Miscarriage and Infant Loss Awareness Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the Miscarriage and Infant Loss Awareness Month Blog Hop.

You should of arrived here from Lori's Blog, if not, please start at the beginning at Jessica's Blog! 

Today, October 15,  is National Miscarriage and Infant Loss Awareness Day. 

This hop was created for those that have either have Angel Babies, for those that suffered a devastating loss with the loss of their own child or someone in their life that has an Angel baby or lost a child. 

Here are a few statistics to keep in mind regarding Miscarriage and Infant Loss: 

75% of all conceptions end in miscarriage

30% of pregnancies end in miscarriage (1 in 3)

15-20% of confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage

The majority of miscarriages happen in the first trimester

Chromosomal Abnormalities are the most common reason for miscarriages and still births

90,000 children die annually before their first birthday

Nearly 2,500 babies are lost a year in the US due to SIDS

Nearly 30,000 babies are year are born stillborn. This number jumps to 4.5 million worldwide

Stillbirth occurs 10 times more frequently than SIDS

More babies die as a result of stillbirth than all other causes of infant death a year

The above reference statistics can be found on both of the following websites if you would like to find out more information: 

**http://www.hiringforhope.org/pregnancy-infant-loss-awareness.html

** http://miscarriage.about.com/od/riskfactors/a/miscarriage-statistics.html

Too many people in this world grieve in silence over the loss of their children. This hop is ment to CELEBRATE them! You will see many different stories from the wonderful ladies in this hop. Some have themselves loss their beautiful babies, some had family members go through a loss, and some are here to show their support for the women who have gone through it. 

How can YOU show your support today? Here are a few examples:

Keep your headlights on all day

Keep your porch lights on all day

Wear pink and blue ribbons

Light a candle and display it in your window

Release butterflies 

The theme for this hop is any project centered around Angels, babies, pink and blue ribbons, condolence cards, tributes, and  layouts!

There will be a blog prize from Craftin' and Stampin' from online Close To My Heart store. 

The "Your Own Kind Of Wonderful" stamp set is the prize for today's hop. To be eligible, please visit each blog and make sure to comment and follow along the way. Winners will be announced on the Craftin' and Stampin' blog on 10/18/14.

In the past 3 months my family welcomed our first Angel baby in the form of my Nephew Aaron. He was born stillborn 3 weeks before he was due. My project to day is in memory of my Precious Angel Nephew. 

For my Project I made a Candle that I will use and a Candle that my Mom will use as part of the Nation Wave of Light tonight that starts at 7:00 p.m.

I used Glade Candles and vinyl using my silhouette and a cut file from svgcuts.com and Little Scraps of Heaven

Aaron's theme has been Teddy Bears and it's become his nickname so I had to add a teddy bear (who's actually a lion but looks like a teddy bear) 

I will post a video tomorrow showing how I made the teddy bear candle if you would like to check back

You are now off to Alicia's Blog. 

Here is the lineup should you get lost:

Jessica: www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

An'Jenic: www.anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/

Madge: www.thescrappinlounge.com

Haidee:http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/

Lori:  http://www.scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Carla: www.racincrafts.blogspot.com

Alicia:  Www.goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com

Melissa L :Http://papershenaniganz.blogspot.com

Melissa C: http://pinkpolkadotscrapping.blogspot.com

Connie: http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Robin: http://www.create-a-latte.blogspot.com/

Sarah: Sarah  www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by please come back again soon~ Carla