The death of a baby is profoundly traumatic – and rarely spoken about.

But two Wells women decided to put this right in August last year by founding Forever Loved, a safe and supportive space to connect with others who understand life after baby loss.

Whether you experienced a miscarriage, a termination for medical reasons, stillbirth or neonatal birth death, you are welcome at this friendly group on the edge of Wells.

"These are things that people don't talk about, but they can here," said co-founder Zoe Costelloe who lost Rory stillborn.

"We do this in honour of our lost babies which makes us stronger. Honouring Rory gives me a superpower."

You are most welcome whether your loss was recent or many years ago. One woman lost a daughter 29 years ago and had no support but she does now at Forever Loved.

"We started with just two of us and it has grown," said Emily Sheppard who lost Ruby at 25 weeks. "We started with just two of us and it has grown.

"We both went to the Blue School together and left in 2010. After Zoe lost Rory in 2021 she contacted me as she knew I also had experienced stillbirth when I lost Ruby in 2019."

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The group is very informal. No structure, except a cup of tea and a biscuit.

They meet on the last Thursday of the month from 5.30pm-7,30pm at Heads Up in South Horrington.

"We are fortunate to have the support of our families and Heads Up have been wonderful," said Zoe.

"We are not trained counsellors. Just two people who need the support of a group which helps create a very relaxed environment."

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