How support helped one family find hope after loss

Lyndsay and Liam were preparing to welcome their baby girl, Summer, when she was tragically lost at 38 weeks, the day before their son Billy’s third birthday. In an instant, their world changed.

Billy had been so excited for his baby sister’s arrival. When she didn't come home, he asked questions no parent is ever prepared for:

“Why didn’t the baby come on my birthday?”

“Did she look like me when she was sleeping?”

As Lyndsay and Liam navigated their own grief, they also needed guidance on how to support their young son.

That’s when they turned to Gidget Foundation Australia.

On Summer’s birthday each year, Lyndsay, Liam and their two sons remember her by blowing bubbles at a special location.

Famiy portrait with Summer.

Perinatal mental illness and grief doesn’t just affect parents.

It can ripple through entire families, impacting the wellbeing of babies and older children too.

With support from a Gidget clinician experienced in stillbirth and grief, Lyndsay and Liam learned to cope with their loss, support Billy in age-appropriate ways, and move forward with love, not loss.

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