Jessica Southwood is fundraising for Birmingham Women's Hospital

Jessica Southwood's Fundraising Page

In memory of:
Baby Iris Capeling-Southwood

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Raising money for

Birmingham Women's Hospital

Charity Registration No. 1089035

Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust (also known as Birmingham Women’s Hospital) is a specialist teaching Trust which delivers services for the people of Birmingham and beyond, these are:

· Maternity and Fetal Medicine

· Neonatal care

· Gynaecology and Fertility

· Regional Clinical and Laboratory Genetics

· Imaging and Pathology

Your support will help us to care for women and sick or premature babies.

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Jessica Southwood

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12/10/2009

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Raised so far: £1,155.00

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My story

In May 2008 our daughter Iris was stillborn. She died of unknown causes during early labour a week after her due date.

As the anniversary of her death approaches we have decided to set up a fund for the Birmingham Women's Hospital to honour her memory. We are so grateful for the incredible support we received from everyone at the Women's while Jess was in labour and in those first painful days and weeks after we lost Iris:

To Sandy, the midwife who had the painful task of telling us that our baby's heart had stopped beating: you showed such incredible compassion and sensitivity in what must have been an unbearably difficult task. Thank you.

To Lisa, the midwife who stayed with us through the night, who answered our endless questions, who told the anaesthetist to hurry up with that epidural. Thank you.

To the on-call doctor whose name I can't remember, who helped me trust my body to deliver Iris, even when I felt nothing but guilt and blame towards it. Thank you.

To Coralie, the midwife who delivered Iris, who bathed and dressed her, who told us that we'd had a lttle girl, who cried along with us as we held her little body, who encouraged us to take millions of photos, who made prints of her hands and feet for us. Thank you.

To Marguerita, the bereavement midwife who went through the 'next steps' with us the day after Iris was born with such patience and empathy. Thank you.

To Matthew, the consultant obstetrician who talked us through the post-mortem process (and has subsequently taken care of Jess during her current pregnancy) with an enormous amount of sensitivity. Thank you.

To Karen, the bereavement midwife who took us to see Iris in the chapel of rest and let us dress her and photograph her and hold her one last time. Thank you.

And to the countless others from BWH who were there to support us in so many different ways. Thank you so much.

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After Iris died, we asked that people didn't send us cards or flowers. If you would have liked to, but didn't because we'd said not to please donate the money you would have spent in Iris' memory to this amazing institution.

Thanks and love,

Jess, David and Ava

	Donation by Anne 09/10/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	For your beautiful daughter, Iris Donation by Karen, David, Tom and Joe 01/10/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Remembering your beautiful Iris xo Donation by Catherine & Baby Jessica 29/09/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Lots of Love Donation by Frances Rice 28/09/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	With our love x Donation by Jane & James 28/09/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	A little flower lent not given, to bud on earth and bloom in heaven... Donation by with much love.... 28/09/09	£20.00
	Thinking of Iris with love. Donation by Angie Yingst 28/09/09	£30.00
	with love Donation by Grandma Anthea and Pop 13/06/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	in honour of your courage and strength. All my love xxx Donation by Martha 19/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	with love Donation by Granny 12/05/09	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	with lots of love x x x Donation by jess parfitt 12/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	With Love and good wishes Donation by Jonathan 11/05/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	With love xx Donation by Elizabeth Nestor 08/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	In memory of Iris x Donation by Anonymous 07/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	a small gift from my lucky family in memory of the daughter of my good friend. Donation by Robin 01/05/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	With love for Iris and you all. Donation by Hayley 28/04/09	£10.00
	With love Donation by Jess, Hugh & Cassie 27/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	In memory of Iris. With love. xxx Donation by JO, Ru & H 25/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	With all of our love especially Harry as Iris is a very real part of his life and ours. Donation by Jess, Tom, Harry and Danny 22/04/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	with love and best wishes to you and all your family xx Donation by Helen 22/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	With Love Donation by Carol Phil Elena & Frances 18/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by anonymous 17/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	with love xx Donation by Lauren & Dave 17/04/09	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	xx Donation by Juliet Rayment 15/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Kel, James and Ella 14/04/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	With love to Jess, Dave, Ava and Iris xx Donation by Anna S 14/04/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	xx Donation by nick and maryna 14/04/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	xx Donation by Denice McCauley(Bayley) 14/04/09	£20.00
	Lots of love Jess, David and Ava Donation by Roey 14/04/09	£50.00
	xx Donation by Alan, Jo, Harry & Georgina 13/04/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£1,155.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£275.00

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