We at stillbirthday believe that there are 5 seasons in birth and bereavement:
- Life before birth (this includes your life, who you were, what you were like, your childhood, as well as your pregnancy and your baby’s life in pregnancy)
- Birth (birth is a season unto itself)
- The Welcoming (immediate postpartum)
- The Farewell (however this looks like for you in your unique situation)
- The Healing Journey (your full life after loss)
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In this longterm Healing Journey, stillbirthday has valuable resources for you:
- Getting Pregnant Again
- Long Term Bereavement Support
- Becoming Support, or, Becoming Involved in Support
Join the stillbirthday team:
- Become an SBD doula
- SBD Doulas & Chaplains (valuable PDF printable pages for hospitals)
- Lactation Professionals
- Love Cupboard Coordinators
- Love Cupboards by location
- SBD News Team
- SBD Prayer Team (email Heidi Faith)
- Mentorship Team
- Mentorship Introduction
- Mentorship Program
- Rate Your Mentor
- Local Representative – Spread the Word
- become a sponsor (giveaways information as well)
- host a workshop in your area
Stillbirthday has a number of ways you can connect with others:
- Visit our sharing page!
- SBD Forum and stillbirthday parties
- utilize our mentorship
- add to our birth & bereavement blogroll
- share your baby’s name
- share your baby’s stillbirthday
- purchase a stillbirthday cake
- add to the “spoiler” list of media that contains babyloss subjects
- add to our birth & bereavement diversity resources
- club and chat
- fill it in
- SBD questions
Feedback opportunities:
- leave comments for other mothers
- submit feedback to the site creator
- enjoy giveaway opportunities
- answer surveys we hold (search “outside insight” for more)
- nominate & vote for stillbirthday
Help your community:
Tell your doctor about our birth professional training!
We have a printable resource you can take with you, at the training registration page.
We also have a valuable “Documentation Guide for Hospitals” in our About Doulas page.
Other Ways of Being Involved:
- participate in news/events/training (submit, add to, join)
- be a part of our Debris Day
- list your services for anything that support families enduring pregnancy loss
- spread the word about stillbirthday (online letters and “buttons”)
- recieve stillbirthday business cards
- invite Heidi to speak at your next engagement including presenting a special workshop!
- invite Heidi to teach a maidenhood class (2-10 students)
