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🏆 Jeanette Dickson wins BBC Radio Scotland Make a Difference Volunteer of the Year! 🏆
We are overjoyed to share the most wonderful news — our incredible Jeanette Dickson has won the BBC Radio Scotland […]
Scott Welsh & family fundraising
Recently, our Community Fundraiser, Eilidh, met with Scott Welsh and his family to announce the total they raised at their […]
Kiltwalk 2026
We want to say a massive thank you to everyone who took on the Kiltwalk on Sunday in support of […]
BBC Radio Scotland; Volunteer of the Year nominee, Jeanette Dickson
Volunteer of the Year nominee – our incredible Jeanette Dickson Today we want to shine a very special light on […]
Maree Todd & Paul McLennan MSP visit Craiglockhart
Earlier this week we welcomed @mareetoddmsp and Paul McLennan MSP to Held in our Hearts family centre. We spent time […]
Clark Currie; Running challenges 2026 (245km and counting)
We would like to take this opportunity to say the best of luck and thank you to Clark who has […]
BBC Radio Scotland; Make a difference awards
Our amazing volunteer Jeanette, who has been involved with the charity for many years now, has been been nominated for […]
Highland Business Women
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to @Highland Business Women who awarded us Charitable Organisation of the […]
Parent Speakers, thank you x
We wanted to take a moment to say a very special thank you to all of our incredible Parent Speakers. […]
Highland Team; Black Isle Show
We had a fantastic day at this year’s Black Isle Show and would like to say a huge thank you […]
Midwifery student visit
Each year we welcome midwifery students who wish to complete an elective placement with us. This year Boglarka (Bee) joined […]
Rainbow Run 2026
Does this sound like a bit of you?? Because this is our kinda fun! Run, Walk, Climb, Slide and Laugh […]
Impact report 2026
To everyone who signed our Open Letter, shared our campaign, told someone about Hospital to Home, or helped amplify our […]
Heart in their Hand
Another item from our hospital bags, which is treasured by parents, is the Heart in their Hand Project keyring. Having […]
Important Notice: Beacon CRM Security Incident
Updated - 4th August 2026 - 18:04 Held In Our Hearts has been informed that Beacon CRM, our membership and [...]
We Are Nothing Without Those Who Came Before Us: Reflections from Our Founders Afternoon Tea
Last month, we had the privilege and joy of welcoming two of our charity’s original founding members to our Family […]
Highland Business Women Awards 2026
We’re delighted to share some exciting news… Held In Our Hearts has been shortlisted for Charitable Organisation of the Year […]
Held in our Hearts personalised football shirts
The Tartan Army has shown the world what being a supporter is really about by standing together through every high […]
We’re hiring: Hospital to Home, Tayside
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Pickleball & Pizza
Ahead of Father’s Day, we were delighted to welcome bereaved dads to our Craiglockhart office for a dads-only Pickleball and […]
Livingston FC & Tweed Harmony Choir
From Scottish Premiership football clubs, to community choirs, everyone can play their part to create change for bereaved families across […]
Black Baby Loss Awareness Week
We would like to show our support of Black Baby Loss Awareness Week, which was founded by bereaved mum and […]
Welcome; Jacqueline our newest H2H team member
We’re delighted to introduce Jacqueline as the newest member of our Hospital to Home team. Jacqueline comes with a wealth […]
Overbury Quiz 2026
We are incredibly grateful to Overbury and Radii for their outstanding generosity and support following the Overbury Quiz 2026. A […]
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
Last week our new Hospital to Home Worker for Fife, Jacqueline, and Grant, one of our volunteer Peer Supporters, attended […]
International Day of the Midwives
On International Day of the Midwife, we honour the incredible midwives who walk with families through both the happiest moments […]
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 runs from Monday 4th – Sunday 10th May and it’s a week dedicated to […]
TFMR Awareness Day (4 May 2026)
For the past few years May 4th has been a date set aside for TFMR Awareness Day. It’s a chance […]
Ruth 💕
We were deeply saddened to hear that Ruth, our very first counsellor, passed away a few days ago. Ruth began […]
Zumbathon
A couple of weeks ago, Katy had the privilege of attending a very special Zumbathon held in memory of precious […]
EMF 2026; Hairy Haggis relay places still available
EMF Hairy Haggis Relay spots charity are still up for grabs! Grab your fluffiest, fastest (or just funniest) pals, form […]
We’re hiring: Community & Stewardship Fundraiser
Scottish Funeral Awards 2026
The chair Natalie Hoy and Jackie attended the Scottish Funeral Awards last night. Held In Our Hearts was named as […]
Donation from HIPBMA
News article posted on HIPMBA website: A donation from HIPBMA to a charity helping people after pregnancy, baby or infant […]
Edinburgh Fringe; Next to Normal production
A slightly different project for us, but it has been an absolute honour to be involved in an advisory capacity. […]
Edinburgh Grandparent’s support group
Did you know we run a Grandparent’s Support Group monthly in our Edinburgh family room? One Grandparent this month described […]
The Inverness Courier
Thank you to The Inverness Courier for sharing all the stories of the winners from the Highland Heroes Awards 2026 […]
Kilomothon runners, 29 March 2026
And they’re off!! 🏃🏽♀️ Good luck to our Kilomanthon runners today! The sun may not be shining but you are […]
Highland Heroes Awards 2026
