Empty Arms

Empty Arms EA offers bereavement support & services to those who lose a child during pregnancy/early childhood.

Empty Arms offers birth & bereavement support and services to baby loss families before, during, and/or after the birth of their little one gone too soon.

🎁 You don't need to buy something to donate something.Before you scroll past thinking, "I don't own a business," hear us...
06/22/2026

🎁 You don't need to buy something to donate something.

Before you scroll past thinking, "I don't own a business," hear us out.

Check your cupboards. Check your closets. Check that shelf where gifts go to wait for their moment.

New items, gift cards, experiences, services, and unopened gifts are all welcome for our Summer Auction.

🤍 We are still feeling incredibly grateful.

The overwhelming support we received during our recent 50/50 raffle reminded us just how much this community believes in ensuring families experiencing pregnancy, infant, and child loss have somewhere to turn.

Because of you, families will continue to receive support, remembrance opportunities, and connection when they need it most.

Now, we're turning our attention to our Summer Auction—and we need your help.

Whether you're a local business, community partner, or simply someone with something special to contribute, we'd love to hear from you.

We're hoping to finalize auction items soon, so if you've been considering a donation, now is the perfect time to reach out.

Thank you for continuing to show up for families in such generous and compassionate ways. We truly couldn't do this work without you.

📩 Interested in donating an item? Send us a message or email us today.

To the dads.The dads sitting quietly in delivery rooms.The dads holding tiny hands.The dads holding their partner togeth...
06/21/2026

To the dads.

The dads sitting quietly in delivery rooms.

The dads holding tiny hands.

The dads holding their partner together.

The dads carrying memory boxes, diaper bags, paperwork, flowers, and everything else that suddenly became theirs to carry.

We see you.

We see the way you stay busy when your heart is breaking.
The way you search for answers when there are none.
The way you try to fix what cannot be fixed.
The way you protect the people you love, even while you are grieving too.

We know that just because you carry it well doesn't mean it isn't heavy.

We understand the silence.
We understand the long drives with no music.
We understand the tears that come unexpectedly, years later.
We understand the grief that lives beneath the surface, even when everyone else assumes you're okay.

So today, this is for you.

For the fathers who held their babies for a lifetime.
For the fathers who only got moments.
For the fathers carrying memories instead of milestones.
For the fathers who continue to love and parent children they cannot hold.

You do not have to explain your grief to us.

We see it.
We respect it.
And we honour the love that has always existed between you and your child.

If no one has said it lately, you don't have to be strong every second of every day.

You can relax your shoulders, unclench your jaw, exhale.

We are carrying this moment with you.

Leave a heart in the comments or tag a dad who needs to read this today ❤️

🤍 Sometimes the most important thing is simply being together.On Sunday, June 28, families, friends, and community membe...
06/20/2026

🤍 Sometimes the most important thing is simply being together.

On Sunday, June 28, families, friends, and community members will gather at the Shared Monument in Woodlawn Cemetery to honour babies lost at or before birth.

Some will come with stories to share.

Some will come with photographs tucked into their pockets.

Some will come carrying memories that are decades old.

And some will come because their loss is still fresh and they are looking for a place where they don't have to explain their grief.

No matter how long it has been, your child is welcome here.

Join us as we create space to remember, reflect, and honour the babies who continue to be loved and missed every day.

📅 Sunday, June 28, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM
📍 Shared Monument, Woodlawn Cemetery
1502 2nd Avenue North, Saskatoon

Parents, siblings, grandparents, family members, friends, and support persons are all welcome.

If you've ever worried that it's been "too long" to attend something like this, please know there is no timeline on love and there is no expiration date on remembering your child.

We hope you'll join us. 🤍

The Hardest Hello:You spend months imagining the moment you'll hear your baby's first cry.You picture the delivery room....
06/19/2026

The Hardest Hello:

You spend months imagining the moment you'll hear your baby's first cry.

You picture the delivery room. The first time you hold them. The moment everything changes and your life begins to revolve around this tiny person you've already fallen in love with.

