I would like to buy or do something for my friend not flowers,what Iam limited to about $60.

Thanks

I know you said "not flowers" but how about a plant, like a fruiting one. My SIL planted a blueberry bush to help when she had a miscarriage.

A special candle and holder that she can light when she would like time to think about her special angel...also tell her where you got the candle from so she can replace it, ive gone through a few now!
There is also a lovely lady that takes pictures with a baby's name in the sand at sunset, she charges $25 i think and they are absolutely amazing! google "to write their names in the sand".
I think she will be grateful that she has such a special friend who remembers her angel
Jess

My sisters and mother give me something special every year to remember our little angel baby (lost in 1998). It is very special. Some of the things that they have given me include a rose pendant, an angel pendant, a tiny crystal angel, etc. I have heard about another idea similar to the name in the sand. It is a picture of a sunrise that is taken on the baby's day of birth and you can get a plaque that says "baby's name" Sunrise and the date. (You are also given proof that the sunrise was taken on that specific day.) Sunrise gifts

One the one year anniversary of our DD to be honest i was just touched that people remembered. We did get some lovely angels, candles and a little book of comforting words.I have a name in the sand canvas print and its beautiful.

You are a great friend.

No advice sorry. Thought this might help.
http://lolaconstanceevelyn-kristalee.blogs...ne-who-has.html

When my best friends brother passed I sent her one of these angels, I know she likes angels and she had already recently lost her Nan and Mother. I also didn't want to send flowers. I have to say the service on this site was excellent and that's not something I would normally say about a site I've only ordered from once. They have a really nice range of bereavement gifts . The best bit was that the forget me not flowers (which they include in all orders) had special meaning for my friend, so without me knowing, it was extra special for her.

A friend of mine lost her baby at 2 weeks after he was born prem. Each year on his birthday she buys a present appripriate for how old he would have been and donates it to charity. You could consider donating a toy in the name of the child??

We have done the same, as have her family. I know this is appreciated. You are a great friend.

I got my friend a bear with her babies name and birthdate embroidered on its paws. I can't remember who it was through, picked up a pamphlet at my local post office, I think it was around $50.

I really like the things this lady does http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sue-Ella-Sig...131242840263729

You are a great friend remembering your friends baby's birthday. As a mum to angels i can tell you i treasure those friends as there are not many of them.


Kirsten

This is what we do for our 2 girls:

We have a candle holder which we put a (volitive from dusk in) and this is lit on there birthdays (for DD2 the anniversary of her death as well), christmas, mothers and fathers day

The first birthday for Meg I searched everywhere for a cupcake candle and could not find one. My sister just recently surprised me with 2 for their birthdays which she got from spotlight of all places.

Also on their birthdays and christmas we take the money that we (and our families and very close friends also put in and do the same) would have spent and give the money to a charity (which we do not then claim on our taxes) (There is a group of ladies attached to the monash who knit clothes for still borns/premies, we like to give to small charties as well as the big ones.)

DS likes to have a "party" for DD2 birthday so we tend to have our close family and friends over and try and celebrate, however for DD1 it is more intimate.

I do get the flowers thing, I can only stand 2 sorts of flowers now (as these weren't the types that filled our house after both the girls) and I do associate flowers with death.

Little things that people have gotten that have meant so much have been:
- little presents/figurans to put at the graves,
- flowers dropped at the grave sites without telling us - when you go and see other people have not forgotten your babies it is a wonderful feeling.
- When I was pregnant with DS we received a book "Love you forever" by Robert Munch it is really beautiful and we have framed the "chorus" in a frame with photos of our two girls and it hangs on the wall
- We also received one of the song lyrics we played at the funrel for DD1 in a frame for her first anniversary (this same person did this for DD2 on her anniversary)
- just a telephone call to see how we are doing not just on the day but a day or two later as a follow up is also very touching.