Suggestions of how to help Make phone calls, organize meals, arrange cleaning, shopping, or laundry. Providing child care is very helpful if there are other children at home. Attend the funeral or memorial service if invited. Give a gift of a special memento for this baby. A baby ring, a locket, a poem, needlework, or a ceramics piece can be meaningful ways to remember.
Parents also appreciate living memorials such as a tree, flowering shrub, or rose bush.
A book about the loss of a baby is always helpful. Offer to drive the family on errands or wherever they need to go. Encourage parents to make their own decisions. This gives them a sense of control, something they have lost with the death of this baby. Call the baby by his or her name.