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A registered charity to support women and partners who have experienced a Miscarriage/s.

MISS - Miscarriage Support is the only early pregnancy loss charity in North East Scotland. With a team of 18 volunteers and staff, our aims are for women and men to feel supported after a miscarriage and have a place where they can feel at ease, not alone and speak to others about their experience. This includes through online and face to face support groups/1:1s, phone service and support for next pregnancy as well as when trying stops. We also provide support packs, memory boxes, comfort bags and next pregnancy bags to Aberdeen Maternity Hospital.

28/10/2026

💙 Paid Leave for Every Loss – Add Your Voice

Losing a baby at any stage of pregnancy can be devastating. No one should have to face the additional worry of losing income while navigating their grief.

From April 2027, employees affected by pregnancy loss will have a legal right to bereavement leave. However, this leave will not automatically be paid.

At MISS, we believe that everyone affected by pregnancy loss deserves the time and space to grieve, without the added pressure of financial uncertainty.

That's why we're supporting the Paid Leave for Every Loss campaign, calling for bereavement leave following pregnancy loss to be paid.

💙 We encourage our community to add their voices and support this important campaign.

✍️ Sign the petition here: https://www.miscarriageuk.org/advocacy-campaigns/leave-for-every-loss/

Together, we can help create a more compassionate and understanding workplace for everyone affected by pregnancy loss.

27/10/2026

🏇🎉 WIN A NIGHT OUT FOR TWO – WITH AN ASHVALE SUPPER INCLUDED! 🎉🏇

Fancy a fun-filled evening of racing, laughter and delicious food, all while supporting a wonderful cause? 💗

We're giving one lucky winner the chance to WIN TWO FREE TICKETS to our upcoming MISS Race Night, including an Ashvale supper for you both! 🍽️🏆

🎟️ HOW TO ENTER:

💗 LIKE this post

👯 TAG the person you'd love to bring along!

It's that simple! You could be enjoying a fantastic evening out for two, completely FREE!

📅 Saturday 21st November
📍 Ashvale Restaurant, Great Western Road, Aberdeen
⏰ 6:30pm arrival | Food served at 7pm

🏆 Competition closes at 5pm on Saturday 31st October, when one lucky winner will be selected at random!

🍀 Good luck, everyone!

🎫 Don't want to leave it to chance?

Tickets are still available to purchase, so why not get your friends together and join us for a brilliant evening supporting families affected by early pregnancy loss? 💕

👉 miss-support.org.uk/events

🔞 Over 18s only.

This competition is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Meta. The winner will be announced on our official Facebook and Instagram pages.

26/10/2026

🎉 LUCKY SQUARES – NOW JUST £5 PER NUMBER! 🎉

Fancy a night of laughter with Kevin Bridges? 🤣🎤

We're giving you the chance to WIN TWO ARENA SEATS to see Kevin Bridges on his Here If You Need Me Tour at P&J Live, Aberdeen, on Thursday 10th December 2026! 🎟️

💗 NOW ONLY £5 PER NUMBER! 💗

With just 50 numbers in total, why not try your luck while supporting MISS?

✨ ALREADY PURCHASED A NUMBER FOR £10?

Don't worry, we haven't forgotten about you! As we've reduced the price, everyone who has already purchased a number for £10 is entitled to an additional number at no extra cost!

Simply pop into our Laurencekirk charity shop or get in touch to claim your extra number.

🎟️ HOW TO ENTER:

📧 Email [email protected]

🏬 Or pop into our MISS charity shop in Laurencekirk.

🎲 THE DRAW

The winning number will be selected using a random number generator at our Race Night on Saturday 21st November 2026.

Every number purchased helps MISS continue supporting people across Scotland affected by miscarriage and early pregnancy loss. 💗

Good luck, everyone! 🍀

23/10/2026

Last month, we held our annual pop-up shop in Aberdeen, and we want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make it such a success! 🛍️

To all our amazing volunteers who gave their time, energy and support, and to everyone who donated items, popped in to shop, or helped spread the word — thank you for being part of something so meaningful.

Together, we raised an incredible £501.75!

Every penny raised will go towards our Memory Box and Overnight Items Project at Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, helping us provide practical, compassionate support to families experiencing the heartbreak of early pregnancy loss.

These items offer comfort and care during an incredibly difficult time, reminding families that they are not alone.

Your generosity really does make a difference. Thank you for supporting MISS and helping us be there for families when they need us most.

22/10/2026

💜 Bringing Scotland's Memorial Spaces Together 💜

Every baby deserves to be remembered. Every family deserves a place to remember. 🌸

Across Scotland, there are beautiful gardens, memorials and quiet spaces dedicated to babies who are no longer with us. These special places offer families somewhere to reflect, remember and feel connected to their precious babies.

