full, rounded bloom full of paper-like petals

Lily: purity and humility with its sweet fragrance and large star-like petals

June

Rose: love and happiness with its encircling petals and famous scent

July

Delphinium: lightness with its refreshing fragrance and columned blooms

August

Dahlia: dignity and elegance with its rounded bloom full of lush petals available in many bright and rich colors

September

Aster: elegance and affection with its lush texture and jeweled hues

October

Calendula: joy and modesty with its bright hued petals and happy disposition

Chrysanthemum: optimism and cheerfulness with its hardy textures and bright myriad of available colors and types

December

Holly: good will with its vibrant red berries and hardy green leaves

Write an obituary or send an announcement

sample infant obits

http://babydekar.com/sample-infant-obituaries/

announcements

http://www.griefwatch.com/pl/announcements.htm

http://ferdinandsgifts.wordpress.com/2007/07/31/birthdeath-announcement/

http://www.aplacetoremember.com/pdshop/shop/category.aspx?catid=44

http://elegantmemorials.com/how-to-write-an-obituary/sample-obituaries

 

Write a letter to your baby. 

Talk about your plans for all your futures, your hopes and dreams.

Make it a whole story about your plans for the pregnancy,

the pregnancy itself and anything else you can think of.

Holiday Ornaments

Make or purchase ornaments that pay tribute to your baby.

http://dying.lovetoknow.com/Child_Loss_Ornament

 

http://www.findgift.com/gift-ideas/pid-47902/

 

http://www.intimeofsorrow.com/or55025.html

 

http://www.sundancedesigns.net/memorial_ornaments.htm

 

http://www.missinggrace.org/ShoppingCart.html

 

http://www.personalizationmall.com

 

http://www.kcic-christmas-ornaments.com/family_life_ornaments.htm

 

http://www.russellrhodes.com/products.asp?dept=91

 

http://lovingthemforever.com/memorialornaments.php

 

http://www.santasornamentshop.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?cat=Memorial&catid=1532

Have a pencil portrait drawn of your baby

http://www.pencil-portrait-drawing-artist.com/id195.html

http://www.sketchesbybethany.net/Memorials.htm

http://www.sketchesbybethany.net/Memorials.htm

http://www.portraitsbydana.com/

Memorial Bricks and Naming Opportunities

Share Atlanta

Remember Georgia's Children Foundation

Just a Cloud Away

Remembrance Kits, Angelversary Items

Heart Gems

Bereavement Jewelry

Each pendant carries  its own special meaning

http://www.myheartgems.com

Read about Heart Gems’ contribution to the Northside Perinatal Loss Program

http://www.myheartgems.com/articles.asp?id=135

Miscarriage Memories

cards, charms, pendants, ornaments, lapel pins, etc

http://www.miscarriagememories.com/servlet/StoreFront

Abbey Press has a pendant in the shape of a teardrop with a rose in the center to signify

Loss and never ending love, baby foot print  pins, angel pins, and angel necklaces.

www.abbeypress.com

The Shining Light Fund

Offers birthstone mother's bracelets, free of charge, as tangible remembrances of life

The March of Dimes Bereavement Kit for Parents

Includes an envelope with sections to put keepsakes, photos, ultrasound

pictures, and designated lines for information about the baby.

Call 1-888-MODIMES or email

askus@marchofdimes.com

Sara's Smile, Inc

Non-profit organization created for the sole purpose of

comforting bereaved mothers with a Sara Bear

www.sarasmile.org

HAIN (Heavenly Angels in Need)

Non-profit organization providing  baby clothing and memory boxes

to hospitals in their effort to help "families one angel at a time"

heavenlyangelsinneed.com/index.html

Certificate In Remembrance of a Heavenly Angel Lost

www.plannersguide.com/angel.htm

The Comfort Company

Sympathy poems and cards and bereavement and condolence gift ideas with

the hope of bringing comfort and remembrance to those who are grieving 

www.thecomfortcompany.net

My Forever Child

Memorial keepsakes, remembrance jewelry, and sympathy gifts to comfort

those touched by the loss of a child, no matter what age.

They also have pieces for trying to conceive with positive affirmations

and metaphysical gemstones for fertility and pregnancy support.

www.myforeverchild.com/store/Default.asp

La Belle Dame

Jewelry and cards to nurture and support the spirit, including a special line of

memorial jewelry for grandmothers and aunts

www.labelledame.com/miscarriage-infant-loss.html

Amy's Angels

Custom handmade products to raise money for families who have lost babies

http://www.shop.amysangels.com/main.sc

Little Angels Online Store

Books and other products that will help you deal with your  loss and help you put together

some special memories for your little one

http://www.littleangelsonlinestore.com/index.php

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Items

http://www.rememberingourbabies.net/store/Default.asp

Little Footprints

Keepsakes for miscarriage, stillbirth, infant, or child loss

http://www.freewebs.com/thelittlefootprints/index.htm

A Place to Remember

Support and memorial materials  for those who have been touched by a crisis in pregnancy

or the death of a baby including special baby books, music, keepsake items, and cards

www.aplacetoremember.com

Missing Grace Organization

List of memorial gift links

http://www.missinggrace.org/LinksMemorialsGifts.html

Acknowledgements

Gifts that send a lasting message of comfort and support to a grieving heart

http://www.acknowledgements.net/products/foreverloved.htm

Angel Babies in Heaven Memorial Stones

http://www.angelbabiesinheaven.net/Infant-Loss-Memorial-Keepsakes.html

Hanami Prints

Offers a safe place to honor the brief but beautiful life of a much loved

and much missed child.  Remembrance gifts to help you through the most

difficult of journeys – learning to live without your child.

Specialize in g unique items that can be personalized

with your photos, your thoughts, or your words

http://hanamiprints.com/zencart/

Birthstone Jewelry

Make or purchase jewelry using your baby’s birthstone.

January Gemstone: Garnet
January Birthstone Color: Deep Red

March Gemstone: Aquamarine, Bloodstone
March Birthstone Color: Pale Blue

 
April Gemstone: Diamond
April Birthstone Color: White, Clear

 
May Gemstone: Emerald
May Birthstone Color: Green

August Gemstone: Peridot, Sardonyx
August Birthstone Color: Pale Green

 
September Gemstone: Sapphire
September Birthstone Color: Deep Blue

October Gemstone: Opal, Pink Tourmaline
October Birthstone Color: Multi-color, Pink

 
November Gemstone: Citrine, Yellow Topaz
November Birthstone Color: Yellow

 
December Gemstone: Blue Topaz, Turquoise
December Birthstone Color: Blue