New and experienced moms alike, with babies in tow, descended upon Porter County’s first Community Baby Shower on Friday with an invitation to “Fall in Love.”

The Porter County Health Department chose October for the event as it’s Infant Loss Awareness Month. “Porter County is the lowest in the state of Indiana for infant and fetal death, but Indiana is still above the national average,” explained Hayley Fiscus, maternal child health nurse for Porter County.

Almost 60 moms had been through the doors in the first hour and a half of the event, which offered 30 vendors from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ashley Bilderback, of Valparaiso, visited the booths with her 1-month-old daughter Ellie cuddled against her, “just to see what they have to offer.” That included raffles and giveaways.

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