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 …
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 …
Infant Loss and Infertility – Jaya’s Story
Vaishali and her husband had an infant loss 22 weeks into her pregnancy. She is a womb cancer survivor and underwent IVF to conceive. 22 weeks into her pregnancy, she contracted an infection, and their baby girl, Jaya was born on 19th August 2019, she lived for 14 minutes. ———————————- My name is Vaishali and …
Twin baby loss – Gamma & Gannu’s Story
Swagata shares her experience of fraternal twin loss. Swagata’s cord prolapsed at 26 weeks pregnant. The twins were born via emergency c-section on 13th January 2020, they lived for 12 and 48 hours. ———————————- I am an Ex-Radio Jockey, an International Voice Over artiste, I own Boyaam, the Event Curation, and I am a mother. …