Wow! What a night at the Highland Heroes Awards 2026 where our Highland team won Charitable Organisation of the Year. […]
Full Moon Fire walk
No tricks… just treats and fiery feats. ❤️🔥🎃 We’re excited to launch the Full Moon Firewalk in collaboration with @Mikeysline […]
Highland Council; Bereavement Services Manager
Natalie had the pleasure this week of meeting John MacLean, Bereavement Services Manager for the Highland Council, strengthening an already […]
Stephen Jardine; BBC Radio Scotland
On the morning of 25 March 2026, our CEO, Nicola Welsh, appeared as a guest on Stephen Jardine’s show to […]
Co-sleeping
Gently sharing something important. Over the last two years, figures show a rise in the number of babies dying in […]
Mother’s day event, 2026
Last week we held our Mother’s Day event at our offices in Craiglockhart, Edinburgh. Together we came to share a […]
Scottish Government; Miscarriage Care: Patient Charter
The Scottish Government has published the Miscarriage Patient Charter, which is the first of its kind in the UK. Tommy’s […]
Healthcare Improvement Scotland publication
Scotland has introduced the Scottish Healthcare Improvement maternity care standards, and we are pleased to share that we are mentioned […]
International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, our own team of incredible women wish to acknowledge and celebrate the inspirational women within our […]
Mother’s day dedication page
This Mother’s Day, we remember that our babies will always hold a special place in our hearts 🌈 Whether you’re […]
The Crumb Cupboard; Inverness
We do love an honesty cake shed and for the month of March The Crumb Cupboard Tornagrain (Inverness) will be […]
Scottish Parliament event; 5 March 2026
On Thursday, 5 March 2026 something powerful happened in the Scottish Parliament. People from across politics, the third sector, healthcare […]
Scottish Baby Loss Collaborative
In November 2024, the Scottish Baby Loss Collaborative was formed. 7 charities collectively working for better bereavement care in Scotland. […]
Two; We are enough…
One of our bereaved parents, Paula Fraser, has recently published a beautiful book; Two: We are Enough, and she has […]
Pamper & community drop in; Mother’s day event
In the lead up to Mother’s Day next month we will be hosting a Pamper and Community Drop-In day for […]
Annual Snowdrop walk; 2026
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual Snowdrop Walk. As always, it was a pleasure […]
Held in our Hearts; Team caricatures
We never like to be left behind on a trend so some of the team created their own caricatures – […]
The Hospital Saturday Fund
We are incredibly grateful to have been awarded another £2000 from The Hospital Saturday Fund towards our specialist baby loss […]
Children’s mental health week
Children’s Mental Health Week (CMHW) runs this year between 9th – 15th February and we always take this opportunity to […]
Highland Heroes Award; Charitable Organisation of the year 2026
Our Highland Team, which is made up of Magi (Hospital to Home Worker), Jen (Counsellor), Lindsay (Peer Support Worker) and […]
Dr Scott Arthur MP; visited with our CEO
We would like to share a special thank you to Dr Scott Arthur MP who visited our CEO, Nicola Welsh, […]
Lulla-bye
2nd February 2026 marks 7 years since we attended the unveiling ceremony for Lulla-bye where she found her forever home […]
We’re hiring; Hospital to Home worker
We are hiring! ✨ The support of our Hospital to Home Worker reduces the isolation and loneliness that bereaved parents […]
Central Taxis
Partnerships built on kindness ❤️ Our CEO, Nicola, had a really positive follow-up conversation with Kevin Wood from Central Taxis. […]
What does HIOH mean to you?…
What does Held In Our Hearts mean to you? Our families, past, present, and sadly, future, remain at the heart […]
30yrs of providing baby loss counselling & support
“…I meet people who have been in similar experiences, they just get it and IT’S HOPE it’s hope that I […]
HIOH is officially 30!
Held In Our Hearts is officially 30! We’ve gone from initially offering peer support and counselling to bereaved parents in […]
Snowdrop walk
We are delighted to invite you once again to join us at Hopetoun House on Sunday, 8 February 2026 for […]
We’re Hiring: Finance Officer
Contract: Fixed Term – 1 year (extension expected but subject to funding) Hours: 14 Hours per week (option to […]
The Entertainer; 60 second trolley dash
Evie’s 1 minute Trolley Dash on behalf of fellow Bereaved Siblings To celebrate the opening of The Entertainer in the […]
We’re hiring: Supporter Stewardship & Community Fundraiser
Contract: Fixed Term – 1 year (extension expected but subject to funding) Hours: 30-35 Hours per week Salary: £30,284 pro […]
We’re hiring; Fundraising Officer
Contract: Fixed Term – 1 year (extension expected but subject to funding) Hours 10-15 Hours per week Salary £24,785 (pro-rata) […]
The BigGive Scotland Fund…total…
Last night we hit our £10,000 donation target – which, thanks to matched funding from Steve Currie and the BigGive […]
Inverness Christmas service 2025
Our Babies are Forever In Our Hearts at Christmas It was a pleasure to bring families together for our annual […]
HIOH Auction
Run, don’t walk!! Our Money Can’t Buy Auction is Live!! Just in time for Christmas, you could bag yourself: 1 […]
Murray & Currie
A Massive Thank You to Steven Currie & Big Give! We are absolutely blown away by the success of the recent […]
“One Person Who Truly Understands”: Why Person-Centred Support Matters After the Loss of a Baby
BREAKING NEWS: We are proud to share the first mini film in a new series of co-produced parent stories, created […]
Held In Our Hearts BigGive #ChristmasChallenge is Live!