Then one day, you learn that your baby has a diagnosis that is not compatible with a long life.

Suddenly, the conversations change.

Instead of wondering what colour to paint the nursery or what their first word might be, you're talking to doctors about comfort care. About possibilities. About time.

You still pack a hospital bag. You still make the drive to the hospital.
You still check in at labour and delivery.
You still labour through contractions.

Because now you're carrying two impossible truths at once: You are about to meet your baby. And you already know you're going to lose them.

Every kick feels different.

Every movement becomes something to memorize.

You find yourself wishing time would move faster because you desperately want to meet your child, while simultaneously wishing it would stop because you know what comes next.

You don't go into labour wondering who your baby will become.

You go into labour wondering how much time you'll get.

Will it be minutes?
Hours?
Days?
Will they know your voice?
Will you have time to memorize their face?
Will you get to hold them?
Will they know how loved they are?

Every contraction brings you closer to the child you've waited months to meet and closer to the goodbye you never wanted to say.

And then they are here.

You hear their cry.

You see their face.

You count their fingers and toes.

You kiss their forehead.

You hold them against your chest and study every detail because some part of you already knows you'll spend the rest of your life trying to remember exactly how this moment felt.

And for a few peaceful moments, you get to be the parent you always imagined...

If your child taught you that love is not measured in days, weeks, or years, we invite you to leave a heart below. 🤍

Holding It All is meeting on Tuesday June 30🤍In Person: 262 Avenue B S Unit #206Virtually: Zoom link provided upon regi...
06/18/2026

Holding It All is meeting on Tuesday June 30🤍

In Person: 262 Avenue B S Unit #206
Virtually: Zoom link provided upon registration

This peer support group is designed for parents who are navigating pregnancy, infant, or child loss while raising their children.

This space acknowledges the reality of parenting after loss — where grief and love exist side by side — and offers a supportive environment to connect with others who understand the complexity of holding both.

Please visit our website to sign up.

🤍 A gentle reminder that our annual Memorial Gathering is coming up on June 28.For many families, this gathering has bec...
06/17/2026

🤍 A gentle reminder that our annual Memorial Gathering is coming up on June 28.

For many families, this gathering has become a meaningful tradition—a place to speak a child's name, reflect on cherished memories, and spend time among others who understand the enduring love that exists after loss.

Whether your baby died recently or many years ago, you are warmly invited to join us as we honour and remember babies lost at or before birth.

📅 Sunday, June 28, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM
📍 Shared Monument, Woodlawn Cemetery
1502 2nd Avenue North, Saskatoon

Parents, siblings, grandparents, extended family members, friends, and support persons are all welcome.

Please know there is no expectation to share, speak, or participate in any particular way. Some families attend every year. Others attend once. Some bring flowers, some bring photos, and some simply come to be present. All are welcome.

In the event of inclement weather, tents will be available.

Together, we will create space to remember the babies who continue to live forever in our hearts. 🤍

We are deeply grateful to our community partners who make this gathering possible each year.

"I counted your fingers. I kissed your forehead. I memorized everything I could."When a baby dies, memories are what par...
06/16/2026

"I counted your fingers. I kissed your forehead. I memorized everything I could."

When a baby dies, memories are what parents carry with them. So they study every detail, knowing the moments they have together are far too few.

They memorize the shape of tiny hands. The curve of a nose. The weight of their baby in their arms.

They remember the silence of a room that should have been filled with first cries.

For families experiencing pregnancy, infant, and child loss, memory-making is not about dwelling in the past. It is about honouring a life, preserving a connection, and carrying forward the evidence of a child who was here, who was loved, and who mattered.

This is why photographs matter.

Why handprints matter.

Why footprints matter.

Why keepsakes matter.

Why compassionate support matters.

Because while time together may be limited, love is not.

🤍

If your child's memory lives in a detail you'll never forget, we invite you to leave a heart in the comments. No explanation necessary.

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Empty Arms provides support, remembrance opportunities, peer connection, family programming, and compassionate care for families experiencing pregnancy, infant, and child loss throughout Saskatchewan. All programs and services are offered at no cost to families.

