Emilia's Wings

You Made Me Mom
2020-12-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago)
An open invitation is extended to any woman who has lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death. You are welcome whether the loss occurred ten plus years ago or ten hours ago, and even if you have other living children, have no living children, are currently pregnant, or struggle with fertility. Email your respective city to rsvp and receive meeting address information.
city chapters email contact:
– kansas city, mo | amy@youmadememom.com
– milford, in | hannah@youmadememom.com – witchita, ks | nicole@youmadememom.com

International Bereaved Mother's Day
2023-05-07
“Mother’s Day is a day of the year that we come together to celebrate all the mothers around the world. It’s a day that is supposed to bring joy, recognition, love, and appreciation to these incredible women that do so much for humanity. If you have experienced the death of one or more of your children, struggle to conceive a child or are unable to fall pregnant at all, this day can often bring up feelings of isolation, unworthiness, pain, and sadness.
Much of society has forgotten the true meaning of Mother’s Day and fails to support and recognize all true mothers.

International Bereaved Mother’s Day is a temporary movement. It is a heart-centered attempt at healing the official Mother’s Day. I believe that we can do this and that sometime in the near future there will be no need for this day at all because all true mothers will be recognized, loved, supported and celebrated.

On International Bereaved Mother’s Day, get together with your closest friends and family and celebrate your beautiful Mother Heart. Celebrate your babies and children. Let’s speak about the true meaning of Mother’s Day. Let us start some healing conversations.” -NILMDTS

Father's Day BBQ
2023-06-03 16:30 - 18:30 | Facilitator’s Home, Kansas City, MO, United States
Join us for a Father’s Day BBQ! When it comes to child loss, fathers are the ones who are often forgotten. People have forgotten the weight he too carries on a daily basis. Let us come together to show our love and support for the men in our lives who carry a tremendous amount of grief and love in their hearts for their babies. Fathers, we see you this Father’s Day and every day too!
In honor of Father’s Day, we will be gathering at the home of the facilitator, Charmel, for a backyard BBQ. Bring a side of food and a lawn chair and prepare to have a great time! We will post a link to a food sign up once the event gets closer.
Contact, Charmel, for more details and for a link to the food sign up.

National Bereaved Parents Day
2023-07-01
“Bereaved Parents Awareness Month is observed every year around the world in July. For a lot of people, it can be difficult to talk openly about their grief; many of them feel that it is too personal or too private. Even though talking about the events that caused their grief is crucial to recovery, people are hesitant in talking about it. It is a universally accepted fact that parents should not have to bury their children. The pain is immeasurable and parents carry this grief with them throughout their lives. But even in these darkest of times, it is important to remember that you are not alone. Whenever you look for help, you will always find communities of people, parents, and others who will be there for you and support you. It’s for this reason that we observe Bereaved Parents Awareness Month.
It exists to provide support to parents who have lost their children, but its other aim is to raise awareness about how many parents have suffered the loss of a child. Not only does it enable bereaved parents to find resources and support to overcome their grief, but it also seeks to provide information to others, including family, friends, and relatives, on how they can help parents overcome their loss. Social support becomes more important than ever during times of grief. Even if you feel uncomfortable at first or are unsure of how to console a bereaved parent, try to at least be there for them. Even something as simple as being a good listener can be extremely comforting.” – National Today

National Rainbow Baby Day
2023-08-22
“National Rainbow Baby Day is celebrated annually on August 22. It’s a day when families throughout the country commemorate the lives of their lost infants while also celebrating motherhood. A rainbow baby is a child delivered to a family who has previously experienced stillbirth, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, or infant mortality. These subsequent pregnancies can cause intense anxiety, guilt, and even dread, as well as joy and healing. The name ‘rainbow’ refers to the child’s ability to bring optimism and relief after the emotional storm of a previous loss.
Pregnancy loss and rainbow infants have been around since the dawn of time, but the holiday to honor them is relatively recent. National Rainbow Baby Day was established in 2018 by the charity What The Fertility, founded by Alexis DelChiaro. The former T.V. personality and anchor claims that becoming a mother and raising her children was her genuine calling and passion. She developed National Rainbow Baby Day as a result of her experience.
Miscarriages, stillbirths, and infant loss are sometimes compared to a storm in terms of sadness and anguish. A rainbow baby is a successful pregnancy following a failed one. By 2008, the expression appeared in Christie Brooks’ collection “Our Heartbreaking Choices” in an article called ‘Forty-Six Women Tell Their Stories of Interrupting a Much-Wanted Pregnancy.’ As a result, the term gained traction on the internet in mother-to-mother forums, aided by the de-stigmatization of miscarriages in popular culture.
In their 2015 picture book, “A Rainbow Baby Story,” Crystal Falk and Kim Roman gave care and advice to families on the subject. Celebrities who have had rainbow babies, such as Beyoncé and Jay Z, are occasionally featured on popular websites and magazines. Rainbow babies symbolize a lot of things: love, hope, and new beginnings. Their very existence is a gift their parents never imagined they might get. Talking about rainbow babies is also essential because it can make parents who have lost a child feel less alone. That is why the day has been designated a national holiday.” – National Today

