My step daughter is in the hospital tonight trying to deliver a baby that passed away in the womb. Little Arlan was six months along when the umbilical apparently wrapped around his neck and asphyxiated him. His entire family is heartbroken. Please remember his mommy and daddy (Kim and Shawn) in your prayers and pray for his little soul too. He would have been their first child.
Katie Oh my heart goes out to your daughter and her husband you and family and friends.
My prayers are with them that this can be taken care of so your daughter can go home and feel the arms of God around her.Im so sorry this happen,God has her baby till they meet again.
Father I pray you guide the doctores to do what needs to be done for Kim and Shawn.
Keep them close as they face this and the lost.
I ask this in your sons name
Amen
Before doing a C-section, they decided to give the drugs one more go and this time they worked. The baby was delivered last night late. The umbilical cord was apparently not around its neck so there may be an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Mom Kim came through it fine and hopefully will be out of the hospital soon. Thank you all again so much for your kind thoughts and actions.
Permalink Reply by Joe on December 16, 2008 at 8:50pm
Hello Katie,
I read this story today and thought about you and your step daughter. Hope everyone is hanging in there!
My Baby Died & Jesus Hugged Me
The night after my baby was stillborn was the first time I felt Jesus hug me. It is now 5 years later and as I relive the tragic day in my mind, I know now that Jesus hugged me with all of His love.
As a parent of an angel, I do not want to forget one detail of Tanner’s existence or death. He is a very special little boy who has brought many good things into my life BECAUSE of his passing. Looking back at the night after he was born dead, I know that Jesus was responsible for me to have the most wonderful and peaceful sleep in over 8 months.
Tanner was stillborn in the late afternoon on Sunday and I was then placed into a room on another floor, away from all of the happy new mothers. It was a ghost town with minimal staff and patients.
I told everyone, including my husband to go home. I wanted to be alone, rest and think about what was really happening. I had no wires, no tubes or anything hooked up to me, so there was no reason I would have to be disturbed by nurses in the middle of the night. My room was quiet and my sleep was heavenly and silent.
The lyrics to “Silent Night”
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
This is how I truly felt. All was calm in my heart and all was bright for my sweet child entering into his home with Jesus. The warmth and comfort could have only come from Jesus, my Savior.
Kim is now home and feeling better. We don't know what plans are in store now, whether there will be a funeral or a little memorial service for the baby. Another sad note was that he was to be named after a favorite uncle who had passed away. Some tests are being run to determine whether there was a toxicological cause but there will not be an autopsy. Mom and Dad have decided for now that if they decide to try again, they will undergo testing themselves to see if there was an underlying cause resting with one of the parents.
Thank you again to everyone for your support and prayers.