The Baby Loss Mentor

15/10/2025

Thank you to her_herd for always being such a brilliant advocate for our baby loss community

1:4 women
6 babies a day in australia
1:140
These are the statistics in australia today.

1:4 families will experience the dw devastating loss of a miscarriage.

6 babies in Australia are born still every day affecting 1:140 families.

October is miscarriage and baby loss awareness month. We have tried so many times to put into words a meaningful and heartfelt post. In the end we felt it best to take from our herd community and let them put words around these journey.

Here is just some of the incredible rural stories of miscarriage and baby loss.

15/10/2025

11/05/2025

😞No two Mother’s Days are the same😊⁣
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Sunday is such a unique and different experience for every mum. Mother’s Day for a bereaved mum can be an extremely conflicting day. It can be so overwhelming (especially the hype and lead up) even if you have living children, but especially that first Mother’s Day (after loss) and if you have no babies in your arms. You want to be happy to celebrate with your kids that are here. You wish your Angel babies were here as well. You think about what being a mother looks like from your view vs the world. I am extremely fortunate that I am now starting to be ok with Mothers Day. ⁣
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Remember it is MOTHERS DAY - so It actually IS all about YOU. You get to decide how YOU want to spend the day in a way that feels best for YOU and helps YOU as you continue to grieve and heal after your baby died.⁣
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My tips on how to prepare for Mothers Day for the bereaved mum:⁣
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💕FIGURE OUT what you want out of the day💕⁣
Celebrate/not⁣
Go out/stay home⁣
How to remember/involve baby⁣
What feels best for you.⁣
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💕 Communicate that with your family/friends 💕⁣
Be open and honest⁣
Your family can’t accommodate you unless they know what you want and need first.⁣
Prioritise yourself, if they can’t agree your healing comes first. ⁣
Believe me, I did not do this at the first Mother’s Day and was exhausted catering to others when all I wanted to do was stay in bed & rest. ⁣
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💕DONT beat yourself up...💕⁣
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If you change your mind and don’t feel like doing any of this, or if you get there and you want to leave.⁣
This day is not easy and you’re not alone in feeling that way.⁣
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💕Don’t feel like you : 💕⁣
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Can’t let your family down⁣
Have to stuff down your emotions ⁣
Can’t admit you’re struggling⁣
Have to show up to events you don’t really want to be at right now⁣
⁣.. all in order to be a good daughter/wife/mum on Mother’s Day⁣
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Most of all... be gentle. I know it’s cliche but it’s really true, be gentle to yourself. This s**t is hard.⁣
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Lots of Love 💕

Rochelle 😘.

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04/05/2025

On May 4th, we honour TFMR Awareness Day.

Today is dedicated to raising awareness and supporting those who have had to make the difficult decision to terminate a pregnancy for medical reasons.

In Australia, around 3000 pregnancies and families are impacted every year by TFMR.

Let’s stand together in compassion and understanding for those who have gone through this experience.

To my Blossums I see you and I acknowledge the hardship of your baby loss x

04/05/2025

💐Bereaved Mothers Day💐

(Celebrated the 1st Sunday in May - in Australia)

Today is a day we recognise and acknowledge the mums whose babies we can not see, we see you and we honor the strength and courage it takes to navigate this difficult path.

On this Bereaved Mother’s Day, I offer my unwavering support, love, and empathy to you, and remember the precious little ones who left footprints on your hearts.

As a fellow practitioner mentioned, this is a difficult and hard time for most of us, as we want to celebrated our mother-child relationship with all of our children. We love them all equally whether they are here or not. So today I celebrate the way in which I parent Edward and what he does to lift my soul and guide me non my path as much as he can.

Love to you all today, you are always their mum and you are SO worthy of celebrating!

Lots of love 💕
Rochelle 😘

31/03/2025

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 … ⁣
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This April Fools day, please don’t do a fake pregnancy announcement.⁣
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It’s not funny. Why?⁣
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Because more than 1:4 women in Australia experience pregnancy or infant loss. ⁣
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On average in Australia each day: ⁣
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3 babies die before their first birthday ⁣
6 babies are stillborn ⁣
A miscarriage occurs every 3.5 minutes.⁣
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Tens of thousands are struggling with infertility. ⁣
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The statistics are sobering. I am a statistic, I hate that I am. ⁣
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It is more than likely the people who read your ‘fake pregnancy announcement’ will try to be happy for you only to be gutted that you think it’s something to joke about. ⁣
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Don’t do it please, it’s not funny xx⁣

Drop a 💙 below if this has hurt you in the past as a loss Mumma?

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Lots of Love 💕 ⁣
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Rochelle 😘

17/10/2024

💙💕Types of Baby Loss💕💙

There are so many types of Baby Loss that its hard to comprehend that these are just the more common examples. I think its important to highlight the different losses people grieve through as we are all so different in what we have experienced - yet united in that grief.

I have experienced a Missed Miscarriage at 11 weeks, a first trimenster miscarriage at 6 weeks and a neonatal death. I find different amounts of support (from government to charity, media to personal) and awareness available just between these three experiences. One example was, when I went to apply for Bereavement leave (as I was not eligible obviously for the baby bonus), there is nothing in Centrelink (our govenment support agency here in Australia) for a neonatal death. What I was given to fill in was solely designed & worded for Stillbirth. But Edward was not Stillborn. He lived for 7 hours. It was confusing and gut wrenching.