NEWS: Double Your Donation Dec 2nd – Dec 9th – Give the Gift of Compassion this Christmas. We’re excited to […]
Fife Health Charity awarded £39,000.00
NEWS: Fife Health Charity Supports Expansion of Baby Loss Support Services in Fife Fife Health Charity has awarded almost £40,000 […]
Shortlisted in the RCM Awards 2026
We are so thrilled to be shortlisted in the The Royal College of Midwives Awards in the category ‘Outstanding contribution […]
Trustees Week; 3-7 November 2025
It’s #TrusteesWeek and we would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the amazing contribution made by our […]
Biscuit Factory
Your Words. Your Experience. Your Voice. This November, our team is hosting a very special event at the Biscuit Factory […]
HIOH Christmas service; Inverness
We would love to welcome you to our annual Inverness Christmas Remembrance Service. It will be a beautiful service full […]
HIOH Christmas service; Edinburgh
We would love to welcome you back for our annual Christmas Remembrance Service. It is beautiful service full of love […]
Lyle’s Light; sibbing support
Children and young people often struggle to cope or express their feelings, when their brother or sister dies. We provide […]
Remembering Harris; Book collection
Remembering Harris is a new resource we have available to bereaved parents across Scotland thanks to the generosity and kindness […]
BLAW; Virtual Choir
Join our very first Baby Loss Awareness Week virtual choir. For the night, you will be become our ‘Hearts in […]
BLAW; Lanterns of Love
This week, for the first time, we are launching our Lanterns of Love dedication page for Baby Loss Awareness Week. […]
Memorial book of pregnancy & loss; First Minister, Humza Yousaf visit to Edinburgh office.
Two years ago today the Memorial Book of Pregnancy and Baby Loss Prior to 24 Weeks was launched by the […]
Scottish Parliament; Roundtable event
Our third roundtable and our most impactful yet Last night marked a highlight of the year as we shared the […]
BLAW; Pamper afternoon at Craiglockhart, Edinburgh
We would love for you to join us for a pamper afternoon and evening in our family room at Craiglockhart, […]
Loch Ness Marathon; family stories…
We would like to wish all our runners who are taking part in the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon and Festival […]
We are hiring!! Community & Events Fundraiser (Highlands Based)
We have new exciting role within the Fundraising Team!! We are recruiting a Community & Events Fundraiser (Highlands Based) to […]
Wave of light 2025 (BLAW)
The Held In Our Hearts team is thrilled to once again be hosting our Wave of Light Walks for Baby […]
Dr Tamarin Northwood research project
This study is part of a research project supported by Loughborough University and funded by the Leverhulme Trust, in collaboration […]
Stephen Lloyd Awards 2025; shortlisted finalist
💞We’re thrilled to share some incredible news! We have been shortlisted for the Stephen Lloyd Awards for our Heart to […]
The Kelpies Experience
This an experience that will test you as you tackle a thrilling, 25-metre aerial climb straight to the horse’s mouth! […]
Kilt Walk 2025; The Big Thank You!!!
✨ 👟 What an unforgettable day at this year’s Edinburgh Kiltwalk ! ✨ 👟 We are beyond grateful to everyone […]
2026 HIOH pet calendar is back!!
Do you have the cutest, funniest, or most photogenic pet? Now’s their chance to shine in our 2026 Pet Calendar! […]
Miles That Matter challenge
🌟 Step into our #MilesThatMatter challenge this October! Throughout October, we’re joining together to cover 6,000 miles collectively – the […]
World Suicide Prevention Day
Experiencing suicidal thoughts can be very scary and isolating, but it can help to talk. If you or someone you […]
Inverness street collection
We would like to say a huge thank you to Julie Duncan and Violet Carter for choosing us as one […]
Ask the expert; Jennifer Todd
This week, the Held In Our Hearts team took part in a fantastic ‘Ask The Expert’ session from Domestic Abuse […]
HIOH team wellbeing breakfast
Our values of empathy, connection and love extends to not just the family’s we support but also each other ❤️ […]
Dundee Kiltwalk, in memory of Robin
In March, Martina, Adam and granny Margaret faced the heartbreaking loss of beautiful baby Robin, who was stillborn at 40 […]
Rainbow Baby Day 22 August 2025
Whilst many of the parents we speak to tell us that often those around them assume that a subsequent pregnancy […]
Music therapy
Huge thanks to Fraser from Fife Music Therapy for joining us at Craiglockhart today! Some of our Hospital to Home […]
Joy & Norman Cummings
Nicola was delighted to meet up again with Joy and Norman Cummings. They last met in 2022 when Joy and […]
World Elephant day, 15 August 2025
As many in our community will know, Lulla-bye in Princes Street Gardens is incredibly important to us and many others. […]
Kilt Walk 2025
Edinburgh—are you ready to make every step count? Grab your tartan and join Held In Our Hearts for an unforgettable […]
Black Isla Show (Highlands team)
If you’re heading to the Black Isle Show at the Mannsfield Showground, Muir of Ord, on Wednesday 6th or Thursday […]
Oasis ticket winner!!!
