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| Jim and I were expecting our first child in December 2001. We got pregnant in March and the 6 months that followed were the most rewarding and exciting months of our lives. We had been preparing and could not wait to have our new addition home. Unfortunately, our dream was taken from us on Tuesday September 4 (our 2nd wedding anniversary). I had been noticing a decrease in the baby's movements and we were going to the doctor regularly to check on it but everything appeared to be fine. The movements became less and less and I feared for the worst. I guess call it intuition but I just felt like the baby was gone. We went to the doctor again to check and this time everything was not fine. After checking with the doppler and an ultrasound we discovered our little one no longer had a heartbeat. I was immediately admitted to the hospital and they rechecked there but our worst nightmare had come true. Our baby had passed away and noone could tell us why. We have had no complications with this, our first pregnancy. Tuesday afternoon they induced labor, since I was so far along I had to deliver the baby. After the longest 48 hours of my life and being filled with all kinds of drugs it was decided to do a C-section as my body just refused to go into labor. On Thursday afternoon September 6 ,a c-section was done and we found out we had a little girl. The surgery went smoothly. And it appears as though there was a kink in her cord cutting the blood supply off. There is nothing that anyone would have been able to do for her. Even if it was caught and we delivered her alive she probably would have had brain damage and at just 26 weeks was borderline for survival even without this complication. We named her Faith. As we will turn to her, our new angel, for strength and faith in the future. And that one day she will have brothers and sisters to look over. We were able to see her during the surgery as I opted to stay awake and then in the recovery room they left us alone with her to hold her and say our goodbyes. We had a very private graveside memorial service for her on September 15, and we are comforted that she is buried among other baby angels in a cemetary close to our home. We are thankful for the 6 months that we had with Faith and for all the joy that she brought to us. We know that she is now our guardian angel and that we will join her again in Heaven. Tammy and Jim Guadagnoli September 2001 We conceived again 11/01 and are due for a blessing on 8/18/02!! Thank you Faith! |
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