These cases are absolutely the worst. Mom is a pediatric nurse who had been having some trouble controlling her blood pressure and her obstetrician was keep a close eye. Add to that, the umbilical cord was wound very tightly around the baby's neck and as he grew the cord got tighter. As recently as yesterday, baby Jacob was moving and kicking in the womb, but during her routine doctor's appointment this morning, they were unable to find a heartbeat and determined she had a spike in her blood pressure and Jacob was gone. An emergency c-section was schedule for later that afternoon. I arrived not long after she had returned to her room to spend what little time she had with her son. Such a horrible turn of events. His room was ready, his clothes cleaned and waiting but he will never be there to use them. I am praying tonight for peace and comfort in knowing that he went home to be with his Father in heaven and that you will see him again, healthy and smiling. This I can promise.
His big brother was having a terrible time processing this and I hesitated to take the picture, but I knew that mom & dad wanted it and had asked me to stay until he arrived. Hopefully he will take some comfort in them too when he has had time to grieve.
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So heartbreaking. :( You did a beautiful job. My prayers go out to the family
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