We Have a Winner! HUGE congratulations to LAURA CROMBIE, the lucky winner of our Oasis tickets raffle! Laura has officially […]
Amazing Minatare Gardens
We have been blown away by these amazing miniature gardens Emma has created over the past few years in memory […]
50 Munro challenge in memory of Theo
On Saturday, 19th July, one of our amazing Highland mums, Ami, completed her 50 Munro challenge in memory of her […]
Seven Iconic Hills Conquered in memory of Ivy Jean
7 Iconic Hills 40,000 steps 16 miles A massive shoutout to Ivy Jean’s Aunties, Kelly & Sharon, and their amazing […]
Community Pharmacy Scotland raises £8,732.00
Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) has raised £8,732 after a golf day. The Scottish pharmacy negotiator held its eleventh annual charity […]
We are hiring!
Bereavement Counsellor Lead (Maternity Cover –12month post) Job Title Bereavement Counsellor Lead (Maternity Cover –12month post) Contract Maternity […]
Oasis raffle
Enter to Win 2x Oasis Tickets: You now have until 3rd August 2025 at 11:59 pm GMT to enter to […]
Amelia’s Treasure Quest
A family is honouring the memory of their daughter with the launch of a community fundraiser to raise awareness of […]
Youth and Philanthropy Initiative secured an incredible £3,000
A massive shoutout to Anna, Aidan, Shantanu and Polly from George Watson’s College! These absolute superstars have just won their […]
Five pals, Seven hills later…
Lola, Belle, Maisie, Annalise & Keziah – five amazing S2 pals with HUGE hearts, took on the 7 Hills of […]
Congratulations’ Nicol Welsh (CEO)
Chatting with Nicola recently, she shared some thoughtful reflections on her past couple of years. “I am proud to share […]
Turtle Tots
Our Edinburgh office welcomed a visit today from Karina of Turtle Tots, and we are incredibly grateful that the Turtle […]
Father’s day woodworking
A special evening of craft and connection ❤ Last night, we hosted our second Father’s Day woodworking event in collaboration […]
Itison Us chosen charity
We’re incredibly proud to be one of Itison Us chosen charities for 2025! 🎉 Throughout the year, Itison Us will […]
Colour Run
🌈💛 A huge thank you to the amazing team at Drummond Miller for taking part in this year’s 5K Obstacle […]
Freedom of the clans
🏰 Captured at Newbattle Abbey! 🏰 On Monday 9th June, 8 brave business leaders were held captive at Newbattle Abbey […]
New Chair of the HIOH Board Trustees; Natalie McKail
The Held In Our Hearts team are delighted to introduce to you our new Chair of the Board of Trustees, […]
National Lottery funding 2025 HIOH receives £191,541.00
A first of its kind support service for bereaved families is one of 549 projects across Scotland today sharing in […]
The IMO Crib
For the last 3 years, we have been part of the paramedic programme at Queen Margaret University amongst a few […]
Highlands expansion continues to support bereaved parents
After 26 years of providing specialist baby loss counselling and peer support in the Lothian region, we have expanded our […]
New partnership with Glen Mhor Hotel and Apartments
We are thrilled to share that Held In Our Hearts have partnered with Inverness-based Glen Mhor Hotel and Apartments to […]
Walk one mile every day in October for Held In Our Hearts
This October is the 20th year of Baby Loss Awareness Week in the UK. We are asking that you join […]
Our theme for September x
Our theme for the month of September is strength, and our monthly flower is the beautiful sunflower. It has been […]
Matthew Phillips
Matthew Phillips ‘Grieving for someone is the ultimate act of love, and it is certainly not an act that we [...]
Walk With You Campaign
In the month of August, we will be launching our Walk With You campaign. For many parents our peer support […]
Our theme for July x
For the month of July our theme is ‘Courage,’ and our flower is the beautiful rose. Traditionally, the rose symbolises […]
Our theme for June x
Our theme for the month of June is: Everlasting Love, and our monthly flower is the Honeysuckle. Not only does […]
Volunteer success at the Inspiring Volunteer Awards!
The Held In Our Hearts team would like to share a massive congratulations to Alan, Shona, and Jamie for their […]
Our new theme for May x
Our theme for the month of May is: Connection, and our monthly flower is the Forget-Me-Nots. Not only do the […]
We are delighted to have reached 2,000 podcast downloads!
The Held In Our Hearts team are proud to share that our podcasts have been downloaded 2,000 times! ✨ A […]
Thank you to all our friends!
As we say goodbye to March we want to give a huge shout out and thanks to all our friends […]
Our new theme for April x
Our Theme for the month of April is: Fragility, and our monthly flower is the Cherry Blossom. In Japanese culture […]
New funding announced for Edinburgh
We are delighted and hugely grateful to have been awarded a grant through the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. […]
What are we without hope?
January 29th 2022 This is our first blog in the series which relates to our floral campaign linking our floral […]
Thank you to P5C Juniper Green Primary x
We would love to say a huge thank you to the amazing P5C Class at Juniper Green Primary school and […]
Our new pet calendar has launched!
