Bailly’s Story

I’m Bailly MacMillan, I spent a decade in the live events industry and now work as a perinatal yoga teacher. In 2018, while I was pregnant with my son, my niece, Adelaide, was stillborn. Her loss affected me deeply. I’m grateful for the opportunity to honour her by contributing my time and skills to the work Tiny Footprints is doing.

In 2018 I was pregnant with my first child. I was so excited to be pregnant alongside my sister, our babies were to be 4 months apart. My husband and I bought a house and we dreamed of the cousins playing in the playhouse in the backyard. When I was 20 weeks pregnant, my beautiful niece Adelaide was stillborn. Losing her affected me deeply. My grief and anxiety towards my own pregnancy was debilitating. I struggled through my pregnancy. I was able to receive no-cost therapy through the Royal Alexandra Hospital’s Reproductive Mental Health Program. I took medical leave from work and spent a lot of time at home. The previous owners had left us nursery furniture. In a dark moment, I found a little prism-winged pink angel ornament under the dresser. It felt so natural to keep this in the room so that the rainbows from its little wings could remind us of Adelaide on sunny days. She is deeply missed and loved.