stillbirth and neonatal death board.please?

[HijHij]

Can we have a specific stillbirth and neonatal death board
All the miscarriage posts seem to be early loss and bereavement feels to be adult bereavement.

What about the babies who never had a chance to just be?

I support

@flashbac

Yes definitely. A miscarriage and a stillbirth are two very, very different things.

This.

I support this - on the Bereavement board currently it's very clear that late pregnancy/neonatal bereavement is a very different experience - it needs its own space.

Supportive

I 100% support this. Not suffered this terrible loss myself but I know several people who have.

Having only ever miscarried at 12-14 weeks myself, and knowing someone who had a stillborn at something like 30 weeks, I can see how very different these experiences are. I support women having a place to discuss this.

I support this. ❤️

This is a brilliant idea.

I’d be very supportive of this. When I lost my son 13 years ago MN was a life saver. I mean that literally. At that point I was able to access fabulous support from women who’d trod my path.

I know this won’t be a popular perspective but for a number of years I tried to play an active part in the baby loss threads but eventually became overwhelmed by the mums wanting support for an early miscarriage. It’s a loss I’ve also suffered but it’s very very different and it was too much emotional labour expended at people who had no idea about my own loss.

Please please establish a place for late/neonatal loss.

I support this 100%

@flashbac

Yes definitely. A miscarriage and a stillbirth are two very, very different things.

100% this

I found so much support on MN when our son died in NICU. A specific board would hopefully help provide others with even more support if they also experience death of a baby

I support it too

I can totally see why you'd want to cut down on the number of sections as many barely get any use. but this one feels like a no-brainer.

(In a way you'd hope that it wouldn't have high levels of traffic either, but would be super-meaningful to those posting there.)

I’d support this
I’ve had a miscarriage and a stillbirth and both were very different experiences with different support required

I'm in support of this too

Not something I have experienced but I very much support it for those who have.

I would have loved this 7 years ago when I lost my daughter.

I support this too

Agree 1000%

J would also support this.

Totally in support of this.

In complete support of this

My best friend went through this and it was heartbreaking to see her pain.

I support this idea too.

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