Footprints On Our Hearts

#2 Premature Twins, Neonatal Loss and Pippa’s Legacy with Ian Twitchett

In Episode 2 of Footprints on our Hearts, Ian Twitchett shares the story of his daughter, Pippa, and we discuss grieving as a dad and the charity he and his wife set up in Pippa’s name. We also talk about the National Bereavement Care Pathway, an NHS initiative to improve bereavement care for parents who suffer pregnancy or baby loss.

In this episode, we talk about:

• His twin daughters, Pippa and Penny, who were born at thirty weeks. Four and a half months after her birth, Pippa passed away in Ian’s arms at Martin House hospice. (06:05)
• How Ian and his wife, Hannah, grieved differently and how they supported each other. (36:08)
• How they remember Pippa as a family. (43:00)
• Setting up Pipsqueaks to help parents during their time on neonatal units. (48:45)
• Ian’s role on the Parent Advisory Group for the National Bereavement Care Pathway. (54:50)

You can find out more about the charity and Hannah have set up at Pipsqueakscharity.com.

You can find Ian and Hannah on social media at:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/twinchetts/

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/twinchetts/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/pipsqueaksuk

In the introduction, I talk about the debate in the House of Commons on historic stillbirth burials and cremations. You can watch Carolyn Harris’s emotional speech here and read more about Brief Lives Remembered, a website that helps parents trace where their stillborn babies were buried, in this article.

If you enjoy the podcast, I’d really appreciate it if you could leave a review on your podcast app. You can connect with me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/footprintsonourhearts/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/skyesfootprints) or email alison@footprintsonourhearts.com.

For a transcript of the podcast, please visit our website https://footprintsonourhearts.com/.

#1 Stillbirth, Songwriting and Remembering Liberty with Sophie Daniels

Welcome to the first episode of Footprints on our Hearts, a podcast about baby loss, legacy and learning to live again. In this episode, I talk to Sophie Daniels about her daughter, Liberty.

Sophie Daniels is Head of Songwriting at ICMP in London. As a non-performing songwriter, she’s built a career writing songs for other people but last year, she released her own EP to raise money for Tommy’s and Sands. It includes the song I Can Love You From Here, which Sophie wrote ten weeks after Liberty’s death.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Sophie’s daughter, Liberty, who was stillborn in January 2011 (03:15)
• Sophie’s grief journey, finding happiness and having a relationship with Liberty (21:15)
• Pregnancy after loss (31:12)
• How they remember Liberty as a family (37:15)
• Liberty’s legacy and I Can Love You From Here (42:43)

Sophie kindly gave me permission to play I Can Love You From Here which I’ve included at the end of the interview.

You can find out more about Sophie’s EP on her website: www.libertysmother.com/

You can also connect with her on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/libertysmother), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/libertysmother/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/libertysmother).

The Liberty’s Mother EP is available on all platforms.

If you enjoy the podcast, I’d really appreciate it if you could leave a review on your podcast app. You can connect with me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/footprintsonourhearts/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/skyesfootprints) or email alison@footprintsonourhearts.com.

For a transcript of the podcast, please visit our website https://footprintsonourhearts.com/.

#0 Footprints On Our Hearts Introductory Episode

Welcome to Footprints On Our Hearts, a new podcast aiming to open up a conversation around baby loss. On the show, I'll be talking to parents who've experienced stillbirth, neo-natal loss and miscarriage about their experiences and how they've chosen to remember their babies. I'll also be talking to healthcare professionals and charities to discuss how to support someone whose baby has died and how we can raise awareness of baby loss.

In this introductory episode, I tell you a bit about me, what you can expect from the podcast and how you can get involved.