We have 12 months of our amazing animals. Our followers sent in their favourite pet pictures and Sharon and Kelly […]
Leah and Fraser’s story about precious Oliver x
Following on from our Highland collaboration, we would first like to share the story of Leah and Fraser, and their […]
New expansion in partnership with NHS Highlands
We are so pleased to announce the expansion of our baby loss counselling and support services to the Scottish Highlands […]
Our new partnership with Children’s Hospices Across Scotland
We are excited to announce our new partnership with Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). At Held In Our Hearts, we […]
New funding from Perinatal Infant Mental Health Fund
The Held In Our Hearts team are extremely pleased to announce that our charity has been selected among 17 other […]
Come to our drop in day this Thursday 14th x
We are pleased to welcome our bereaved families to our drop in day taking place during Baby Loss Awareness Week […]
Pop by to say hello at Lullabye on Monday 11th x
As many of you will know, Lullaby is an incredibly important memorial for bereaved parents located in the heart of […]
Join us for our 3rd annual Wave of Light walk around Arthur’s Seat x
We welcome you to join us for our third annual Wave of Light walk around Arthur’s Seat at 6:30pm, uniting […]
Team Held In Our Hearts out in force at the Scottish 10k!
Today saw our runners and cheerleaders being out in force today at the Scottish Half Marathon and at the Scottish […]
We are delighted to receive a “High Commendation” at UK Awards
We are pleased to announce that we have received a “High Commendation” in the #ThirdSectorAwards, category: Brand Development. We would […]
Huge welcome to Vikki, our new Befriender! x
We are absolutely delighted to share that we have a new Befriender, Vikki, who joined the team over the summer. […]
Our Male Befriending Team to receive Edinburgh’s Inspiring Volunteer Award
We are overjoyed to announce that this very special group have also been successful at the Inspiring Volunteer Awards – […]
Local dad, Stuart to receive Inspiring Fundraiser Award
We are so pleased to share that some very special people within the Held In Our Hearts team and community […]
Mum Lisa does Seven Hills Challenge in memory of daughter Ivy Jean xx
This week, Heather and Angie had the pleasure of cheerleading in Lisa Gallagher and her amazing crew of friends and […]
We’ve received a Third Sector Award nomination for Brand Development!
We are all incredibly excited to announce that Held In Our Hearts have been shortlisted in the UK-wide #ThirdSectorAwards for […]
Hearts and Crafts Auction Launched Today
Our hearts and craft auction launched today at 7pm ?? and closes on Friday 25th at 10pm. This is a […]
Volunteers needed for new research study on male grief x
We are looking for bereaved dads to join a research study – A researcher from Bath Spa University, Karen Parris, […]
New men’s mental health app with Father’s Network Scotland
We are incredibly excited to announce that Held In Our Hearts will be partnering with Fathers Network Scotland to develop […]
Listen to our podcast about Subsequent Pregnancy After Loss x
We are pleased to share that our latest podcast is now live. The topic is about Subsequent Pregnancy After Loss, […]
Thrive For 5 launched!
We are really pleased to announce our new fitness-focused campaign – ‘Thrive For Five.’ This campaign directly encourages you to […]
New partnership with the brilliant team at Pure Electric
We are absolutely delighted to be joining forces with Pure Electric Edinburgh. Huge thank you to Mark Anderson store manager […]
Our Mother’s Day podcast is now live x
We have published our fifth podcast today where Nicola our CEO talks to Tina Brehmmer and Tracy Watt about how […]
Service Excellence Award winner at the Chamber of Commerce!
Tonight we got dressed up in slippers and sequins to attend the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Awards and we are […]
31 for 31 – Make A Real Challenge Happen this March!
31 for 31 We are nearly in the month of Make A Real Challenge Happen for you. As we begin […]
Our Heart to Heart campaign launches
As a charity we always want to ensure that our ‘ask’ for donations is kind, compassionate, and genuine. We understand […]
Our OneStepAtATime campaign continues..
Our campaign continues! It’s amazing to see our community coming together and uplifting themselves and others! Drop your #OneStepAtATime on […]
Take One Step At A Time x
The first day of a New Year can bring mixed emotions, but can mark the chance of new opportunities, fresh […]
Amazing Christmas gift from Royal London!
When Christmas approached Royal London chose to donate the money that was normally given to staff for their annual night […]
Big Lottery grant awarded!
We are so excited to announce that we have been awarded £120,753 from the The National Lottery Community Fund. This […]
Join our Christmas Service today x
Our Christmas Remembrance Service is now live for you to watch with us at 2pm today or at another time […]
Our Christmas Remembrance Service x
We would love you to join us for our annual Christmas Remembrance Service online. We invite you to join us […]
Ali and Jo share their story of precious Hope x
Thank you to Scotland Tonight for allowing us to share the Report on baby loss which was aired on 5th […]
Wave of Light 2020
We Remember the babies born sleeping, those we carried but never met, those we’ve held but could not bring home, […]
Gemma’s story of her perfect boy Henry x
I like to believe that everything happens for a reason and when we found out we were pregnant in August […]
Vinay and Selvi’s story of their much loved daughter Aarunya
“On 11th November 2018, we were blessed with a beautiful daughter. We named her Aarunya (meaning the first rays of […]
Hear Rebecca’s story of beautiful baby Charlotte and her return to work x
We are pleased to share Episode 2 of our new podcast, in which Nicola Welsh speaks to Rebecca Rooney from […]
Launch of Lyle’s Light for support to siblings through gifting of books
When a baby dies, some parents find it hard to explain the loss to other children in the family. This […]
Kelly shares her story of her much loved niece Ivy Jean x
Baby loss affects not just the immediate parents, but has a ripple effect on wider family and friends. We often […]
Alistair’s story about his precious son Hope x
Only 5 weeks bereaved and Alistair Douglas shares his story about his precious son Hope who was sadly stillborn at […]
Scott’s story about beautiful Amber x
Today’s focus for Baby Loss Awareness Week is on partner’s grief. We have seen more men open up and come […]
My heart to yours x
Baby Loss Awareness Week 2020 focuses on isolation after a baby dies. Our film ‘From my heart to yours’ is […]
Join us for our Wave of Light event on the 15th x
We hope you can join us for our own private virtual Wave of Light, which will give you the opportunity […]
Our new podcast is now live!
