“I know what you’re thinking… how is that even possible? But it’s true. I have no idea what it actually feels like to be pregnant. I don’t know what it feels like to be so nauseous to the point of needing to throw up. I’ve never gotten to see my baby’s sweet smiling face on an ultrasound. I’ve never gotten to hear their beautiful heartbeat. I don’t know what any of that feels like.”
“She looked so beautiful and peaceful, like a tiny little sleeping baby. I knew what my baby looked like and now I could remember it forever. Finally, I was at peace and ready to say goodbye.”
What a lovely way to honour pregnancy loss and celebrate the birth of a baby. Such a beautiful and powerful picture!
“As for Jolene, she had been inside the abdominal cavity without oxygen for 47 minutes. When they got to her, she was purple from head to toe.”
“5. It’s nearly impossible to stop thinking about the due date that never will be.”
Through the process of a saline bath, mothers may be able to stop time for a few extra hours or even days, allowing them the time to say goodbye to their babies that, for whatever reason, grew their angel wings sooner than expected.Â
“Instead of delivering a baby, I get to go home with a memory box… I do not wish this on anyone.”
Bluey is by far one of the best children’s programs out there but after reading this theory, we reckon you’ll love it even more.
Warning: Distressing content. Our hearts break for this family who was put through absolute hell. What a difficult decision to make and then to have this happen!
A child loss photographer has taken us behind the lens of stillbirth photography as she shares her heartbreaking story and stunning images.
Our thoughts are with Chrissy and every other mum who has ever said, “My baby would have been born this week.”
Six mums lose their babies to stillbirth every single day. In Australia alone. Maggie is one of them. This is her story of saying goodbye to her son, Jamie, born still in the height of Australia’s first lockdown.