Commemoration and Remembrance

Significant dates, milestones, and anniversaries can also be challenging and finding something meaningful to turn to on those difficult days can be of some comfort. 

Marking loss and important dates might not be for everyone. Whether or not to choose to do something is personal, just as each individual’s experiences, grief, and reactions are unique. Above all, do what feels right for you and know that we are here to support you.

Here are some ways that you may wish to consider to commemorate your pregnancy, your baby, or your experience. These have been generously shared by supporters who have also been through an ectopic pregnancy loss:

• Creating a box or special place to keep any ultrasound pictures that you may have. Some may wish to add a photo of their positive pregnancy test or their hospital wristband or other items associated with their experience

• Planting a tree, plant, flower, or shrub in your garden or in a pot
• Creating a garden or plant pots area, adding flowers or plants on meaningful dates.
• Releasing flowers into the sea
• Naming a star
• Dedicating a tree in memory 
• Finding a special walk
• Placing a painted stone in a meaningful place 
• Lighting a special candle, either of your own or we have a beautiful engraved candle available on our online shop

• Selecting a special EPT Treasured Tulip
  You can choose to donate to the EPT for this tulip to help us to continue to support others going through the same ordeal 
• Participating in Baby Loss Awareness Week 
• Sponsoring a teddy bear with Aching Arms
• Raising awareness and funds to help us support others experiencing ectopic pregnancy 

• Creating a memento or keepsake 
• Wearing a special charm, charm bracelet, necklace, or ring with a meaningful stone like a birthstone or engraved with a significant date or phrase. This may include the date you found out about your pregnancy, or what would have been your due date or perhaps the name you had chosen for your baby 
• Writing about your experience, or a poem, or a song, or a letter to your baby – this might be in a journal just for you or you could share with as many people as you feel comfortable with
• Creating a piece of art 
• Designing a tattoo
• Creating a meaningful ceremony to reflect on and acknowledge your baby and/or your loss. You could include guests if you wish, or not, as you prefer
• Creating a ritual or special activity that you could to turn to on anniversaries or important dates or whenever you feel you need – this could be visiting a special place or doing something meaningful for you.