And I remember just holding… this… tiny little girl in my hands. Her lips were fully,
like, fully formed… they looked exactly like… Olly’s lips. And she had big feet, I
remember she had - well y’know, big feet for her body - um… and I looked up and
I… I was very emotional. I was… I was weeping - quite - profusely.
And I lay with my daughter. And I… there was no way I was going home. There was
no way I was leaving.

Words by Bert LaBonté and Original Music Composition by Gillian Cosgriff.
Sound Design by Nat Grant

Produced by Tinderbox Productions for The TwelveFor episode Transcripts click here – http://tinderboxproductions.com.au/In-All-Honesty.html

SUPPORT NOTES –
For pregnancy loss support call or visit
- STILLBIRTH FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA https://stillbirthfoundation.org.au/
Stillbirth Foundation Australia provides resources for parents, but also for
family friends and colleagues unsure how to support their loved ones.
- SANDS on 1300 072 637 & www.sands.org.au
Sands is a volunteer-based organisation providing individualised care from
one bereaved parent to another, giving them support and hope for the future,
following the death of a baby.
- RED NOSE Grief & Loss 1300 308 307 & https://rednosegriefandloss.org.au/
Provides 24-hour support for grieving parents and families who have
experienced the death of a baby during pregnancy, birth, infancy or childhood,
regardless of cause. Red Nose also has professional counselling, support
groups and resources available via website
- PINK ELEPHANTS https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/
Provides information and support for women through miscarriage, pregnancy
loss and beyond. The group supports women through their grief, nurtures
them as they heal and empower them as they move into the future.  There are
a number of resources available in their website including useful information
about miscarriage stages and support services.
For antenatal and postnatal support call or visit
- PERINATAL ANXIETY & DEPRESSION Australia – 1300 726 306 &
https://www.panda.org.au/
PANDA provides free telephone support counselling and information on
antenatal and postnatal depression.
For additional support links visit

- CENTRE OF PERINATAL EXCELLENCE (COPE) -
https://www.cope.org.au/getting-help/self-help/types-treatment/
- PREGNANCY LOSS AUSTRALIA - https://www.pregnancylossaustralia.org.au/
For mental health support and resources call
- LIFELINE - 13 11 14
- BEYOND BLUE - 1300 22 4636
For men looking for assistance with relationship problems as a result of pregnancy
loss
- MENSLINE AUSTRALIA 1300 78 99 78
Professional telephone and online support, information and referral service for
men