Learn more, access support, or support our work through the link in our bio.

🏃‍♀️💨 We have a challenge for you...Join **Team Empty Arms** at the **Candle Lake Fun Run** on **September 12, 2026!**Wh...
06/15/2026

🏃‍♀️💨 We have a challenge for you...

Join **Team Empty Arms** at the **Candle Lake Fun Run** on **September 12, 2026!**

Whether you're a seasoned runner, an enthusiastic walker, or simply someone who enjoys collecting participation medals and snacks, we'd love to have you on our team.

Choose your adventure:

🦊 **5K Fox Trot** (Walk/Run)

🐻 **10K Bear Boogie**

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Kids are welcome, families are encouraged, and yes—many of us will be dragging our entire households along for the ride.

When registering, simply select **Team Empty Arms** from the team dropdown menu.

For the past two years, the Candle Lake Fun Run has generously awarded grants to Empty Arms, helping us continue providing support, remembrance opportunities, companion care, and community connection for families experiencing pregnancy, infant, and child loss. Their support has made a meaningful impact, and we'd love the opportunity to show up for them the way they've shown up for us.

✨ Bonus motivation: Registration is already **90% sold out**, so if you've been thinking about it, now is the time.

Come run.
Come walk.
Come cheer.
Come spend a beautiful day at the lake with an incredible community.

🔗 Register here:
https://candlelakefunrun.ca/

Let's see how many Empty Arms supporters we can get to the starting line. 🤍

New Life After Loss meets every Monday morning from 9:00 to 10:30 🤍In Person: 262 Avenue B S Unit #206This group is des...
06/15/2026

New Life After Loss meets every Monday morning from 9:00 to 10:30 🤍

In Person: 262 Avenue B S Unit #206

This group is designed for families in the first 18 months postpartum.

Babies + kids are welcome to join the group. Join us for a cup of coffee and a gentle, casual open chat.

This group is designed to hold the many layers that can come with this experience of welcoming a new baby after loss — hope, fear, joy, grief, and everything in between. There is no expectation to feel a certain way or to “move on,” only an invitation to show up exactly as you are.

Together, we create a gentle and understanding environment where participants can share, listen, and connect with others who truly understand this unique journey. This space is here to support you through the joys, the uncertainty, the milestones, and the moments that may feel heavy or complicated.

You are not alone in this. 🤍
Please register @ emptyarmspls.com OR just show up 🤍

Imagine our toes, Mama.Imagine them in the warm summer grass on a sunny morning.Imagine our little hands holding a giant...
06/12/2026

Imagine our toes, Mama.

Imagine them in the warm summer grass on a sunny morning.

Imagine our little hands holding a giant ice cream cone.

Imagine our smiles as we run through the park.

Imagine the breeze blowing through our soft hair.

Imagine our laughs, our giggles, our silly little voices.

Imagine all the moments we never got to share.

Now remember this, Mama:

Until we meet again, we don't have to imagine.

We are together.

With our toes in the warm summer grass.

With ice cream on our sticky little fingers.

With smiles on our faces as we run and play.

We are making each other laugh.

We are sharing adventures.

We are never alone.

And the two of us will stay together until the three of us meet again.

🤍

Twin loss carries a unique grief. Parents are often asked to hold space for two lives, two stories, and two dreams at once. While every loss is different, the bond between twins is extraordinary from the very beginning—a connection formed before birth and carried forever in the hearts of those who love them.

If this post made you think of a baby, a sibling, or a family who should be remembered today, we invite you to leave a 🤍 in the comments. No explanations needed. Just a quiet moment of remembrance for the babies who are forever loved.

Empty Arms provides compassionate support, resources, remembrance opportunities, and community connection for families navigating pregnancy, infant, and child loss across Saskatchewan. All programs and services are offered at no cost to families thanks to the generosity of our community.

To learn more about available support or to make a donation, visit the link in our bio.

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#206-262 Avenue B S
Saskatoon, SK
S7M1M4

Telephone

+13062445677

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