International Bereaved Father's Day
2023-08-26
“Bereaved Father’s Day is dedicated to fathers who have lost a child. It serves as a day of remembrance, hope, healing, and a time to deal with the often immense pain associated with such a loss…
Bereaved Father’s Day serves to recognize fathers who have endured or are still enduring the loss of a child. This type of loss — no matter how old the child was — is particularly excruciating for parents. Father’s Day, in general, may seem to ignore fathers who could have been or once were. Or, understandably, fathers who are mourning may not feel that celebrating Father’s Day is appropriate. Bereaved Father’s Day serves to ensure that these men feel that they matter, too.
Bereaved Father’s Day serves as a way to call out any stigma that may exist against fathers in general. Though no less of a parent than mothers, bereaved fathers may be viewed differently by some groups. Bereaved fathers everywhere come together to recognize one another’s grief as well as demonstrate that they feel it no less deeply than their wives or partners do.
That being said, there are a few traditional (and less traditional ways) of observing Bereaved Father’s Day with a mourning father in your life. Be mindful that some years may be harder than others, no matter how much time has passed. It’s unfortunate — but true — that some pain does not know time.” -Yvonne Bertovich

BLOOM Meeting
2023-11-02 19:00 - 20:45 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us for our November Meeting! Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2023-12-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-12-05 19:00 - 20:30 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Invite your family and join us for our December Meeting! The Holidays are often thought of as joyful times of the year, but they can be incredibly painful when you are celebrating the season without your baby. This month we will gather for a Holiday Candlelight Ceremony. May you find peace and comfort within the Holidays as you remember your sweet babies! Just a gentle reminder that many family members will be joining us for this event, so guests of ALL ages (including infants, rainbow children, pregnant women, & other miscellaneous triggers) may be present. We ask that each family brings a dessert or appetizer to share with everyone who is in attendance. Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2024-01-04 19:00 - 20:45, 2025-01-02 19:00 - 20:30 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us for our January Meeting! Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2024-02-01 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-06 19:00 - 20:30 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us for our February Meeting! Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2024-03-07 19:00 - 20:45
Join us for our March Meeting! Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2024-04-04 19:00 - 20:45 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us for our April Meeting! Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2024-05-02 19:00 - 20:45, 2025-05-15 19:00 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us for our May Meeting! After experiencing the loss of a child, Mother’s Day can bring with it a sense of feeling misunderstood or unseen. Let us come together to celebrate motherhood – to say our babies names out loud at our Annual Mother’s Day Tea.
We will have complimentary tea and dessert for everyone to enjoy. ****Make sure to bring an item that is special and symbolic to your baby**** This could be photos, a stuffed animal, sonograms, a baby book, a song, a piece of artwork, etc… bring whatever is special to you. We will take turns sharing our items among the group, while sharing special stories about our babies. Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2024-06-06 19:00 - 20:45, 2025-06-05 19:00 - 20:30 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us for our June Meeting! Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2024-07-11 19:00 - 20:45, 2025-07-03 19:00 - 20:30 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us for our July Meeting! Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2024-08-01 19:00 - 20:45, 2025-08-07 19:00 - 20:30 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us for our August Meeting! Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2024-09-05 19:00 - 20:45, 2025-09-04 07:00 - 20:30 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us for our September Meeting! Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2024-10-03 19:00 - 20:45 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us for our October Meeting! Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2024-11-07 19:00 - 20:45 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
Join us for our November Meeting! Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2025-03-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-04-03 19:00 - 20:30 | North Kansas City Public Library, 2251 Howell St., North Kansas City, MO, 64116, United States
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss.
We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we may devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.

BLOOM Meeting
2025-10-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Facilitator’s Home, Kansas City, MO, United States
Join us for our October Meeting! Our October gathering will be held at a private location in the format of a backyard bonfire in celebration of Pregnancy & Infant Loss Month. We will not be meeting at North Kansas City Public Library for this support group meeting. Come as you are.
BLOOM is a support group for those who have lost babies through miscarriage, stillbirth, TFMR, abortion, and infant loss. We meet once a month in suburban Kansas City, Missouri. During our gatherings, we devote a portion of time to a topic of interest and spend the remainder of our meeting talking about our babies and discussing our recent experiences with grief. At BLOOM, our mission is to provide and find support, to make friendships, and to remember and honor our babies in meaningful and dignified ways.
Please email or Facebook message our facilitator, Charmel Clough, prior to your first meeting so that we may plan for attendance.