We are so pleased to share that we have launched a new podcast today. We are committed to ensuring that […]
Millie’s story about her beautiful baby boy Charlie ?x
Over the following week, we will be sharing real life stories, podcasts and films ❤️? Baby Loss Awareness Week is […]
Irene’s story of her love for her baby through the decades xx
As we approach Baby Loss Awareness Week on the 9th, this touching story reminds us of how far we have […]
Nicola, our CEO, shares her thoughts on Baby Loss Awareness Week
October is the month of Baby Loss Awareness Week from the 9th – 15th October and ends with the Wave […]
Launch of Lyle’s Light – new twin and multiple loss group
Children and young people often struggle to cope or express their feelings, when their brother or sister dies. We are […]
Take part in The KiltWalk for free with us!
This year has been all about walking. Whether climbing a Munro or a walk around the block. We have held […]
A day of giving and passing on your kindness
Gemma (Befriender) had a busy day delivering memory bags, knitting to Tracy Portland at Simpson’s NHS Lothian, neonatal unit and […]
? We are looking for your help with our FireWalk ?
This year has presented many challenges for us as a small charity and we have been blown away by your […]
‘K for Kindness’ awareness campaign launches
‘K for Kindness’ awareness campaign We have today launched our latest awareness campaign focusing on acts of kindness for the […]
Community hero, Paul Brown completes 498 mile challenge!
Paul Brown, from Armadale, took part in an amazing accumulator running challenge, running the number of miles that corresponds with […]
Edinburgh dad takes on epic 215km challenge in memory of his baby boy
Local Edinburgh dad, Ian Greenhill, has set himself a huge fundraising challenge, running 21.5km every day for 10 days to […]
It’s time to #PassTheK with our July challenge!
This July, we are encouraging family, friends and colleagues to take up the baton and ‘PassTheK’ to reach our neighbours […]
The K Team smashed the June challenge!
The final stats are in for our June challenge and collectively we’ve travelled an astonishing ⭐️⭐️12,000km!! ⭐️⭐️ This is simply unbelievable and shows […]
?For the Dads ?
This week as we look to Father’s Day this Sunday, we remember all the bereaved dads who are missing their […]
Keeping connected through our ‘K’ challenges x
We have been so grateful to our community, who have been so dedicated in supporting us through a series of […]
Mental Health Awareness Week starts today
Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week . This year’s theme is kindness. This is more important than ever right […]
Launch of parents’ voices film for NBCP Scotland
Today the National Bereavement Care Pathway Scotland have launched the parent’s voices film. The film features some of the families […]
Warm welcome to our new team member Gemma!
Meet our newest Befriender and team member Gemma Brady. Gemma is a trained Befriender and will be befriending parents as […]
Launch of Dying Matters Awareness Week
https://www.facebook.com/babylosscounsellingandsupport/videos/599761660883747/ Today marks the beginning of Dying Matters Awareness Week #DyingToBeHeard.Death is never an easy topic to discuss but it’s more [...]
Hand knitted beautiful elephants for families x
There were 7 in the bed and the little one said…Some more beautiful knitted elephants for Royal Hospital for Sick Children, […]
Get involved with our #MayTheKBeWithYou!
We have launched a virtual challenge, #MayTheKBeWithYou to keep our community connected and raise essential funds for our work. We […]
Welcome to the newest member of the team – Elaine
❤️A huge warm welcome to Elaine Tritschler who joins our team as from today ❤️ We have 3 counsellors who are […]
Experiences like coronavirus can change you forever
Coronavirus is beginning to feel a lot like grief. I speak from someone who knows a lot about grief. The […]
Join our #AKADay Campaign and keep active in April ?
We’ve launched our ~AKADay Campaign to keep people active and connected during Covid-19 and raise essential funds for our work. […]
Our office is closed, but we can now support online x
Following the Government Guidelines, we have now closed our office and will sadly not be able to provide any face […]
LIFT – Mental Health Awareness Day
We were so pleased to attend the Mental Health Awareness Treat Day this morning, organised by the amazing team at […]
Events Q&A – Lyn Bow – Bionic Woman!
As we encourage more of supporters (and new ones) to say ‘Yes to the Vest’ and be involved in any […]
We have relaunched to support more parents across Scotland
The Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society, Sands Lothian, has announced Held In Our Hearts as a new name today. The […]
Our amazing Men’s 10k Ambassador
Our amazing dad Fraser speaks from the heart in his final blog as an ambassador for the Men’s 10k. An […]
Adventurers Wanted For Ben Nevis Night Climb To Help Bereaved Families
As the highest point in Scotland and the British Isles, Ben Nevis stands at the lofty height of 1343m (roughly [...]
