After giving birth to five boys and facing three miscarriages, a woman from Tennessee welcomed her sixth child—a baby girl—with relief and wonder. Now, looking back on her rocky road through the wilderness of childbirth and miscarriage, she wants women to know they can push through fear and move forward despite their own grief and loss, adding, “there’s so much beauty ahead.”
(Courtesy of Allie Darr)
Pregnancy and Miscarriage—Life and Loss
Already a mother t0 four young boys, Allie Darr delivered her fifth baby with a broken heart. She was only 20 weeks into her pregnancy and there was no heartbeat. During that stage in the pregnancy, she had to undergo induced delivery, knowing full well that her son “Henry” would not breathe when he emerged. This was an absence felt by the whole family.
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