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A Thread: I saw a couple of posts about Chrissy Teigen choosing to share photos as she announced the loss of her son. People saying it was distasteful. And I wanted to give people some real perspective on this. (1)
On October 4, 2017 I lost my son to a cord accident one day before his due date. My pregnancy had been super easy and we had a room ready, a name picked, all the I& #39;s dotted, everything and then he was just gone. You cannot begin to fathom what this is like. (2)
I can remember every single detail about that day. Everything. You also have to endure the process of labor. Knowing that there won& #39;t be a cry at the end of how ever many hours. (3)
I was admitted into the hospital right away and given medication to jump start the labor process. You also have to make phone calls to people who have spent the last 9 months celebrating with you. (4).
After untold hours and a C-Section later my husband and I were left with our son, Thomas Finnegan Rounds who had been loved and celebrated and cared for. It was around 2am and the nurse suggested we have an organization come in to do professional photos. (5)
At first we thought this was too morbid but were eventually convinced. A very nice man came out at 3am and took a series of photos of Thomas not only with my husband and I but with his grandparents. (6)
In the days, weeks, and months after, you want to scream to the world that your child existed. That they mattered. You feel like your duty as their parent is to make sure people know that they existed. And having those photographs are actual tangible proof. (7)
Photos like Chrissy & I have will be some of the only of the remembrances of our sons. When this happens, you join a terrible club of being the nightmare story, the ultimate worst case scenario that is mentioned in hushed tones. But for us we want to talk about our children. (8)
So with all that being said be mindful of what you think is odd or question why someone would do this. Also, check out @nilmdtsHQ to volunteer to make a huge difference in someone& #39;s terrible moments. (End)
