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My baby stillborn at 35 weeks - I'm lost

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cantgetcomfy · 29/12/2007 17:40

My beautiful baby boy Finn was stillborn on Wed 19th Dec. I was 35 weeks and it was the last thing in the world I expected. I went to the hospital expecting to be told I was having braxton hicks to be told that they couldn't find a heartbeat and that he had died. I was already 5cm dilated and had a further 7 hours of labour before I could hold him.

We have a DS who is 5 and if it wasn't for him both DH and I would have fallen apart but I feel lost. Sometimes I forget what has happened and I still expect to have my labour and my son at the end of it and then it hits that he's already arrived and gone again. My precious boy's life ended before it even got a chance to begin and its breaking my heart. People on the outside looking in must be saying to themselves that we're carrying on as normal but thats our way of coping. We can't have a funeral for another 2 weeks because he won't be back from his post mortum till then and if i don't have some sense of normality for me, my DH and my DS then I know I will fall into a black hole so big I won't be able to pick myself up from it.

I just want him back - its so unfair that he's been taken from us. I feel so guilty but know its not my fault. I'm angry, sad and numb. I'm scared to let myself go because if i do I don't think I'll be able to pick myself up again and my DS needs me. I just want Finn here too!

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Uki · 02/01/2008 10:56

MY heart breaks for you, and your precious Finn I bet he was beautiful, and he will stay that way forever, in your heart.

CGC- Is there anything we can do for you to help?

Thinking of you and your dh and son, and wishing you all some love and strength.

Jackstini · 02/01/2008 20:47

Cgc - so sorry to hear Finn didn't make it - your poor angel. I can't imagine how you are feeling and won't pretend to. Please do come on here for any support you need, sadly quite a few mners have been in a similar situation. If there is anything practical anyone can help with, just say.
(((hugs)))

Kimi · 02/01/2008 20:59

SO so sorry, your family and Finn will be in my prayers.

SantaBeClausImWorthIt · 02/01/2008 21:05

So sorry. Hope that you get through the funeral OK and can start to grieve well - if that's not an odd thing to say.

PanicPressiePants · 02/01/2008 21:08

I'm so so sorry for you and your family Cantgetcomfy. Poor little Finn

Aitch · 02/01/2008 21:08

i am so sorry, poor little Finn. wishing you strength for now and peace for the future.

ChicPea · 02/01/2008 21:10

So sorry to read this, sending you lots of hugs.

DeckthehallswithboughsofDolly · 02/01/2008 21:11

I am so sorry to hear this. Thinking of you and your family. God bless XXX

expatinscotland · 02/01/2008 21:11

Am so sorry for your loss of your precious son Finn.

hazygirl · 02/01/2008 21:21

im so sorry im sure our angels r up there together,thnking of you and i know mumsnet will help u through itx

Chooster · 03/01/2008 22:01

I am so so sorry cantgetcomfy - what a awful situation. It sounds like your family are being a wonderful support but it can be such a lonely place. My DS2 was stillborn at 21 weeks on 18th December 2005 and I still think about him all the time. I've gone on to have another wee boy but to me I'll always have had 3 sons. For Christmas this year my DH bought me a necklace that he had had made which has the 3 birthstones of my boys on silver pebbles. Its such a lovely personal reminder of all of them even if I only ever got to hold one of my sons for such a short time. Time will help and hopefully soon you will be able to find your own way of remembering Finn in a way which doesn't cause too much pain. xx

slightlyconfused · 03/01/2008 22:16

hi
im so sorry to hear of ur loss. my thoughts r with u and ur family.

lucywill · 03/01/2008 23:18

hello, i am so sorry to hear what has happened to you. so glad you are able to tell your story here, you sound so brave. it's so unfair and you are doing so well. thinking of you, precious Finn and your lovely family giving you so much support. love and thoughts x

BBBee · 03/01/2008 23:21

I cannot begin to imagine how you must be feeling - how horribly tragic.

There is good support on here and it is a good way to find people with simliar experiences when no-one else can quite understand.

AmersG · 05/01/2008 15:19

I'm so sorry to hear about Finn. I lost my son last year at 21 weeks so I know a bit about how you feel. I just wanted to point you in the direction of this support board if you've not already heard of them, they have been a huge support to me over the last few months.

(I can't get the link right but it's ivillage.co.uk go to the message board link then pregnancy then late loss & neonatal death support. I can't stress how brilliant they are over there.)

Thinking of you
Amy x

AndAHabbiBuYear · 05/01/2008 16:23

So so sorry that you lost little Finn. It's unbearably hard, and you're in the darkest depth of grief just now. Keep talking, here, and on SANDS if you can - you'll find tremendous support.

Thinking of you.

Staceym21AtLast · 05/01/2008 16:30

i cannot begin to imagine how you are feeling.

sending my thoughts and prayers to you and you're family!

ShinyHappyPeopleHoldingHands · 06/01/2008 19:52

CGC thinking of you with love. I hope you get some comfort by taking some of the very good advice on this thread and maybe contacting one or more of the organisations that brings together parents in this situation.

Sending you love and strength for the time leading up to the funeral and the funeral itself. Don't worry about what anyone else is thinking about the way you are "dealing with life" and "carrying on"; you have to do what you have to do to get from day to day.

Thinking of you all xx

MrsJohnCusack · 06/01/2008 20:20

cantgetcomfy - I am so sorry to hear about the loss of lovely Finn. It IS so unfair

THis is where I think Mumsnet comes into it's own - what fabulous posts on this thread. Please do come back and ask for all the support you need, and talk about Finn all you like if that helps

Wilkie · 06/01/2008 20:27

CGC - I can only echo what others have said. Reading this has brought tears to my eyes. I am SO sorry for the loss of your precious son. MN is such a lifeline, please keep posting.

Sending hugs xxxxxxxxxxxx

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