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Jessica
I just recently suffered from a miscarriage. Our sweet baby's funeral is in a couple of weeks, the hospital performs a burial service for all of the miscarried babies for that month, and the burial site is in the hospital cemetery. We would like to have our own memorial site that is just for our baby. We are going to plant a tree in our yard.
I would like a tree that has beautiful flowers on it. I need ideas of what kind of tree would be good for this though. Help!!
Thank you!
Answer
First of all, I'm sorry for your loss.
Five years ago, my first pregnancy was with twins, and there were serious complications -- at 25 weeks, I gave birth to 1 stillborn baby and one who lived only 10 days. Afterwards, we received a weeping cherry tree as a gift from some friends, and planted it in our yard (see images at http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701&va=weeping+cherry+tree). It's very healthy, and looks great year round, and in the early spring it's covered with beautiful and fragrant light pink cherry blossoms. It attracts birds, bees, and butterflies galore. I would highly recommend the same type of tree. Although expensive, I think, they make nice memorial trees.
Sorry again for your loss!
EDIT -- Although everyone is entitled to their opinions, I disagree with CarbonDated (and you obviously do too, or you wouldn't have asked the question!). The tree we planted does not remind me of my deceased children in a negative way. It's been 5 years -- although I'll never ever forget them, I've grieved, moved on, and healed -- it's not like I burst into tears every time I see the tree (which is every single day). Instead, the tree is a beautiful living thing that inspires me to focus on LIFE, not death. I hope the same will be true for you.
First of all, I'm sorry for your loss.
Five years ago, my first pregnancy was with twins, and there were serious complications -- at 25 weeks, I gave birth to 1 stillborn baby and one who lived only 10 days. Afterwards, we received a weeping cherry tree as a gift from some friends, and planted it in our yard (see images at http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701&va=weeping+cherry+tree). It's very healthy, and looks great year round, and in the early spring it's covered with beautiful and fragrant light pink cherry blossoms. It attracts birds, bees, and butterflies galore. I would highly recommend the same type of tree. Although expensive, I think, they make nice memorial trees.
Sorry again for your loss!
EDIT -- Although everyone is entitled to their opinions, I disagree with CarbonDated (and you obviously do too, or you wouldn't have asked the question!). The tree we planted does not remind me of my deceased children in a negative way. It's been 5 years -- although I'll never ever forget them, I've grieved, moved on, and healed -- it's not like I burst into tears every time I see the tree (which is every single day). Instead, the tree is a beautiful living thing that inspires me to focus on LIFE, not death. I hope the same will be true for you.
Parents, what do you want to receive for your baby at a baby shower?
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My aunt is having a baby boy in september and her baby shower is at the end of this month. I'm not sure what to get her! I asked her and she said, "Oh you don't need to bring anything," But everyone says that in my family. I just don't know what to buy for the baby!
Answer
Just essentials such as bottles, pacifiers, teethers, rattles, baby blankets. You could even get a couple cute outfits.
You could get a decorative basket and just get a mismatch of the essentials. I did that for my fiance's little sister, who had twins (boy and girl). One basket had a blue ribbon, one had a pink ribbon. They each had an outfit as well as a little stuffed animal (a blue puppy for the boy and a little doll for the girl), there were a couple pacifiers in each, a rattle, some bottles, a pack of wet wipes, a pack of onesies.
It all just depends how much you want to spend.
If you're at a loss for what to get, get a gift card to Wal-Mart or Target and let her choose what she needs. That never fails.
Just essentials such as bottles, pacifiers, teethers, rattles, baby blankets. You could even get a couple cute outfits.
You could get a decorative basket and just get a mismatch of the essentials. I did that for my fiance's little sister, who had twins (boy and girl). One basket had a blue ribbon, one had a pink ribbon. They each had an outfit as well as a little stuffed animal (a blue puppy for the boy and a little doll for the girl), there were a couple pacifiers in each, a rattle, some bottles, a pack of wet wipes, a pack of onesies.
It all just depends how much you want to spend.
If you're at a loss for what to get, get a gift card to Wal-Mart or Target and let her choose what she needs. That never fails.
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