Stillbirth Support Group
This community is dedicated to those who have been impacted by a stillbirth. A stillbirth occurs when a fetus which has died in the uterus, during labor, or during delivery exits a woman's body. For help and support, share your experiences and learn how others coped. Don't forget that you are not alone.
Exactly one week before Emma passed away on Thursday 31 July I didn't feel her moving like she usually did. I phoned my husband and rushed to the Doctor. He did an ultrasound and a doppler of the umbilical chord and everything was normal and she even started moving around a bit. 4 days later, Monday 4 Aug was my monthly check up at which point the doctor again did an ultrasound and a doppler of the umbilical chord and again everything was ok. Her growth seemed to have slowed down at that point but as ultrasound machines can't take accurate measurements he wasn't sure and I was to go back again in a week. 3 days later on Thursday 7 Aug my baby was gone.
The point I'm trying to make is even reporting a lack of movement might not have been enough. We checked and monitored her twice in the space of one week and it still wasn't enough to save her. We don't have a cause of death but the Dr suspects it was her umbilical chord. When he did the c-section his first words were "Look how twisted the chord is". He believes that the chord got twisted so tightly that the blood flow wasn't able to get through to her, and this was after he had checked the chord twice in that week.
I also didn't know what was normal and what wasn't. It was my first pregnancy and all my friends and family were convinced that I was just being a jittery first time mom.
I miss my son soop much.... pretty sure same as all ypu ladies miss ur angels