But not all of these spaces are widely known about.

Today, we're delighted to announce the launch of our Scotland-wide Memorial Garden Mapping Project, an important initiative to bring together information about existing baby loss memorial spaces and help make them easier for families to discover.

Building on research already undertaken across Scotland with assistance from Sands, the project aims to create an accessible map of these meaningful places, while also identifying areas where additional memorial spaces may be needed.

🌸 And we'd love your help!

Do you know of a baby loss memorial garden, remembrance bench, memorial tree or dedicated space within your community?

Whether it's a well-known garden or a small, peaceful place tucked away somewhere, we'd love to hear about it.

📩 Please email [email protected] with the name, location and any details you can share.

⬇ Find out more about this important project and how you can get involved:

🔗https://www.miss-support.org.uk/news/bringing-scotlands-memorial-spaces-together

By bringing these spaces together, we hope to help more families across Scotland discover meaningful places to remember and honour their babies.

Please share this post and help us reach communities across Scotland. Every contribution could make a difference. 💜

22/10/2026

☕🎨 Cuppas & Crafts – A Little Time Just for You 💜

Sometimes, taking a little time out and connecting with others who understand can make all the difference.

Join Catarina and Louise from our support team for our next virtual Cuppas & Crafts session.

Whether you enjoy knitting, drawing, painting, crochet or simply fancy a cuppa and a chat, you're warmly invited to join us. This is a gentle, welcoming space for anyone navigating grief or the journey of trying again following pregnancy loss.

There's no pressure to talk, no expectations and absolutely no crafting skills required. Just come as you are, bring whatever you're working on (or nothing at all!) and enjoy some time in the company of others who understand.

📅 Saturday 31st October
⏰ 10:00am – 11:30am
💻 Online – join from the comfort of your own home
💜 To find out more and join us, visit:
🔗 www.miss-support.org.uk/events

No pressure. No expectations. Just community. 💜

20/10/2026

💙 100 Volunteers and Counting! 🎉

We have something wonderful to celebrate at MISS, we've officially reached over 100 incredible volunteers!

Our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do, generously giving their time, energy and compassion to help us support those affected by early pregnancy loss.

From our charity shop and fundraising events to supporting our services and working behind the scenes, every contribution makes a difference.

Our Retail Manager, Rachael, shared:

"Reaching over 100 volunteers is an amazing achievement for MISS, and I’m especially proud of the part our charity shop has played in that growth. A huge thank you to every one of our volunteers. We simply couldn’t do what we do without you."

To every single person who gives their time to MISS, thank you for being part of something so special.

14/10/2026

Journalling: A Space for Your Thoughts, Feelings and Memories

Following a miscarriage or pregnancy loss, it can sometimes be difficult to find the words to express how you're feeling.

Grief can bring a whole range of emotions, from sadness and anger to confusion, guilt and even moments of hope.

Sometimes, putting pen to paper can help.

Journalling can offer a private space to explore your thoughts, express emotions and remember your baby in a way that feels meaningful to you.

You might choose to:

🌸 Write a letter to your baby.
🌸 Reflect on how you're feeling.
🌸 Record memories, hopes or thoughts.
🌸 Simply write whatever comes into your mind.

There are no rules, no expectations and no right or wrong way to journal. You don't need to write every day, and you never have to share what you've written.

🌼 A special way to remember

At our Forget Me Not Memorial Garden, we have a beautiful beehive postbox where you can write a message, thought or letter to your baby on wildflower-seeded paper.

These messages are then gently mulched back into the garden, allowing the seeds to become part of the flowers that grow there. A meaningful way for your words of love and remembrance to become part of a living memorial.🌷

This Baby Loss Awareness Week, we're recognising the importance of finding gentle ways to care for ourselves as we navigate grief.

Sometimes, giving your feelings somewhere to go can be a small act of kindness towards yourself.

13/10/2026

Our wonderful Support Coordinator, Louise, was kind enough to share a few words of support and hope this Baby Loss Awareness Week 🩷💙.

13/10/2026

“While loss becomes part of our story, hope can be part of it too.” 💗

Following pregnancy loss, hope can sometimes feel distant or even impossible.

This Baby Loss Awareness Week, we're exploring what hope can look like alongside grief.

Hope for tomorrow. Hope for healing. Hope for finding joy again. Hope through community.

Not a hope that asks us to forget, but one that allows us to carry love, loss and the possibility of brighter days together.

💗 Our latest article discusses this, you can read it here: miss-support.org.uk/new/finding-hope-after-loss

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