Nicole Ballinger

Nicole is mother to one, stepmom to another, and survivor of 4 miscarriages. She is Marketing Director of the website design business (www.designingtrade.com.au) that provides the technical backbone to this website.

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Tears are shed as MPs from both majority goverment and its opposition passionately support the declaration of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day across Australia


A unanimous vote in Parliament is unusual, as what usually happens is that Opposition members vote to oppose motions from the other side of the House. But not in this exciting case. Read more

Lobbying the Australian government to officially recognise 15 Oct. as International Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day

They mean well. They care about us. But, all too often, our loved ones’ reactions to our loss actually make our grief even worse. Here’s a really effective tool – not just for coping – but for dealing with this, whenever it happens.

Iodine deficiency affects fertility, increases the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and abortion, and can have devastating effects on newborns and young infants. Luckily, iodine deficiency is easily preventable.

Our Very First Candle: a Personal Victory

Honouring our lost babies on Oct. 15th: International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day


In most cases, nothing could have prevented our pregnancy and infant loss. So we felt so very powerless. Here are ways for grieving parents to feel empowered again

Respect for grieving parents of babies has been part of Japanese culture for centuries. Here’s a window into their world, and faith in things to come for the West.

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