RBS launch special Baby Loss Awareness event
We are very excited to share details of a special Baby Loss Awareness Event happening at the The Royal Bank of […]
Scotmid Connects to SANDS Lothians’ Community
This week we had the privilege of attending the Scotmid Co-operative Ordinary General Meeting, where Nicola presented about our work, along with […]
Baby Loss Awareness Week – pins now available
We are very proud to be part of a coalition of charites, that takes part in Baby Loss Awareness Week, from the […]
Fabulous fun at the Fort William Trail Running Festival
Tracy was at the inaugural Fort William Trail Running Festival this weekend representing the charity, talking about her own precious son Lewis […]
Launch of our first ever FireWalk
We are so excited to share that we are launching a brand new event for 2019 – our first ever […]
Mental Health Awareness Week
As part of #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek Tracy and Angie joined some of our corporate supporters at The Royal Bank of Scotland for […]
#10thingsforTheo
A big shout out to the Fleming/Clason family for their amazing fundraising and family cycle at the Wee Jaunt Pedal […]
Huge welcome to our student midwife Claire
We are thrilled to have Claire on placement with us as part of her final year as a student midwife. […]
Lulla-bye – beautiful baby memorial
We were honoured to be invited to attend the very special unveiling of ‘Lulla-bye’ the beautiful bronze memorial baby elephant […]
AEGON charity superstars
We wanted to give our most grateful thanks to all the incredible staff at Aegon UK who choose us as […]
Snow Drop Walk
Many of you would have joined us last year for our Snowdrop Sunday event at Hopetoun House, which we are […]
Harps of Gold Concert
We are delighted to have been chosen as the beneficiary for this year’s Harps of Gold concert by the Na […]
PA Exchange at the Principal
Tracy and Angie went to the PAX in the City event last night at The Principal Edinburgh Charlotte Square to […]
All welcome to our Christmas Service
Our annual Christmas Service is happening on Sunday 2nd December at 2:30pm at Craiglockhart Parish Church. It is an opportunity […]
Our 2018 Christmas Cards now available
We are delighted to launch our Christmas Cards for this year. We hope that you like these bespoke designs which […]
RBS volunteers work wonders
Last week we were delighted to welcome staff from RBS who came to volunteer their time for the day as […]
Our incredible Abseillers smashed it!
Our Forth Rail Bridge Abseil was our biggest year yet and with our 20 amazing abseilling volunteers, we raised £12,056.58! […]
Pamper day for families
In the office, we had a Pamper Day for families with massages, pedicures and relaxation sessions, in the afteroon and […]
Paul’s epic 15 hour run during BLAW
Paul Brown, our community hero completed a staggering 15 hour run during Baby Loss Awareness Week to raise awareness of […]
Baby Loss Awareness Week with Scottish Government
Baby Loss Awareness Week was such a busy week for us, working as one of over 60 charities in the coalition, […]
Launch of Baby Loss Awareness Week with RBS
Tracy and Angie also went along to launch Baby Loss Awareness Week at the Royal Bank of Scotland, who participated for the […]
The amazing Polwarth Preloved Sale
Angie went along to the Polwarth Preloved Sale today, as we had been chosen as the charity beneficiary. We were […]
David walks tall to remember Madelyn
We are so grateful to David Buchan who is doing The Mighty Stride at the Edinburgh Kiltwalk this year in […]
BDP’s amazing Three Peaks Challenge!
The wonderful team from Business Data Partners are truly on the top of the world, having successful completed their Three Peaks […]
Dad takes on the triathlon in memory of his daughter
Meet Iain Christie who took on the Triathlon at the weekend in memory of his precious daughter Orla. It was […]
Belles of the ball raise over £10,000 for local charities
We were so grateful to be one of the beneficiaries at the wonderful Bellissima Ball this year. The incredible team […]
35 challenges for Julia’s 35th birthday
We wanted to give a huge shout out to Julia Hale who took on an incredible challenge at the weekend, […]
Sarah’s bungee challenge in memory of precious Laci
Meet Sarah who is both brave and inspiring. Challenging herself and around 20 friends to bungee jump in memory of […]
Paul Brown’s epic efforts to raise awareness
We were really pleased to meet with our community hero Paul Brown to thank him for doing 15 laps of […]
Marathon amount raised this year by Team SANDS Lothians!
Tonight we hosted the Edinburgh Marathon Festival thank you evening and revealed the total for this extraordinary weekend. We are thrilled […]
New memorial in Princes Street Gardens
Nicola was moved to see the Memorial for Princes Street Gardens take shape at Powderhall Bronze Art Studio. She was honoured […]
Renegades raise a storm line dancing
Today we had a visit from Repghaz Meaney and a few of his awesome team The Renegades. They had a […]
New parent to parent post mortem animation
We are very proud to launch our latest project with involves our inspiring families on our website. This parent to parent post […]
Good luck to Team Simpsons!
Good luck to Christina Marshall and Maria Wood (pictured here with Angie) who are attending the NHS Lothian Celebrating Success Awards […]
Turner and Townsend – true fundraising heroes!
Nicola and Angie met with the amazing team from Turner & Townsend’s Edinburgh office. They have been our longest standing […]
Please vote for us as Sainsbury’s Local Charity
We are thrilled to hear we have made it into Sainsbury’s top 3 charities. For the chance to be Meadowbank’s […]
Workshop on our parent to parent post mortem animation
We had an incredible 3 days at the SUDI and International Stillbirth Alliance Conference. It was emotional but also hopeful knowing […]
Principal volunteers proved to be #localgreats!
