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Services offered by Sands
Sands, both local groups and the National office are here to help when your baby dies during your pregnancy or around the time of birth.
Sands is a national self-help organisation which has been registered as a charity since 1981. To read the full history of Sands click here to visit the National Site.
Sands is here to help anyone affected by the death of a baby: mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, friends, carers. We offer support for bereaved people in many different ways.
There is no set pattern of support in these circumstances. Perhaps you will want to talk to someone whose baby has also died, or find out about the practical things that need to be done. You may want to meet other bereaved parents in a small group, or you may not want to do anything straight away.
Sands will continue to offer support for as long as you need it.
Pregnancy and Parenting after Loss Meetings
Living with Loss Through the Years Meetings
Parenting our living children through grief
Living with Loss Meetings
These get-togethers are for everyone - Mums, Dads, grandparents and friends: anyone who has suffered because of the loss of your baby.
We do realise how daunting it is to come along for the first time; we've all experienced that feeling of stepping into the unknown. But - we are all just like you and have found tremendous comfort and support in being in a place where talking about our babies is not a taboo subject.
We are very informal: you can talk if you want or sit and listen. It's entirely up to you. We also hold a small library of books, videos and other materials which you may borrow and many people find helpful.
Always held on the 2nd Tuesday of each Month:
9 September 2008
14 October 2008
11 November 2008
9 December 2008
13 January 2009
10 February 2009
10 March 2009
14 April 2009
12 May 2009
9 June 2009
14 July 2009
11 August 2009
8 September 2009
13 October 2009
10 November 2009
8 December 2009
All Meetings are held at:
52 Seagarth Lane, Shirley, Southampton, SO16 6RL from 7.30pm – 10pm. Click here for a map.
Refreshments are available
For further details please call: 07970 981550
Pregnancy and Parenting after Loss Meetings
If you decide to go-ahead with another pregnancy it will almost certainly be a stressful and traumatic time. The aim of this group is to provide support and reassurance at this very worrying time. We also provide support for after the birth of your next baby.
Will be held on the 4th Tuesday of every 3rd month::
23 September 2008 - please note this is an additional meeting
28 October 2008
27 January 2009
26 May 2009
25 August 2009
December 2009 No meeting
All Meetings are held at:
52 Seagarth Lane, Shirley, Southampton, SO16 6RL from 7.30pm – 9pm. Click here for a map.
Refreshments are available
For further details please call: 07970 981550
Living with Loss Through the Years Meetings
We never “get over” the death of our child - grief just changes. This group is for people whose loss was two or more years ago and meets quarterly:
21 October 2008
20 January 2009
21 April 2009
21 July 2009
20 October 2009
All Meetings are held at:
52 Seagarth Lane, Shirley, Southampton, SO16 6RL from 7.30pm – 10pm. Click here for a map.
Refreshments are available
For further details please call: 07970 981550
Relatives & Friends Meetings
The death of a child affects everybody. This group was set up for mutual support and to learn/share ideas about how best to support bereaved parents, families and friends and it meets quarterly:
2 December 2008
3 March 2009
2 June 2009
1 September 2009
1 December 2009
All Meetings are held at:
52 Seagarth Lane, Shirley, Southampton, SO16 6RL from 7.30pm – 9pm. Click here for a map.
Refreshments are available
For further details please call: 07970 981550
Parenting our living children through grief
This purpose of this meeting is to explore what its like to parent (a) living child(ren) while we are still grieving ourselves as parents - the issues and the challenging times. Children deal with grief in their own way - different from adults - and as parents, this may raise lots of questions. We hope parents may help one another find the strength to support the children through their grief.......to find ways to help siblings remember our precious babies through the years........ This group aims to give beareaved parents who have living children an opportunity to share their experience and support each other.
16 September 2008
16 December 2008
17 March 2009
16 June 2009
15 September
15 December 2009
52 Seagarth Lane, Shirley, Southampton, SO16 6RL from 7.30pm – 10pm. Click here for a map.
Refreshments are available
For further details please call: 07970 981550
Befrienders
Sands holds the phone numbers of all UK befrienders and gives them out to bereaved parents, their families, friends and health professionals who call the Helpline (020 7436 5881) or the office line (020 7436 7940). Alternatively you could email us or call the Southampton Sands mobile (07970 981 550) please leave a message and someone will call you back - please note this number is not manned 24 hours.
You can talk to a Sands befriender on the phone, or one may visit you at home. Sands befrienders are people whose baby has also died and have been trained by Sands to help you through this time of your life. They know what you are going through - which is why they are able to give you both comfort and support.
Telephone Support
Sands Helpline provides a telephone support service - a chance for bereaved parents, or anyone affected by the stillbirth or death of a baby in the early weeks of life, to talk to someone about their experience.
The Helpline offers confidential one-to-one telephone support. The Helpline team are all experienced support workers. They can listen, offer support and give information if you want it.
The Helpline is open: Monday – Friday 9:30am – 5:30pm.
Websites
Click on the links below to visit these websites.
Local Sands group websites in the UK:
Huntingdon Sands This site is temporarily unavailable
Kidderminster and Stourbridge Sands
Sands Groups elsewhere in the World:
Postal & Email Support
You can write to the Sands Head Office who will answer all letters personally and in confidence.
Sands Head Office
28 Portland Place,
London,
W1B 1LY
Or email the helpline by clicking here
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