Dad Jonah Tells The Birth Story of Baby Lydia, Stillborn at 30 Weeks Due To Umbilical Cord Accident
09/15/21 • 38 min
Dad Jonah recounts the events of his wife Danielle's first pregnancy, and how he remembers Danielle asking the doctor about whether she should be monitoring the baby's movements. Danielle noticed decreased fetal movements, and when they get to the hospital, they are unable to find Lydia's heartbeat. Lydia Jaelle was stillborn at 30 weeks due to an umbilical cord accident.
- Listen to Danielle's account of Lydia's birth here: https://youtu.be/iq3iPBNdWMQ
- Listen to Danielle's advice episode here: https://youtu.be/LQIVDN-kIbk
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Time Stamps:
- 00:00 Lydia 02:42
- Pregnancy and finding out
- 07:28 Going to the hospital
- 10:52 Birth 16:25
- After birth 19:46
- Going home 30:37
- Funeral arrangements
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more birth stories from families who have experienced a stillbirth or infant loss. We're grateful that you're part of our community! https://www.youtube.com/stillapartofus
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Links (some of these links are affiliate links, which means we may get a small commission off your purchase, at no extra cost to you):
- Website: http://stillapartofus.com/
- Grief Support Groups: https://nationalshare.org/
Music: "She Dreams in Blue" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/.
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Dad Jonah recounts the events of his wife Danielle's first pregnancy, and how he remembers Danielle asking the doctor about whether she should be monitoring the baby's movements. Danielle noticed decreased fetal movements, and when they get to the hospital, they are unable to find Lydia's heartbeat. Lydia Jaelle was stillborn at 30 weeks due to an umbilical cord accident.
- Listen to Danielle's account of Lydia's birth here: https://youtu.be/iq3iPBNdWMQ
- Listen to Danielle's advice episode here: https://youtu.be/LQIVDN-kIbk
DONATE $5 (aka "buy us a coffee/hot cocoa") to support the continued production of these stories. We appreciate all the help toward production and hosting costs.
Or if you want to purchase an "Always a Part of Us" Legacy Gift for $20, you'll be providing to one of these families that shares their story, full transcriptions, mp3s, and mp4s of the recordings of their baby's birth story and advice episodes for their family history records. You will also get a shout-out on an upcoming episode. Thank you! Donate: https://ko-fi.com/stillapartofus
Time Stamps:
- 00:00 Lydia 02:42
- Pregnancy and finding out
- 07:28 Going to the hospital
- 10:52 Birth 16:25
- After birth 19:46
- Going home 30:37
- Funeral arrangements
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more birth stories from families who have experienced a stillbirth or infant loss. We're grateful that you're part of our community! https://www.youtube.com/stillapartofus
SUBSCRIBE to our podcast Still A Part of Us, wherever you find podcasts.
Links (some of these links are affiliate links, which means we may get a small commission off your purchase, at no extra cost to you):
- Website: http://stillapartofus.com/
- Grief Support Groups: https://nationalshare.org/
Music: "She Dreams in Blue" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/.
#stillbirthstory #stillborn #umbilicalcordaccident #stillbornstory #birthstory #infantloss #infantdeath #babydeath #stillmychild #podcast #birthstories #babyloss #mybabydied #bereavedmother #bereavedfather #infantlossawareness #dadsgrievetoo #mamasgrief #pals #childloss #lifeafterloss #saytheirnames #babylossawareness #breakingthesilence #grievingmom #grievingdad #bereavedparents #pregnancyandinfantlossawarenessmonth
Previous Episode
Mom Danielle of Stillbirth Encourages All Pregnant Moms to Count the Kicks
Mom Danielle talks about how she's grieved, mourned, and celebrated her daughter Lydia's life after she was stillborn at 30 weeks. She died due to an umbilical cord accident.
Danielle talks about her 2 pregnancies after loss (PAL) and how she coped with the anxiety, and encourages other pregnant moms to "count the kicks" using the Count the Kicks phone app.She also started a local Walk of Remembrance with her friend and fellow loss mom Emily as a way to honor Lydia.
DONATE $5 (aka "buy us a coffee/hot cocoa") to support the continued production of these stories. We appreciate all the help toward production and hosting costs.
