"I'm sorry, there is no heartbeat."

Every year 26,000 parents in the U.S. hear those devastating words.

Stillbirth is the most understudied issue in medicine today. Funds raised at this event will directly impact efforts by the Star Legacy Foundation,  the premier non-profit dedicated to stillbirth research and education.  We are active members of the NY chapter.

No one should have to hear those words.  Let's bring more babies home.

#babyTinsley

Hear more about our family's journey in losing and loving Tinsley on my blog.

i know her still

i never felt like i was meeting my children for the first time
when they were placed in my arms,
covered in that awful, wonderful newborn gunk.

when we looked at each other
it was more like seeing a great friend
i just hadn’t seen in a really long time.

because i did already know them —
we had been together for 9 months already
(with a lot of one on one time).

that’s what many people don’t understand
about having a stillborn child.

i didn’t lose someone i didn’t know.
i lost a child i already knew and already loved very deeply.

i knew her.

i know her still.