Happy Birthday Dear One
January 17, 2019—7 months ago this was a date earmarked in my mind as the day we would count down to, the day we would expect to meet our new sweet baby face to face. However, on June 1, 2018 our worst fears were confirmed when the doctor informed us that this hoped for child, the one we held with excitement in our hearts had no beating in his own little heart. That day we sat in a dark exam room staring at a screen with no movement as the world crashed down around us. So many questions raced through my mind as the doctor gave us statistics about 1 out of every 4 pregnancies ending in a similar fashion. As a medical professional, I see these women and know these stories firsthand, but I never imagined becoming one of the statistics myself. Going through the pain of such a loss, I realized anew that the way we deal with miscarriage and infant loss as a society has much to be desired. Though our child was far from entering this external world, he had already been born in our hearts. ...