Mattie’s Memory
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness in Milwaukee & Southeast Wisconsin.
Because No Family Should Have to Grieve Alone.
Mattie’s Memory was created from love, loss, and the belief that no family should have to face the death of a baby without support.
We help families who experience the heartbreaking loss of a child during pregnancy or infancy by providing comfort, remembrance, and bereavement resources when they need them most.
Through our programs, we donate memory bags, blankets, baby hats, teddy bears, burial gowns, and other bereavement support items to families and healthcare organizations. These small acts of kindness can make an unimaginable moment feel a little less lonely.
Pregnancy and infant loss affects more families than many people realize. Approximately 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in loss, and even that statistic does not tell the whole story. Many early miscarriages happen before a family ever reaches a hospital or receives formal medical care. Others experience multiple losses, each carrying its own profound grief.
Behind every statistic is a baby who was loved, a family whose lives were changed, and a story that deserves to be remembered.
At Mattie’s Memory, we believe every baby matters. Every loss matters. Every family matters.
Whether you are a grieving parent looking for support, a healthcare professional seeking resources for families, or someone who wants to help us make a difference, you are welcome here.
Together, we can break the silence surrounding pregnancy and infant loss, honor babies gone too soon, and remind grieving families:
You are not alone. Your baby will not be forgotten.
Why We Do What We Do
Matthew Aaron Jones was stillborn on July 28, 2012. He was born at 21 weeks gestation and sadly the hospital lacked the resources to help myself and his father after his birth/death. We started Mattie’s Memory in his memory and honor in October 2012 and aimed to help Southeastern Wisconsin-based hospitals with memory bags and bereavement information.
International Wave of Light • Oct. 15, 2026
Learn more about our annual International Wave of Light event here.
We are an Ambassador for Count the Kicks
Hazel is a trained bereavement doula and midwife and has helped local chapters of different organizations that help families through difficult times during pregnancy and childbirth.
The reason Hazel has chosen to become a Count the Kicks Ambassador is because Wisconsin has an extremely high stillbirth rate that needs to be addressed. To save the lives of as many babies as possible and not have a parent live through the pain Hazel knows only too well is of high importance. Saving babies starts with counting kicks.
Donation Links
If you would like to help Mattie’s Memory and make a donation, there are several ways to do so. All donations are tax deductible, so if you would like a receipt, please email us and we will be happy to provide one for you.
- Email us if you would like to donate a wedding, bridesmaid or other formal dress for us to hand-sew angel gowns out of.
- Donate funds via PayPal to support our charity’s mission.
- Purchase items via our Amazon wish list to help us fill memory bags for families experiencing a loss.
- Donate via CashApp at $mattiesmemorywi
- Buy us a coffee!
Thank you so much for your donation! It means the world to us to be able to help grieving families in their time of need.
Our Community Partners
We are happy to have the greatest partners in the baby loss community. Please visit their websites by clicking or tapping on their logo for more information.
International Wave of Light Event Partners
To the Family Who Is Grieving,
If you have found your way here, there is a good chance that you are carrying a kind of pain that is difficult to put into words.
Maybe you are holding your baby for the first and last time. Maybe you are leaving the hospital with empty arms. Maybe your loss happened early in pregnancy and you are wondering if anyone understands just how much your baby meant to you.
We understand that your baby was real. Your love was real. And your grief is real.
At Mattie’s Memory, we want you to know that you do not have to walk through this alone.
There is no right way to grieve the death of a baby. You may cry. You may feel angry, numb, confused, heartbroken, or completely lost. You may have days when you feel okay and other days when simply getting out of bed feels impossible.
There is no timeline for grief.
Please don’t let anyone tell you that you should be “over it” because your loss happened early, because you didn’t get to bring your baby home, or because time has passed.
You are a parent.
You loved your baby.
And that love does not disappear because your baby’s life was shorter than you dreamed it would be.
We also know that baby loss can feel incredibly lonely. While the world around you continues moving forward, you may feel as though yours has suddenly stopped. Birth announcements, baby showers, pregnancy news, holidays, birthdays, and even ordinary moments can bring unexpected waves of grief.
Please be gentle with yourself.
Your baby mattered. Your baby has a place in your family. Your baby deserves to be remembered.
Whether you experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, termination for medical reasons, neonatal loss, or the death of an infant, your grief deserves compassion and support.
That is why Mattie’s Memory exists.
We provide memory bags, blankets, hats, teddy bears, burial gowns, and bereavement resources to help families create memories and feel supported during one of the most devastating moments of their lives.
We cannot take away your pain.
We cannot change what happened.
But we can sit beside you in the darkness and remind you:
You are not alone.
Your baby is not forgotten.
Your story matters.
Your grief matters.
And you are always welcome here with love and compassion.
WITH LOVE,
HAZEL, AJ, AND ROBERT
Mattie’s Memory
Honoring Babies Gone Too Soon.
Because every baby matters. Every loss matters. Every family matters.