Death

Apr 19, 20215 min read

THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH ABOUT MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY

Full term abortions - a phrase that doesn't reflect science or medicine and that should have no place in the birthing community.

Dec 20, 20198 min read

Handling heartache during the festive season: When hello means goodbye

How to cope with baby loss during the festive season.

Jul 17, 20192 min read

THE BABY LOSS CLUB

The loneliest club in the world… The Baby Loss Club is not for the fainthearted. It is a club with non-negotiable terms and lifelong...

Jun 4, 20185 min read

There is nothing ordinary about death

Photo by Burst on Pexels.com Just an ordinary Saturday morning. In an ordinary mall. In an ordinary clothing store stall. Trying on quite...

Apr 17, 20181 min read

Ode to an Angel

I look at your perfect little ears and I hear the songs of angels in the sky I look at your mouth and hear unspoken words about babies...

Dec 4, 20174 min read

Perinatal Bereavement Workers

Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com My name is Nicci and I am a Bereavement Doula from Pretoria (South Africa), assisting parents with...

Jan 4, 20173 min read

Saying Goodbye to Baby R

I wrote this in Afrikaans originally but I have translated it for this website: Babies should smell like baby powder and Elizabeth Anne’s...

Sep 4, 201612 min read

The Two Rooms

Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com Except for different room numbers, the two doors looked identical. If you could have peeked inside,...

Nov 4, 20159 min read

Beautiful Pain

This was my first official experience as Bereavement Doula and one that I will always keep very close to my heart. I wrote about this in...