One thing is for certain, the support I give in my programs does not waiver - no matter how your baby died. The universal love of mums for their baby is all that I resonate with and the grief of all baby loss mums is valid and deserves support. Reach out if you are in need of support to move forward, if you are feeling lost or isolated. I am here to help.

Lots of Love 💕

Rochelle 😘

15/10/2024

🕯️Virtual Wave of Light 🕯️⁣
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The “Wave of Light” on 15th October, which is also a globally recognised event.⁣
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We invite you to join other families across the world by lighting a candle at 7pm local time and leaving it burning for at least one hour to remember all babies that have died too soon.⁣
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To join our virtual Wave of Light, join me on my Instagram page Live. We will light a candle together x⁣
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Please take a photo of your candle and post it to Facebook or Instagram using and tag me .⁣
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Wherever you do this, you will be joining a global ‘Wave of Light’ in memory of all the babies who lit up our lives for such a short time.⁣
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Lots of love ❤️ ⁣
Rochelle 😘

14/10/2024

🩵🩷 Today, on Pregnancy and Infant
Loss Remembrance Day 🩷🩵 we come together to remember and honour our precious babies.

As a baby loss mum myself, I understand the depth of this pain, and I’m here to say your grief matters. Your babies matter.

Let’s take a moment to reflect, to light a candle, and to hold space for the little ones who left us too soon.

But let’s also remember that honouring them goes beyond just today. It’s a journey, and it’s okay to grieve, heal, and cherish their memory every day.

I’m here to support you, and so are countless others who understand your pain. You’re not alone.

14/10/2024

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Founder of and Finalist for NSW Regional Woman of the Year 2024 Rochelle Olsen is a helper by nature, she is devoted to advocating for rural health and aspires to create informed, safe and understanding communities that recognise and address the unique challenges encountered when someone navigates life after baby loss.

Rochelle believes that living in rural areas shouldn’t mean compromising on the quality of support you receive. Rochelle founded The Baby Loss Mentor to support and mentor grieving mothers, guiding them through one-on-one support. Her extensive background in pharmacy has provided her with a solid understanding of the unique healthcare needs in rural areas and she committed to ensuring those needs are met with excellence and care.

Rochelle believes that “rural mums need to know they are not alone, and rural communities are learning to show empathy, by becoming a support to them where the system may fail to.” She notes that “every baby loss mum deserves to be validated, have her grief respected, and to feel safe and able to thrive in her life after loss within her own community, no matter what her postcode is.”

Rochelle is hosting the annual Walk to Remember in Dubbo this Saturday, which provides families with an opportunity to gather and remember their precious babies and children, by taking the “steps” they never got to take.

📆 Saturday 19th October
⏰ 9:00am - 12:00pm
📍 Sandy Beach Outdoors Park, Dubbo

👉 To learn more about The Baby Loss Mentor head to: www.thebabylossmentor.com.au

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09/10/2024

🤍 Appreciation Post 🤍
The reason I can even do what I do is with the support of incredible baby loss advocates and women like my beautiful friend at the . She is such an important person to me and my journey and her support and care for what I wanted to achieve has been incredible! This is the type of support I get from her and her advocacy all the time… thank you x

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A dedicated advocate and educator, specialising in Baby and infant loss support.

Her mission is to help bereaved mothers rediscover hope and navigate the profound grief that accompanies the loss of a child.

With a warm and compassionate presence, Rochelle offers guidance that honours each individual’s healing process, creating a path to emotional resilience and renewal.

Rochelle also empowers workplaces to become compassionate environments for those experiencing loss.

Through tailored education and resources, she helps organisations foster a culture of understanding and sensitivity, ensuring that grieving employees feel supported and seen during their most challenging times.

Whether she’s working with a bereaved mother or consulting with businesses on how to better support loss in the workplace, Rochelle’s impact is clear: to cultivate spaces of empathy, healing, and hope where every story of loss is met with kindness and every journey of recovery is respected.

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08/10/2024

So pleased to be listed on Motherland Connect for pregnancy and infant loss support. Rural baby loss mummas are disadvantaged and need to know they are not alone. With a directory like this they can find whatever they need along with me! Thanks for making life (& the hard times) easier for us all x

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We are thrilled to welcome the below businesses to our Motherland Connect platform! 😍

Be sure to give them a follow! 👇🏼

▪️The Rural Women’s Physio

▪️Rhythm First Aid .firstaid

▪️The Baby Loss Mentor

▪️The Lactation Network

▪️MotherCircle Australia

These wonderful female-led businesses support rural mums across a range of categories including physiotherapy, first aid, pregnancy and infant loss, breastfeeding support, and matrescence.

☀️ Head to Motherland connect.org.au to check out the platform and list your services.

Our digital directory is the first health directory of its kind for rural mums, connecting them to services that support their physical, emotional, or mental health, and their family’s.

Thank you for the overwhelming support so far. We can’t wait to introduce you to more of our members over the coming weeks! 🥰