Lynne Johnston

@FirstNewsEditor @First_News @teamsalcombe tagging incase this free issue is useful for you

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@achingarmsLT @AchingArms I agree with you that there is no hierarchy of grief, but in my own personal experience of a loss at 20 weeks and Ted dying at 39 days old, there was difference in the intensity of my grief #babylosshour

During the month of March, #BabyLossHour will be run by the wonderfully caring team at @achingarms. Keep an eye on their social to get involved. Every Tuesday, 8pm UK-time on the hashtag! Thank you all. Please do share!

@SalcombeTIC It’s not going ahead this year, the regatta committee posted on their socila media recently.

Can you believe it's only 6 months until the Salcombe Town Regatta! All of us at Team TIC can not wait until next summer when we can uphold some of the long lasting traditions in Salcombe such as the Town Regatta 😋

@SandsUK Someone needs to look at how you word your posts ... “purchase our Christmas cards and help us save babies lives”. I’m not denying the wonderful work you do, but perhaps it should say “help us continue the work we do” as I don’t think me buying your cards will save a babies life.

Our #Christmas 🎅 cards are now available! Send festive cheer to those you hold dear this Christmas 🎄 Purchase our Christmas cards and help us to save babies' lives and to improve care and support for anyone affected by #babyloss 👉 shop-sands.org.uk #TogetherForSands

Self care is super important for our general well being, and can help manage stress and anxiety levels. Try and do something that is just for you and let us know what you've chosen x #StayAtHomeAndStaySafe #SelfCareSaturday #SaturdayThoughts

#DrawWithRob Sonny (age 9) had a go at drawing Gregosaurus as a challenge by @teamsalcombe #homeschooling #parenting

Bit of a typo from @BBCNews

Our Plymouth volunteer, Lynne, took bears to Safe Haven Support Group which is run by Leighanne from @Little_ThingsCo “It was a relaxed, friendly & supportive environment to talk about our babies and discuss baby loss, and it was a pleasure to offer everyone our bears” Lynne x

@thebodycoach @teamsalcombe

😀 PE WITH JOE starting Monday morning at 9am on my YOUTUBE channel: The Body Coach TV 📺 Please please share this with as many people as you can ❤️ Our kids need this more than ever. Share it on your stories, your wall, your Twitter, whatsapp and school newsletters ❤️

@Blisscharity I don’t think we considered looking after ourselves or our mental health while we were making end of life decision for Ted. I suppose we looked after each other and allowed everyone around us to support us #babylosshour

**QUESTION 2** How did you manage your mental health and look after yourself during end of life care decisions? #babylosshour

@TheLegacyOfLeo @Blisscharity @Derriford_Hosp The wonderful Jo, who is the Family Support Sister/Neonatal Outreach Lead still checks in on me 4 years later and is always available if I need to talk #BabyLossHour

@lynnejo @Blisscharity @Derriford_Hosp That’s great that you can still access support. In what ways is it still available? #babylosshour

**QUESTION 1** To kick off, we’d love to hear about your experiences of neonatal care - what support did you receive during your time on the unit? #babylosshour

@Blisscharity @TheLegacyOfLeo @Derriford_Hosp We were and the support is still available to us now #babylosshour

@TheLegacyOfLeo @lynnejo @Derriford_Hosp So sorry to hear Ted has passed away, it sounds like you were given some amazing support #babylosshour

@MckeonCarter @Kirstiewillis @AchingArms @UHP_NHS Thank you @MckeonCarter x

@Kirstiewillis @AchingArms @UHP_NHS Thank you @AchingArms & remembering baby Ted whose lovely mum is so brave & generous.

Thank you to @AchingArms for ‘lunch and learn’ @UHP_NHS

We held a bereavement training session at @UHP_NHS led by our volunteer Donna who attended with thanks to her employer @ZurichInsUK who allow staff charity days. The session was well received & attended by healthcare professionals from gynaecology, maternity & neonatal #babyloss

@Doula_Lisa I was never asked for feed back about the care that I received #BabyLossHour

May I start by asking if you have had the opportunity feed back about the maternity care you received? And if so how did you do that? Were you listened to? #BabyLossHour

April 14. #ForTheThrone

@zephyrsnotts It’s a very personal journey so I don’t think there is a right or wrong time. You may find it’s too soon for one person, but absolutely the right time for another. Personally it helped me heal so it was right for me to volunteer when I did ♥️ #BabyLossHour

*Question 3* Do you think there's ever a right or wrong time to volunteer with a babyloss charity? Has anyone experienced really great, or really challenging times with this? #BabyLossHour