We were delighted to host some amazing corporate volunteers from The Principal Edinburgh Charlotte Square during Volunteers Week this week. […]
Our team at The International Stillbirth Alliance Conference
We are so proud to be exhibiting today at the 2018 International Conference on Stillbirth, SIDS and Baby Survival in […]
EMF – our running heroes
They say a picture paints a thousand words and we couldn’t agree more. This picture is of two of our […]
British Gas volunteering superstars
Huge thanks to our amazing corporate volunteers from British Gas who came in on Tuesday – Aaron, Jordyn, Ian, Jamie, David, Kelly, […]
Sands to form closer partnership with Sands Lothians
Sands, Stillbirth and neonatal death charity, is to collaborate with the Edinburgh-based charity Sands Lothians to explore how every parent […]
Team Simpsons taking on the Edinburgh Marathon Festival
An incredible team of 134 runners from the Edinburgh Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health is set to take part in […]
Nicola nominated as ‘Leading Light’
Like Martin Luther King I also ‘have a dream’…to make sure no bereaved parent is alone when their precious baby […]
In loving memory of Darcey and Lucy x
Sandie and Grant sadly lost twins when 23 weeks pregnant in 2013. Both believed they were managing ok as they […]
The Fabulous Livingston Valentine’s Ball
We wanted to give a huge shout out to the wonderful Livingston 41 Club who kindly nominated us as one […]
New charity partnership – Edinburgh bootcamp
We are really excited to share details of our new charity partnership with Edinburgh Bootcamp. The founder, David Waines has […]
Launch of our bereavements cards
We are so pleased to share about the launch of our bereavement cards. The cards are unique to our charity and use […]
Many thanks to the wonderful Wee Gems
Wee Gems Children’s Nurseries Broxburn recently held a fundraiser for us, in support of one of their families. Vikki and […]
Thank you to all our amazing knitters
We wanted to say a huge thank you to all our wonderful knitters and remind them about the support that they are giving families through […]
International Women’s Day – photography project
Today is International Women’s Day and we can’t think of anyone more inspiring or courageous than all our incredible bereaved […]
Hero Scott running the Kilomathon to support his stepdaughter
We are so grateful to Scott Alexander for choosing to support us and run the Kilomathon 13.1km challenge on Sunday 8th […]
Fun-filled coffee morning in memory of precious Madelyn
We wanted to give a big shout out to David Buchan who recently held a coffee morning, raising an amazing […]
Thank you to all the wonderful Morrisons’ customers
A HUGE thank you to every one who came and helped out with our bag pack last week at Morrisons on Ferry […]
Snowdrop day at Hopetoun House
The sun shone for us all on our first Snowdrop Event at the weekend at Hopetoun House a sure sign […]
Riverside Cottage Nursery’s new e-cookbook
We are delighted to announce that Riverside Cottage Nursery in Blackburn have launched a wonderful, family friendly vegetarian e-cookbook that […]
Our runners got their glow on at the Kelpies!
We had an amazing weekend at the Kelpies’ Supernova 5k. This year it was over three nights and we were […]
Team SANDS Lothians in force at Men’s 10k!
A huge thank you to all the amazing men who ran for us in the Edinburgh Men’s 10k. It was a […]
Tynecastle High School team win YPI final!
We were delighted to hear that a very inspiring group from Tynecastle High School nominated us for a grant, presented at […]
Niall Darroch to run Men’s 10k in son’s memory
We are delighted that Niall Darroch has chosen to run for us in the Edinburgh Men’s 10k on Sunday 5th […]
Our hero Paul Brown – 7 marathons in 7 days
Our community hero, Paul Brown, achieved an incredible 7 marathons in 7 days during Baby Loss Awareness Week. He chose to do […]
Baby Loss Awareness Week at Holyrood
We were proud to be one of over 40 charities taking part in Baby Loss Awareness Week, the 9th-15th October. It […]
Journey for Jenna
Fraser Baxter ran the journey from the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh to his home in Bathgate in memory of his precious daughter Jenna […]
Forth Rail Bridge Ultimate Abseil!
We were blown away by the dedication and courage of our intrepid abseilers on Sunday 15th October. Everyone braved the Ultimate […]
Ollie
My boy, Ollie… On 14 December 2014 my beautiful little boy arrived. He was 38.4 weeks, so a little bit [...]
West Lothian Run
We had an amazing day at the West Lothian Run, organised by our hero supporter Paul Brown. We were delighted to […]
It’s a knockout!
SIGN UP NOW!! Only a week to go till our fun It’s a Knockout event in Edinburgh. I’m sure there […]
Sometimes there isn’t a rainbow after the storm
We understand that everyone’s journey and story is different. For many families another baby does not always follow for different […]
Thanks to Turner and Townsend!
We are very grateful to Turner & Townsend in Edinburgh for choosing to support us through Business Fives which is a 5 a side […]



















































































































































































































































































