October is National Infant Loss Awareness Month

October is the National Infant Death Awareness month

The reason for this month is to educate and teach people about infant loss as well as to remember our precious childeren that we lost.

Many people that haven't experienced loss choose not to listen and to learn because they are uncomfortable talking about it, for those of us living each day in these set of shoes, we have no choice. I think the most important thing to learn from loss of our childeren is to help others understand and teach them a little at the same time.

These are true facts

last year there were almost 1 Million Infant Deaths:

900,000 infant losses

26,000 Still born Losses

19,000 Neonatal Losses

These numbers do not included childeren lost to SIDS

Each day 2,739 infants die

In 1998 Congress made October the Official Infant Awareness month for 1 million good reasons

~Kisses to Heaven~
Today I sent a kiss to Heaven
I'm encouraging all of you to try
For if I have shared this with you
You have had a child die.
This kiss came from deep inside
And I know that it truly was received
Right after I had sent my kiss
A calming breeze surrounded me.
Not only that, a wind chime rang
From where I do not know
But I felt my children smile at me
And say they love me so.
Take a kiss within your hands
And look up to the sky
Release that kiss with loving care
Now please try not to cry.
Once your kiss is off to them
To Heaven's gate above
Just look for any single sign
Of your child's precious love.
~Unknown Author~