Or if you want to purchase an "Always a Part of Us" Legacy Gift for $20, you'll be providing to one of these families that shares their story, full transcriptions, mp3s, and mp4s of the recordings of their baby's birth story and advice episodes for their family history records. You will also get a shout-out on an upcoming episode. Thank you! Donate: https://ko-fi.com/stillapartofus
- Listen to Danielle's stillbirth story of Lydia: https://youtu.be/iq3iPBNdWMQ
- Listen to her friend Emily's stillbirth story of Margaret: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VuKlDCvl8HHibLPFAhIAn
- Listen to my friend Lindsey's stillbirth story of Sadie: https://stillapartofus.com/12-lindsays-story-sadies-birth-stillborn-32-weeks-cord-accident/
Time Stamps:
- 00:00 Welcome
- 2:17 After Lydia's birth
- 7:17 Pregnancy after loss with Luke
- 10:29 Count the Kicks
- 17:08 Work and how's she's coped
- 27:23 Therapists and grief support
- 36:14 Coping as a couple
- 44:06 Keeping Lydia a part of her life
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more birth stories from families who have experienced a stillbirth or infant loss. We're grateful that you're part of our community! https://www.youtube.com/stillapartofus
SUBSCRIBE to our podcast Still A Part of Us, wherever you find podcasts.
Links (some of these links are affiliate links, which means we may get a small commission off your purchase, at no extra cost to you):
- Website: http://stillapartofus.com/
- Grief Support Groups: https://nationalshare.org/
- Count the Kicks app: https://countthekicks.org/download-app/
- Count the Kicks information: https://countthekicks.org/
- Danielle's blog to Lydia: https://letterstolydiajaelle.wordpress.com/
- Walk of Remembrance: Miles for Margaret, Lydia, and All Babies Gone Too Soon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/WalkOfRemembranceCHS/
- How to donate to this Walk of Remembrance: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/chswalk2021/
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Next Episode
Dad Jonah's Grief Process After Stillbirth | Baby Lydia
In this interview, dad Jonah talks about the things that helped him after his daughter Lydia was stillborn at 30 weeks because of an umbilical cord accident. He understands that he and his wife Danielle mourn differently and they both strive to help each other in the moment. Jonah also talks about the anger he had after Lydia died and how he had to acknowledge it as part of the grief process.
- Hear Jonah's birthstory of Lydia here: https://youtu.be/OvCgdJzezKI
- Hear his wife Danielle's birthstory of Lydia: https://youtu.be/iq3iPBNdWMQ
- Hear Danielle's advice episode: https://youtu.be/LQIVDN-kIbk
DONATE $5 (aka "buy us a coffee/hot cocoa") to support the continued production of these stories. We appreciate all the help toward production and hosting costs.
Or if you want to purchase an "Always a Part of Us" Legacy Gift for $20, you'll be providing to one of these families that shares their story, full transcriptions, mp3s, and mp4s of the recordings of their baby's birth story and advice episodes for their family history records. You will also get a shout-out on an upcoming episode. Thank you! Donate: https://ko-fi.com/stillapartofus
Time Stamps:
- 00:00 Welcome
- 02:27 Open communication with his wife
- 05:24 Overlooking insensitive comments
- 08:52 Writing after Lydia's death
- 10:06 Homemade Molly Bear
- 12:23 People grieve differently
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more birth stories from families who have experienced a stillbirth or infant loss. We're grateful that you're part of our community! https://www.youtube.com/stillapartofus
SUBSCRIBE to our podcast Still A Part of Us, wherever you find podcasts.
Links (some of these links are affiliate links, which means we may get a small commission off your purchase, at no extra cost to you):
- Website: http://stillapartofus.com/
- Grief Support Groups: https://nationalshare.org/
- Molly Bear: https://www.mollybears.org/
- The 5 Love Languages: https://amzn.to/3tVNSU9
#stillbirthstory #stillborn #stillbornstory #birthstory #infantloss #infantdeath #babydeath #stillmychild #podcast #birthstories #babyloss #mybabydied #bereavedmother #bereavedfather #infantlossawareness #dadsgrievetoo #mamasgrief #pals #childloss #lifeafterloss #saytheirnames #babylossawareness #breakingthesilence #grievingmom #grievingdad #bereavedparents #pregnancyandinfantlossawarenessmonth
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