Mary Madeline Project

[Cheryl Haggard]

Here is another wonderful organization that reaches out to parents and hospitals...

http://www.marymadelineproject.org (http://www.marymadelineproject.org)

It is our mission to provide to parent(s) of a baby that has or will die in the hospital a gown that they can bury their child in. We do this by providing to any hospital outfits to have on hand. This way the nursing staff can dress the child before taking the infant to the parents for the last time. We have several times sent over night to individuals so their infant would have something to be buried in.

Please feel free to write or call Carlin.
Carlinjo@marymadelinproject.org (Carlinjo@marymadelinproject.org)

Please let them know that you heard of them through NILMDTS.

[Art]

I just called and left a VM for Carlin, asking how to set up a branch locally. Great opportunity for a wedding photographer!

[Jackie Haggerty]

Art,

Did you receive a response about setting up local branches?

[Art]

If I recall correctly, they need sewers more than they need more wedding gowns, as they have plenty of gowns. My wife, Connie, has been knitting blankies to go with the gowns...

[Tammy]

My wife, Connie, has been knitting blankies to go with the gowns...

How wonderful~ Art, please tell Connie thank you for doing this, it means so much. I am so touched and amazed at what people are doing to help our organization grow.

[Mullin987]

I received the beautiful dress that my baby girl Cassandra is in that is shared in my signature. I love them!!!

[Brandijr]

I know I am posting this long after the original post, but I am sending them a dress. I emailed them about it and Courtney (Carlin's daughter) actually offered to make Emilee a dress and pillow. I am so touched! I cried. I am so upset that I did not know of ANY kind of resources when Emilee passed. I have a list going for my hospital so if there is another woman who has to go through this she will have these resources!

[Mullin987]

That is so wonderful! I am glad that we were able to have a nurse who knew a lady that worked with them and made dresses. Otherwise we would of not known. There is alot of resources that moms and dads don't know and that is sweet that you are making a list. I am trying to think of a way to provide something to the parents at the local hospitals here. I want to make some kind of mini book or booklet on resources to call and use, along with help and assistance on what to do to preserve memories and such. The book I got was written so old fashion and it did not help me figure out things well at all and it never told me how to preserve memories, that is for sure. If it was not for Now I lay me down to sleep I would barley have pictures. We didnt even think of bringing in the video camera that was charged and ready in the car for the labor and delivery. That is how fussy a mothers and fathers mind is at that time and moment when they hear.

[Brandijr]

I am with you completely. I found out Friday night at about 1030 that we had lost our baby. They said I could stay the night and I said I did not want to. So I went home (they would not let me drive so a friend took me home) and when I got home all I could do was cry. I did not even get a bag packed or anything. I forgot my camera, but thankfully my parents brought it when they came up.

I had no idea how to preserve memories, and still dont to be honest. I have all of Emilees belongings, that I was able to have, in a fireproof lock box. I am thankful that the nurse has been there a very long time (like 30 years) and so she has been in this situation a few times unfortunately. So she did take some very good pictures. I am a little sad that I do not have any of dh holding Emilee except one and it is kind of blurry. My friend took it with my camera and she is used to DLS so she moved my digital too fast :( The nurse did not take any of dh holding Emilee. Just me holding her, him sitting next to me and we are both looking at her.