One of a series of leaflets published by The Compassionate Friends Sometimes relatives or friends, however well meaning, can be extraordinarily insensitive. They may think, or even say, that the new baby will somehow wipe out the earlier loss, and that everything will be all right when we have a replacement. It is hard to explain that this baby can never replace the child who has died. Each child is a unique individual, and not a substitute for their deceased sibling, who will be missed forever by us. The way forward Our child’s death has left a great gap in our lives that can never be filled. They are always with us in our thoughts and hearts. We each find our own way through our grief, learning to live in these changed circumstances whilst cherishing the memory of our dear child who we miss so much. In this new place, we can discover that it is possible to find joy in our present and future. At the same time, our love for our child endures and flourishes. They remain our dearly loved child forever, and we are forever their mother.
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