The Birth of My Stillborn Baby- Part 7

There were no smiles, no flowers, no balloons or anything associated with a hospital room occupied by a pregnant mother about the give birth to her child. I really don’t remember any conversations at all expect with one of the few visitors that came to see me.

I had scheduled a landscape installation project for one of my long time clients feeling confident we could finish before Tanner’s arrival. However, Tanner decided to come 2 weeks early (38 weeks gestation). While in my hospital bed I had my husband call  and inform her I would not be coming to install plant material tomorrow (Monday) because Tanner had died. I never thought her and her husband would come to the hospital to see me.

What courage that took coming to the hospital room of your landscape designer surrounded by people intensely grieving a much wanted baby. It was so nice to see her and her husband even under the circumstances. Again, I don’t remember what we talked about in detail but I probably told her the information of what I had been told by the hospital staff. Before my client left she hugged me and whispered, “God is good, God is good”. Those words did not register with me probably because I was not spiritual at this time in my life. They did later.

At this time the room was occupied by my husband, best friend, mother and father-in-law and my husband’s aunt and uncle (mother-in-law’s sister). No one knew what to do so the only thing they could do is to be present and wait for Tanner quietly.

The Birth of My Stillborn Baby-Part 1

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Diana