He Was Born In The Golden Hour | A Mothers Stillbirth Story

Winter talks with Ari about her sweet little boy Kai, who was stillborn at 30 weeks. Ari talks about the joy of announcing to her husband that she was pregnant and the fun they had telling their families later that they were expecting a baby. Ari recounts how she became nervous when she didn't feel normal movement from her Kai, and went to the hospital to have her nerves calmed. There in a place that should have been peaceful, her world was thrown into sadness and grief.
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[@Luluisraging.86]

Gift boxes! How fun!

[@bethlouden3333]

I'd just like to say how much I admire you for putting his picture on his memorial page. It's not for everyone and not everyone will think it's right. My daughter has had 2 full term stillbirths. With the 1st one I chose to put her picture on FB. I really didn't care about what others thought and everyone was very sympathetic. But there's always that one person. She made a comment that the picture was offensive. This was a girl I had gone to school with and hung around with. It made me question wether I should have done it but when I posted and apology saying I was sorry if I had offended anyone everyone came to my defense. It wasn't the best of pictures. The skin had sloughed off in areas on her face. But I didn't care. She was a person, she still mattered and she was MY granddaughter. If I'd had better pictures I would have posted them. We would have loved to have had beautiful pictures of a healthy baby girl But it's all we had. We've never spoke again. I'd do it again too. In fact I did with my grandson but his heart quit beating somewhere between preparing to leave home in labor and arriving to the hospital so his skin was perfect. I'm sorry you had to be part of this group. The group nobody wants to be a member of. I admire your strength and courage. 🙏

[@marciajones2993]

So sorry for your family, bless your Daughter going through that 2. Life can be very cruel. Much love and light to you all. 💙💙💙😢

[@bienveillance972]

I'm french, so my english is note perfect...😅 I just wanted to say to you that I'm part of this group and I'm sorry that you are too... You were absolutely right, to put these pictures ! A picture of your grandaughter and one of your grandson! Great! We donc care about the others, these people who will never understand... One day, we will see again our babies. And that day, no one and nothing will never separate us again. Never. We live and we smile because they are living inside if us, in our heart. They are so much more than a picture or a memory . They are our flesh, our blood. One day, it's a promise, we will hug and kiss them again, and they will hug and kiss us too . Not here, not now, but ONE DAY.❤❤❤ Sending love from France.

[@brilliantbutblue]

Thank you, Ari, for sharing your precious Son Kai with us. He is absolutely gorgeous 💙

[@maryellenblount6376]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful son with us and his story. So very sorry for your loss. 💙

[@butterfly4him168]

❤😢❤

[@jamiebourgault4481]

Oh sweet girl im so very sorry.....Kai is beautiful!!!!

[@taissafernandadealmeida6527]

I am so so sorry for your loss.

[@colleenbennett2867]

He was absolutely Beautiful!!! ❤️🙏

[@nancykistner7167]

Sweet Kai is a beautiful boy 💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@christinem.carter-wanner5304]

God bless this family

[@justelleslife507]

You will always be his mother, nothing will ever change that not even the way he was born sleeping, you're in the season of separation, the hardest season of all, especially when this season happens when your loved one is young, I lost my father young, it's been a very long season of separation, I compare this season to our fall season, a leaf slowly loses its greeness which says it's alive, as it slowly dies as the green leaves it, the beautiful colors of reds, oranges and yellows appears but the leaf is dying in order to produce those rich colors, then when all the green is gone, it dies and falls to the earth, only in death does it reach its fullest, deepest colors of reds, oranges and yellows, when we reach our fullest colors, as we're dying, when our green is completely gone, we fall, because our colors reach their fullest potential, your little baby reached his fullest colors quickly, he fell very young but with perfect, colorful beauty, he was very close to perfection and didn't need as much time for his beautiful colors to appear, while most of us are further away from our full potential, our green slowly leaves us, it takes longer for us to reach our most highest, beautiful colors, perfection. You had an human being very near perfection right from the start of his life, that baby is yours, always, you and him may have a very long season of separation, but in the end, when you two are reunited, you'll have each other for eternity, never again to go through another season of separation! (sorry for the length!)

[@elifselenyavuz1101]

Such a beautiful baby...I am so so so sorry for your loss.

[@Valentine3e]

✨♥️🙏🏽♥️✨

[@lirpa1981]

Beautiful baby. Men will never quite understand the bond a mother has with her baby. Adam’s distance seems to be very common among fathers that have lost a child.