This is Sabiya from India. I come from a small city called Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh. I was 4weeks pregnant when I lost my father in June 2021. I wasn’t able to take up the shock and suffered a miscarriage. That phase was tough as I lost two of my precious people. But soon in February …
Krsna’s Story – Stillborn at 37 weeks
Krsna was stillborn at 37 weeks of pregnancy. Her mom Krithika tells her daughter’s story and her journey after loss. ————————————————- I am Krithika, mother of baby girl Krsna who is an angel – stillborn at 37 weeks of my pregnancy. After a series of IUI, Clomid, etc., in 2014, we decided not to put …
Kutti’s Story – Stillbirth at 40 weeks
A mother shares her son’s stillbirth story – Kutti was stillborn in 2019 when they found out he passed away on her due date. ——————————————————————————————————- My husband and I were childhood friends, then lovers, and finally happily married after five years of struggle from families in 2018. We got pregnant after three months of marriage, …
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome – Karna’s story
Bharathi shares her story of losing her son Karna to severe Meconium Aspiration Syndrome after he spent 8 days fighting for his life in the NICU. After he passed they decided to name him Karna “the son who sacrificed his life for his mother”. ——————– I confirmed my pregnancy in Dec 2019. I had just …
Trauma of baby loss – Losing my daughter Summer
Anjulie shares the trauma of losing her daughter Summer at 19+5 weeks gestation, and the horror that unfolded when she started bleeding profusely at work, all alone, in the disabled toilet. ——————– Triptych (noun): A picture or relief carving on three panels, side by side There are so many firsts and lasts, after loss: the …
A father’s grief – Losing my son Viren in the NICU
The stigma around pregnancy and baby loss is slowly and gradually starting to decrease. We hear stories from women who have come forward to tell their loss stories. But even today, the fathers rarely discuss it. We often forget about the fathers who are grieving too. The bereaved father hears “Be strong for her” far …
Delayed Miscarriage in First Trimester and in times of COVID
This is a heartbreaking experience of baby loss through Delayed Miscarriage in times of COVID. Delayed or missed miscarriage is when the body continues to feel pregnant without knowledge of the state of the baby. ———————– Earlier this year, close to my birthday in February 2021, we found out that we were pregnant. It felt like …
Stillbirth at 34 weeks – Isha’s Story
Isha’s mom shares her heartbreaking stillbirth experience at 34 weeks into pregnancy and the aftermath of her loss so vividly and beautifully. ——————— Dearest Isha, This one’s for you. Your journey into our lives. 225 days of sheer joy. The happiest and most memorable days of our lives. You came into our lives after six …
Rinila’s story – Twin baby loss
Rinila shares her story of twin pregnancy loss. They had to terminate the pregnancy after learning her babies were too sick to survive. —————- I’m Rinila, mother of an 11-year-old fur girl, two angel girls, and one rainbow baby boy named Ocean. I’ve lived in Bangalore all my life and love it here. Been working …
Elliot’s story – Stillbirth at 36 weeks
Agnes shares her heartbreaking stillbirth experience at 36 weeks into pregnancy and the aftermath of the loss of their baby boy, Elliot. ——————– I am Agnes. I live with my husband, Jeppe, and our dog Barney in Copenhagen, Denmark. My firstborn, Elliot, who made me a mother, calls heaven his home. My husband and I …